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ATLANTA — Tua Tagovailoa threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith to give No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia to win the College Football Playoff national championship Monday night. Tagovailoa entered the game at halftime, replacing a struggling Jalen Hurts, and threw three touchdown passes, including the game-ender to give the Crimson Tide its fifth national championship since 2009 under coach Nick Saban. After Alabama kicker Andy Pappanastos missed a 36-yard field goal that would have won it f...
CLOVIS — The medical marijuana market — both locally and across the state — is far from going up in smoke. According to the New Mexico Department of Health's data, in 2017 Curry county experienced the second-highest growth rate of medical marijuana cardholders out of the 21 counties in the state that began the year with at least 200 cardholders. Curry nearly doubled its enrollees in the state's medical cannabis program, increasing from 452 to 891 cardholders. Part of that...
PORTALES — Public comment at Roosevelt County Commission meetings will have a new set of rules if an item at today's meeting is approved. The resolution, titled "public participation at Roosevelt County Commission meetings," calls for a time limit of three minutes per commenter, a limit of one public comment per person, and a restriction of interruptions from the audience. Commenters will also be restricted from being disruptive or engaging in personal attacks against c...
ALBUQUERQUE — Bart Simpson’s frequent saying “Don’t have a cow, man” does not apply to Deming rancher Joe Bill Nunn. Nunn was recently named 2018 Cattleman of the Year by the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association at the Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque. “Joe Bill is a rancher, a cattleman, a family man, a good neighbor and a friend,” said Elida resident and NMCGA President Pat Boone in a NMCGA news release. “He has shared his time, talent and resources with the Association for many years — helping educate the...
On this date ... 1988: Heavy equipment operators were breaking ground for a $1.2 million educational complex for the Texico school system. Jim Bell Construction of Albuquerque was in charge of the project, which Texico Superintendent James Pierce said was expected to take about 300 days to complete. The complex was going up across the street from the high school, and included additional classrooms, a new office for the superintendent, and a three-section multipurpose room...
GIRLS Clovis (8-6) at Goddard (10-6) 5:30 p.m., Goddard High School Last time out: Both teams played Friday night with different results — Clovis lost at Artesia 56-38; Goddard routed Alamogordo 54-24, leading 15-5 after one quarter, 26-7 at halftime. Last meeting: The teams clashed at Rock Staubus Gymnasium last Jan. 10, with Goddard earning a decisive 63-45 road victory. The lowdown: They’ve been up, they’ve been down. They’ve shot well, they haven’t. Friday night’s loss was a case of the ‘downs’ and the ‘haven’ts’, as...
TEXICO — By now, the Texico boys basketball players might be seeing the Fort Sumner team in their sleep. So far, though, it's been anything but a nightmare. Texico beat Fort Sumner 53-47 in the Farwell Tournament championship game on Dec. 9, then beat the Foxes 60-36 for the EPAC Tournament title Saturday night at Greyhound Arena. Tonight at 7 p.m., the Wolverines and Foxes meet for the third time in exactly a month. The Wolves hope to go three-for-three, while also i...
BOYS Portales (8-4) at Lovington (7-8) 7 p.m., Lovington High School Last time out: Each team beat its Friday-night opponent at home in different ways. Portales beat Robertson 60-54, winning a fairly close game in part because of winning the third quarter 19-14. Lovington, meanwhile, clobbered Cobre 74-34. Last meeting: The teams played last Jan. 10, with the Rams winning 81-70. The lowdown: Portales is playing good basketball right now, and like every team wants to keep it going. Last year was last year, but the Rams seem...
As a general rule, collaboration is a human thing that the majority of animals aren’t exactly known for. Sure, there are familial species that work together and situations in which animals hunt together or combine resources, but they also spend a lot of time in competition. Observe just about any non-human species and it becomes clear they have different perspectives from humans — even pampered domestic pets steal each other’s food, chase one another away from water, fight ove...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Sunday: Clovis • Bud McCasland, 54, procurement of sexually oriented material by minor, probation violation, distribution of sexually oriented materials to minors • George Hall, 19, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Kathleen Loniewski, 39, battery upon a peace officer, assault upon a peace officer, shoplifting • Chasity Otero, 29, driving on suspended or revoked license • Stormy Kerby, 35, driving while license suspended or revoked • Jon H...
PORTALES — A Portales railroad crossing has been closed for repairs as of Monday, according to Portales Public Works Project Administrator Susan Baysinger. BNSF Railway will be conducting improvements to the crossing on 18th Street for two weeks, similar to repairs conducted on the Boston Avenue crossing in December, said Baysinger....
PORTALES — Prompted by a discussion in a December meeting, Portales City Manager Sammy Standefer will enlighten the city council about a closed street at tonight’s meeting. A stretch of Commercial Street between Boston Avenue and Main Street has been closed for several years at the request of commodity trading company J.D. Heiskell, according to Standefer, but Councilor Oscar Robinson requested information about how long the road has been closed. “I think that’s what the question from the council was: Why was it closed, those...
Today • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in the commission room at the county courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board — 5:30 p.m. in the assembly room at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 • Texico City Council — 6:30 p.m. at Texico City Hall, 219 South Griffin St., Texico. Info...
Today • Filing — For municipal candidates across New Mexico • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. For children 0 to 3. Story: “Toasty Toes.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Lego challenge. Information: 575-356-3940 • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Jewelry cinch bag. Pre-registration required. Information: 575-763-9687 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Cold S...
