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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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In its continued mission to provide reproductive freedom for women and advocate for diversity, Eastern New Mexico Rising is supporting a Women’s March on Saturday organized by the Democratic Party of Portales in front of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Victoria Robledo said Eastern New Mexico Rising is one of many organizations across the country participating in the annual woman-led movement. She said the march originated in 2022 when Roe v. Wade was overturned. “This place (Clovis and Portales) is a conservative hea...
Drawn inside due to freezing temperatures, Clovis and Portales-area residents on Monday celebrated civil rights and diversity on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In Clovis, the day began with an outdoor ceremony at Potter Park. About 20 celebrants braved 18-degree temperatures next to memorials of King and his wife Coretta Scott King in the city park. The event was originally planned as a march from Potter Park east on Seventh Street to Legacy Life Church at Seventh and Main...
“In the bleak mid-winter / Frosty wind made moan,” writes the English poet Christina Rossetti in her 1872 poem. The poem, which she called “A Christmas Carol,” is one we usually call by its first line, as we do the song(s) written upon which to hang her sweet lyrics. I love the lyrics and the melodies, particularly Gustav Holst’s tune that was paired with the words a few decades after Rossetti penned them. (It’s fun to check out various versions and recordings on the interne...
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Eastern New Mexico University got its indoor track season rolling on Friday in Northern Arizona University’s Axe ’Em Open. Junior Hernon Joseph highlighted ENMU performances with an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark in long jump of 23 feet, 10 inches, good for third place and the top mark so far in the Lone Star Conference. Meantime, freshman Jamoi Jackson posted what would have been a provisional time in the 60-meter dash (6.83 seconds), but conversion due to altitude made it 6.87 and left him t...
ARTESIA – Junior Julia Spears and freshman Molly Kidd each posted an individual win and both swam on two relays to help Clovis High's girls capture the team championship in Saturday's Artesia Invitational swimming meet. Clovis finished with 157 team points to 134 for Artesia in the 11-school competition. Meantime, the Clovis boys were third with 111 points, trailing Hobbs (154) and Artesia (112). "It was a good meet," CHS co-coach Vincent de Mayo said, noting that the u...
Eastern New Mexico University senior guard Greg Johnson has had a somewhat quiet season – until Saturday, that is. The Little Rock, Ark. native erupted for a personal-best 39 points, and the Greyhounds erupted late for a 108-91 Lone Star Conference men's victory over Midwestern State at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (10-4, 6-2 LSC) trailed 71-70 when Johnson put the team ahead for good on a layup with 8:36 left. Sophomore guard Junior Hodnett followed with a 3-pointer as the Hounds f...
RUIDOSO – Clovis High’s girls finished fourth while the boys were fifth in Saturday’s nine-school Sierra Blanca Invite, hosted by Ruidoso H.S. Roswell Goddard took both team titles, winning the boys’ event with 169 points to 164 ½ for Roswell High and taking girls team honors with 100 points to 65 for Mayfield. Clovis’ boys finished with 99 points while the girls scored 35. The Lady Wildcats placed in five divisions. Sophomore Sophie Collasco was second at 138, losing her final match 3-2 to Mayfield’s Alyssa Michel, while sop...
MELROSE – Melrose's girls looked like they were going to lose, while the boys team was poised for a big win in Saturday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference tournament finals. In the end, it took some late heroics from the Odom siblings to get it done against Logan. The Lady Buffs overcame a 12-point, third-quarter deficit with senior Graci Odom providing the winning basket in a 44-43 win over the Lady Longhorns. Then, in the boys' final, top-seeded and unbeaten Logan erased a...
In a word, the Clovis High boys basketball team simply didn’t have it on Saturday. Coming off a hard-fought win the night before at Portales, the Wildcats struggled virtually all game against Class 5A No. 2 Organ Mountain, trailing by 26 points early in the fourth quarter and absorbing a 68-51 shellacking at the hands of the Knights at Rock Staubus Gym. Organ Mountain junior guard Lenny Washington hit two free throws with five seconds left in the opening frame to break a 15-15 tie, and the Knights never looked back. “I tho...
Today *Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — 1 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 *Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 1 p.m., Hacienda Conference Room, Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe. Information: 575-562-2121 Thursday *City of Portales Town Hall water meeting – 5 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Water efficiency plan update on water. Meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook and available on the city YouTu...
Today *Clovis-Carver Public Library Page Turners book club — 10 a.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 *Tiny Tots storytime: Letter C – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Preschool storytime: “Crafty Cardinals” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 *Stitch Addicts stitch group – 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information...
On this date ... 1911: Roosevelt County commissioners ordered there be light in the county courthouse. “It is the order of the board that the court house be wired for lighting by the Public Service Co. as per contract to be hereafter agreed upon by the board and Public Service Co.,” the Roosevelt County Herald reported. Terms of that contract were not reported. 1931: Don Foster, previously the “popular, progressive and efficient superintendent of the Floyd schools,” had been selected agricultural agent for Curry County,...
