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UPDATE: The News received an email from co-producer Terry Davis on Friday morning stating that Liam Hurley is unable to perform on Saturday. No reason was given. PORTALES — A Portales High School student will receive a moment in the spotlight on Saturday for his hard work in 2017. Liam Hurley was nominated for best actor at the New Mexico High School Musical Theatre Awards in the spring of 2017 and, as a result, will be singing live with the New Mexico Philharmonic at 6 p.m. in Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque. Hurley’s per...
PORTALES — What started as a celebration of local elementary and middle school students at Greyhound Arena on Thursday morning ended in an even bigger celebration two hours later, as the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds notched a 67-61 overtime win over Texas A&M-Kingsville in a Lone Star Conference women's basketball matchup. "There wasn't honestly a lot of adjustments. We just told our girls that we had to get stops," Greyhounds coach Josh Prock said of the overtime session. "...
PORTALES — Six fouls, three points. That's all the Texas A&M-Kingsville men's basketball team could muster in the first eight-plus minutes in Thursday afternoon's Lone Star Conference basketball game at Eastern New Mexico University. And yet, the Javelinas somehow came out on top in overtime, 65-62, to snap a seven-game losing streak. "I just told my staff, 'We hadn't won in so long, I forgot what it felt like,' " Javelinas coach Johnny Estelle said with a laugh. "But it's g...
Moriarty at Portales Boys 7 p.m., Ram Athletic Center Records: Moriarty 12-6, 0-1; Portales 9-7, 0-0 Last time out: Both teams endured double-digit losses in their most recent games. Portales wrapped up its stay in the Horsemen Shootout at St. Michael's Academy (Santa Fe), losing to Silver 67-48 last Saturday. Moriarty was beaten on Tuesday, 76-62 at Hope Christian Academy in Albuquerque, the District 4-4A opener for both teams. Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2017. Portales was coming...
When it comes to heroes, it’s hard to find one that you can always look up to. It’s even rarer to know one well enough to know what it is that you’re looking to be. There’s no luck better than the luck that I had, knowing my Grandma Frieda. Imagine the toughest cowboy you can imagine, but who never complained — and got the gates. Then had food for a crew that might be just her, or a dozen grandkids who “happened” by the house at noon. The accounts were kept and the house was c...
You can’t legislate morality. Maybe you’ve heard that said, or said it yourself, when a conversation turned toward a prominent moral / political / societal issue. There is a sense in which the statement is perfectly true. There is another sense in which it represents a gross failure to grasp the point. In what sense is it true that you can’t legislate morality? It’s true that no law enacted by any government has the ability to sink down into the human heart and bring light to the darkness. Anti-discrimination laws, for instan...
“There is nothing new under the sun,” writes the wise man in Ecclesiastes (1:9). That argues for knowing something about what has already taken place under this old sun. And that means learning, and learning means reading. Three cheers, for sure, for math, science and technology, but, however proficient we are with them, if we’re willfully ignorant of history we’re just technologically advanced (and very dangerous) fools. You see, the same challenges keep cropping up in this...
CLOVIS — Before the Clovis City Commission took more of its Thursday evening discussing water, it took time to recognize a man in uniform. Clovis High junior Isaiah Hatfield, decked out in his Air Force Junior ROTC dress blues and joined his fellow JROTC classmates, was recognized by the commission for his actions on Christmas evening last year. Hatfield, who had taken a November Teen Community Emergency Response Training course through the city's emergency management d...
On this date ... 1983: Kristin Weatherbee, a 7-year-old first grader at Sandia Elementary in Clovis, was photographed and interviewed by the Clovis News-Journal as part of a feature on computers in the Clovis schools. "It's something different," young Kristin said. "It makes learning more fun." Linda Hobbs, media center technician for Sandia, added, "We use computers for everything." The article said "computers are a part of all schools now," and added that "each elementary...
Crunchy or smooth? That will be the question on Wednesday. That’s when we celebrate National Peanut Butter Day, according to Nationaltoday.com, a website dedicated to commemorating holidays. While the day is one of several food-related holidays next week — including National Popcorn Day and National Pie Day — it may be the most relatable for Portales residents. Peanuts are a major industry in Portales, with Ready Roast Nut, Portales Select Peanut Company, and Hampton Farms producing what will eventually find its way onto...
CLOVIS — A bid package beginning the Cannon-Clovis section of the Ute Water Pipeline was approved unanimously by board members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority at their regular monthly meeting Thursday afternoon. But it will still be about six months before the spade strikes the earth on construction. More than $12 million of an estimated $24.6 million in construction costs for the pipeline section known as “Finish Water 2” is already secured through local, federal and state funding, including capital outla...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday through Thursday: Clovis • Ramon Ornelas, 39, kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, aggravated stalking • Krystal Sepeda, 28, shoplifting • Brayden Mitchell, 24, probation violation • Ronald Fells, 39, failure to pay fines • Nathan Alvarado, 40, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Hailey Richey, 31, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Hunter Edwards, 28, battery against a household member • Dolores Bachicha, 54, a...
SANTA FE — Curry and Roosevelt counties were honored for their financial accountability at the New Mexico Association of Counties Mid-Winter Legislative Conference in Santa Fe on Thursday, according to a NMAC press release. Curry County received an Audit Accountability Award along with Doña Ana, Chaves, Los Alamos, Guadalupe and Quay counties for receiving unmodified opinions with zero findings in fiscal year 2016. Roosevelt County received the Most Improved County Award after receiving an unmodified opinion and three fi...
PORTALES — A proposal that sparked a debate spanning over two months and caused concern for one of Eastern New Mexico University’s branch campuses was granted final approval on Wednesday. In November, a recommendation by the Legislative Finance Committee that ENMU “centralize administrative functions on the main campus” prompted the university to develop a new oversight policy. The policy gives three staff members — Chief Information Officer Clark Elswick, Human Resource Officer Benito Gonzales, and Vice President of Busine...
CLOVIS — The Living Word Church of God will have officially found its new home following Saturday’s church dedication. Starting at 1 p.m. Living Word will hold a dedication service that will include readings and music at its new church, located at 2101 E. 21st St. “We’ve got a senior pastor from New Beginnings in Albuquerque and special music coming, people from within Clovis, we’re very excited about our new building,” Associate Pastor Bonetta Hutson said. Pastor Richard Mansfield from New Beginnings will close out the cer...
Today • Bovina City Council — 6:30 p.m. (CST) at XIT Center, 215 North St., Bovina. Information: 806-251-1116 Monday • Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Muleshoe Independent School District Board of Trustees — 7 p.m. (CST) at Muleshoe ISD administration building, 514 W. Ave. G., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-7400 Tuesday • Clovis Municipal School District Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. in CM...
Today • Clovis/Curry County Annual Banquet — 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-763-3435 Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Mug hug. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Scrub a Dub.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Polar bear dens. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 9:30 a.m. to...
