Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Clovis police were called to the 900 block of North Davis Street where they found a man shot to death in a travel trailer parked in a driveway. Twenty minutes later they were called to a report of a home invasion and hostage situation near Sixth and Reid streets, a few blocks from the scene of the homicide. There they found a man wearing a green wig, black jersey with striped sleeves and grey jeans. A woman inside the apartment told police she...
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials and community leaders. Sharon Rowley is superintendent of Portales Municipal Schools. Q: Here it is, the end of your first calendar year as Portales' school superintendent. Is the job everything you expected it to be? What has surprised you? A: I have absolutely loved having the opportunity to serve Portales Municipal School for this first semester of the 2024-25 school year. I'm grateful for...
Monday *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Tuesday *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 9 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Chat with Portales city manager Christopher Moyer – 11 a.m.-noon, Sweetwaters at Landall’s, 421 S. Ave. C, Suite G, Portales. Public invited for information question and answer session. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis...
You might not suspect Cajun culture runs deep in Paul Moore's being, but it does. "My grandmother was from Jennings, La., and she spoke mostly Cajun French all of her life. Cajun French was my first language. I absolutely love Cajun music and Cajun food." Moore said when his grandmother died when he was 4, he and his dad moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, and he lost all his Cajun French. Moore shared more about his life as he sat for an interview at his office in Clovis...
Cold is just a state of mind — until your water freezes up, then it becomes real. This past week the lowest temperature I saw on any of my weather apps that show local conditions was 1 degree Fahrenheit. On my vehicle’s outside temperature, I saw it get to 5 one night. That is far from record-breaking or even what I’ve seen, but it was the coldest in a long time. Fortunately, my water where I live did not freeze up, but my kitchen sink, which is on a northeast facing wall...
FLOYD – Senior Nevaeha Brown scored six of her game-high 22 points in the second overtime on Tuesday night to help Floyd's girls earn a 41-36 victory over Hondo. The Lady Broncos (4-7) trailed 9-6 after the first quarter, but outscored the Lady Eagles (7-4) by a single point in each of the next three stanzas to bring the game into overtime. Both squads scored six points in the first extra session before Floyd posted a 7-2 edge – including a basket and four free throws by Bro...
RICHARDSON, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team has been slotted in 10th place in the 13-team Lone Star Conference preseason poll, released by the LSC office on Thursday. The Greyhounds (21-29, 19-29 and 10th in the LSC last spring) picked up 200 points in the poll to finish ahead of Cameron (143), Oklahoma Christian (119) and league newcomer Sul Ross State (66). The Lobos have replaced Arkansas-Fort Smith, which has moved on to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Coach Riley Price b...
Clovis High's girls put three players into double figures on Tuesday night, and the Lady Wildcats pulled away to a 64-43 victory over Roswell Goddard at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Senior guard Amanda De La Rosa tallied 16 points for the Lady Cats (16-3), currently ranked sixth in Class 5A by MaxPreps. Sophomore guard Gianna Cordova notched 14 points and sophomore post Kerrington Goff added 13 as Clovis extended its winning streak to seven games. Clovis took control of the...
MELROSE – Dora’s girls gave Class 1A No. 4 Melrose all it wanted on Thursday night. Tied going into the final stanza, the Lady Buffs pulled away with a 9-4 edge to post a 49-44 victory over the Lady Coyotes in a District 4-1A contest. The game was largely a defensive battle, but Melrose (13-2, 2-0) outscored the Lady Coyotes 25-19 in the second period to claim a 31-28 advantage. Junior Skyla Wicker notched 15 points and senior Chantzee Elliott added 13 for the Lady Buffs, whose 11-game winning streak includes five dec...
ROSWELL – Junior forward/center Carson Pfaffenberger scored 13 points and senior guard Jase Hightower added 12, and Portales High’s boys hung on late for a 52-50 victory over New Mexico Military on Thursday night. The Rams (8-9) posted their fourth consecutive win. They were to host Tularosa on Saturday, then conclude the pre-District 4-4A portion of their schedule with a 5:30 p.m. makeup game on Monday night against Moriarty at the Ram Athletic Center. They open district play against Roswell Goddard on Friday night at the...
TYLER, Texas – Senior forward Mario Whitley posted his ninth double-double of the season and third in a row as Eastern New Mexico University’s men posted an 87-75 Lone Star Conference victory over Texas-Tyler on Thursday night. Whitley scored a season-best 26 points, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor and 4-of-7 from 3-point distance, and also had team highs of 12 rebounds and seven assists while leading five Greyhounds in double figures. Senior guard Cougar Downing added 16 points, freshman guard Mo Austin 11 and junior for...
Clovis jail log (Jan. 17-24) Booked The following were recently booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center: • Talmadge Adams, 52, driving under foreign license during suspension or revocation • Ruben Alfaro, 29, failure to pay fines, custodial interference, expired registration plate, driver’s license not in possession, aggravated driving under the influence • Kyle Allen, 38, probation violation • Jesus Anaya, 31, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, parole violation • Hayley Arnold, 25, out of stat...