Oscar Villanes said he had icicles on his mustache. Kathleen Villanes said she hadn't been so cold since Goliath shut down Clovis for several days in December 2015. Adding to the chill: their Miami Dolphins lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 26-7, in what The Associated Press said was the fourth-coldest game in NFL history. But it was all worth it for the Clovis couple, who decided last Wednesday it would be fun to travel to Arrowhead Stadium for Saturday's football playoff...
I heard there was another Republican presidential debate last week. I didn’t watch it. I’ve suffered enough, thanks. I don’t care how few political masochists tuned in to CNN Wednesday night to watch Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis engage in another meaningless debate. I don’t care who the big-shot media think “won” or “lost.” Twelve hours later, it already didn’t matter one bit. Everyone knows the ultimate winner was the same guy who won all the previous GOP debates and was appe...
Let’s talk about Claudine Gay, the first Black person and just the second woman to serve as Harvard University’s president, who resigned after months of turmoil. Many on the conservative right celebrated Gay’s resignation with delirious fanfare. Christopher Rufo, the far-right activist and charlatan, obnoxiously announced Gay’s exit by tweeting the word “SCALPED.” In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, he gleefully cited it as a case study in how conservatives can successfull...
If you feel like you’ve weathered a particularly chilly storm of late, it’s because you have. Sunday and Monday were the coldest days in the Clovis-Portales area in 13 months. The last time we felt temperatures cooler than the single digits registered to start this week was Dec. 22-24, 2022. Those lows were minus-1, minus-1 and 6 degrees, respectively, as recorded at the Agricultural Science Center north of Clovis. The coldest temperature recorded at the ag center in all of 2023 was 10 degrees, which happened five times. Ham...
New Mexico lawmakers love to say they keep busy during legislative sessions “doing the people’s work.” The New Mexican asked 33 people, one from each county, what they want to see the Legislature prioritize during the 30-day session that began Tuesday. Here are some of the responses: Pat Lyons, Curry County Former state senator (1993-2002) and Public Regulation Commission member Pat Lyons is running 500 head of cattle on a farm and ranch outside Clovis and is enjoying the “retired but still working” life. Watching the state...
Hilltop Bottle Shop is the newest Clovis business to be named Retail Rockstar by the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce. A ceremony is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the shop, 124 W. 22nd St. in the Hilltop Shopping Center. The Retail Rockstar program spotlights a different business every other week. Honorees are presented with the Chamber’s signature floating guitar trophy....
Two Xcel Energy employees have been promoted to the position of key account manager working with the company’s large commercial and industrial customers in New Mexico and Texas. Kathryn Coppinger and Karli Pigg are the employees, Xcel announced. Coppinger will be working out of Xcel’s Amarillo office and Pigg will be based in Lubbock. Both Coppinger and Pigg will be working with customers across the two-state service area....
Clovis Economic Development has announced a partnership with Saylor Academy according to a Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce news release. The partnership will provide pathways for Clovis Remote participants to learn key business and entrepreneurial skills, using Saylor’s free and on-demand courses. The release reports the partnership is part of CED’s mission to stimulate the local economy by educating and equipping New Mexicans to work in remote fields. “Collaboration and commitment have been essential in making Clovi...
A lease has been recorded for a Marshall’s department store to locate at the North Plains Mall, according to Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland. “Our indexing indicates a memorandum of lease agreement was recorded in our office … between North Plains Mall and Marshalls,” Hogland wrote in an email. The agreement is for 10 years, according to the 12-page document Hogland attached to her email. The document contains a diagram that shows the Marshall’s store will occupy a portion of the space that used to house the Dillard’s...
The Dickey’s BBQ at 2417 N. Prince St. is under new management. According to a social media post, Bobby Robles is the new general manager. “We are making some changes to the restaurant. Drive-thru coming soon,” was written in the post on Robles’ Facebook page....
Some of New Mexico’s prominent business leaders – including some in eastern New Mexico -- still oppose a bill that would provide employees with paid leave for self or family medical needs. That’s despite lawmakers’ efforts to make it more palatable this legislative session. “I’m working on our legislative priorities sheet today,” said Portales Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karl Terry on Monday. “Opposing paid family medical leave will be at the top unless it’s greatly different from last year. I haven’t heard of...
The New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center —the veterans business development division of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services — is presenting a “Boots to Business” training class on Thursday and Friday at Cannon Air Force Base. The free two-day introduction to entrepreneurship course is open to transitioning active service members, veterans who have on-base privileges, National Guardsmen, reservists, and eligible spouses who are interested in starting a small business, according to a DVS news release....
I guess we’ve gotten used to the changes that happened with airplane flights in this post-9/11 world. I haven’t been on a plane since June that year. I’m not really inclined to do so anyway, what with all the hassles and list of dos and don’ts in flying. I first started reconsidering air travel not long after that September day. I was working at a weekly newspaper in Tombstone, Ariz., and had to put papers in some vending machines in Tucson International Airport. It was a once-a-week trip, picking up the papers from the Tuc...