On the third day of a new presidential administration that promises swift changes to the enforcement of civil immigration laws, state and local officials in New Mexico grappled with an expected ramp-up in operations by federal agencies. Republican President Donald Trump and his Cabinet nominees issued several executive orders and directives — cast by the administration as measures to “empower” federal agents and prevent others from standing in their way — including a policy rescinding protections from raids in places such as...
Democratic lawmakers are bringing forth a revamped proposal on the involuntary commitment of criminal defendants who are deemed incompetent to stand trial, after a bill seeking a similar objective died on the vine during a failed summertime special session. House Bill 4, a piece of legislation aimed at reforming the state’s system for criminal commitment, was among a flurry of bills introduced in the House on the first day of the legislative session Tuesday as New Mexico lawmakers get to work in what promises to be a p...
SANTA FE — Before he was 15, Adam Griego witnessed two suicide attempts by his mother and dealt with an alcoholic father. That's part of the reason he's now involved in an advocacy coalition pushing for preventive crime measures, ensuring people have access to behavioral health resources and affordable housing. "I know that I'm not alone with the traumas I've experienced in life, and I speculate that many New Mexicans have experienced much of the same," Griego told a room of friends, advocates and media at the Roundhouse on T...
Monday afternoon, during the Arctic system we experienced, we had a ‘Snow Squall Warning’ in the area. I’ve never heard such a warning before. Is this new? Was this the first time one was issued for our area? Jennifer Shoemaker, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, said snow squall warnings have been around for “the past few years.” “We have issued them in New Mexico before but I’m not sure that we have in the Clovis area,” Shoemaker said. She described a snow squall as “a short but intense perio...
Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Chair Mike Morris went to Washington, D.C., last week for the presidential inauguration. He returned with what he said is a “strong commitment of the United States government to see the Ute Pipeline Project successfully completed.” The pipeline project intends to bring water from Ute lake in Quay County to the Clovis-Portales area by 2030. “I have a memo from the Bureau of Reclamation that says they will back the project with their reverse osmosis water processing. Corre...
SANTA FE — Martin Heinrich is staying put in Washington, D.C. New Mexico’s senior U.S. senator announced Friday he will not run for governor in 2026, saying he instead plans to remain in the Senate to fight against President Donald Trump’s policies. “It’s clear to me that New Mexico needs a strong voice in Washington now more than ever — the stakes are simply too high,” Heinrich said in a statement. Heinrich, a Democrat, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2013 and defeated Republican Nella Domenici last November to w...
SANTA FE -- Ten faculty members from Eastern New Mexico University were announced as newly promoted during Wednesday’s meeting of the university’s Regents. The meeting was held in Santa Fe at the Hotel Santa Fe. Regents were there for the opening days of the New Mexico State Legislature’s 60-day session. ENMU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Laurenz told the Regents of the promotions. Receiving tenure and assistant professor promotions are: • Kaylynn Baldock in agriculture. • Cindy Benge in reading....
In April of 2023, I penned an editorial that reported on the Chinese and Russian efforts to curtail conflict in the Middle East. The article ended with the contemplation, “Is the U.S. losing the Mid-East? Where are the proposals from the West? China and Russia are the peace seekers?” It began to look like the U.S. had abdicated one of our principles, the one about preserving world peace. Since that time, we have found ourselves embroiled, ever deeper, in conflicts in Ukr...
Are you tired of overwrought political drama? Can we stop hyperventilating over the political hysteria of the past and get on with real life again? I hope so, but I’ve seen an awful lot of panic on social media over the past few days. Some people are coming unhinged and could become dangerous. If you think the world will end -- or has been saved -- because there’s a different president, you put too much faith in politicians. Now that there’s a new (or perhaps “recy...
The Portales City Council on Tuesday heard of a plan to bring the former Abengoa ethanol plant on U.S. 70 on the south side of town back to life. Edward Zaydman, chief executive officer of Navitas, gave a slide presentation on the project. For those who weren’t familiar with the company, the presentation began with a slide outlining its history: “Navitas is a leading producer of advanced biofuel using proprietary technology based on dairy processing waste to sustainably produce ultra-low carbon ethanol, protein feed and com...
Public safety is atop the to-do list for both Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democratic leaders in the state Legislature as they head into the final 60-day session of the governor’s second term. But, while they agree on the problem, they still appear to be just as far apart on the solutions as they were last year, when lawmakers shot down Gov. Lujan Grisham’s attempt to force the issue by calling a special session. The governor wants to crack down. She is calling for tougher sentences on crimes involving a gun, reform of the...
Clovis police on Wednesday activated its SWAT team and subsequently arrested a man who had been wanted on charges of robbery and shoplifting. Jesus Anaya, 31, also faces charges of battery on a peace officer and resisting an officer following a confrontation with police after he crawled down from an attic, court records show. According to a police news release and court records: • About 4:48 p.m. Wednesday, a Clovis police officer was driving in the area of Merriwether Street and recognized Anaya, knowing he had warrants f...
Bundling up for the sub-zero weather we had here last week made me appreciate how much winter clothing has improved within my lifetime. Each new season brings out gear that is lighter in weight, but also warmer and easier to keep clean. It also made me remember one of the most disastrous sewing projects of my high school days. My mom did not love to sew, so sewing was never considered a fun hobby in my house. She could do standard repairs like sewing up a ripped pair of...
