Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys District 4-5A Carlsbad 60, Clovis 27 Clovis (3-18, 0-1) — Luciano Webster 9, Manuel Gutierrez 5, R.J. Nora 12, Andrew Hall 1. Totals 10 5-9 27. Carlsbad (18-3, 1-0) — Derek Sullivan 5, Evan Campos 7, Ismael Chavez 4, Devin McWright 11, Garren Gossett 2, R.J. Amos 8, Damien Perez 16, Tylan Gonzales 7. Totals 25 4-4 60. Clovis 9 6 7 5 — 27 Carlsbad 26 25 7 2 — 60 3-pointers — Clovis, Gutierrez, Webster. Carlsbad, Amos 2, Perez 2, Campos, Sullivan. Junior varsity — Carlsbad 38, Clovis 34....
The swings, slides, and teeter-totters on the Dora school playground in 1971 and 1972 provided front-row seats for the grandest construction project that my classmates and I had ever seen. While we chose up sides for recess games and eagerly implored "Red Rover, Red Rover" to send someone right over, we got to watch earth movers and cranes and bricklayers all hard at work on what would become our new gymnasium. That building, officially named the Guy Luscombe Gymnasium more...
Lisa Howard has lived all over. From California, Texas, Arkansas, even a few years in England, the Alabama native has made herself a home in many different places. When she and her family came here in 2012 for her husband's military assignment at Cannon Air Force Base, she had no idea what Clovis had in store for her – or what she had in store for Clovis. But after just a few years in the area, when her husband retired from the Air Force and took a civilian position on b...
Community Services Center 1100 Community Way, Portales 575-356-8576 ext.10 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (11:30 am. to 1 p.m. grab and go) Tuesday: LS Sausage, wild rice, black-eyed peas, wheat bread, applesauce. Wednesday: Tater Tot casserole, cauliflower, peanut-butter cookie. Thursday: Green chile chicken enchiladas, lettuce and tomato, pinto beans, peaches. Friday: Lasagna, lettuce and tomato, green beans, garlic bread, apricot cobbler. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis. 575-762-3631 Tuesday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m....
OLTON — Farwell’s girls continued to roll through their District 3-2A schedule on Tuesday night with a 60-25 win over Olton. Leading 13-8 at the quarter, the Lady Blue (24-4, 5-0 district) posted a 30-2 second-period advantage over the Lady Mustangs. Junior Charlie May Trimble scored 12 points and freshman Bella Jaime added 10 for Farwell. Seven others contributed to the scoring column for the Lady Blue. Junior Kylee Noack led Olton (8-10, 3-2) with eight points. A boys game was postponed due to a conflict with officials and...
Portales Schools Monday - Breakfast: Cheese-filled breadstick, fruit cup, juice; Lunch: Chicken sandwich, fries, broccoli, mixed fruit, or (grades 6-12) beef and potato burrito, pinto beans, salad with tomato, mixed fruit Tuesday - Breakfast: Cake donut, applesauce, juice; Lunch: Cheeseburger, lettuce and tomato, carrrots, chips, pineapple,or (grades 6-12) Asian chicken, rice, broccoli and carrots, pieneapple, rice crispy treat. Wednesday: Breakfast: Muffin, sliced apples, juice; Lunch: Chicken smackers, macaroni and cheese,...
CLOVIS - Clovis Christian's boys overcame a hot start by Fort Sumner and handed the Foxes a 73-59 defeat on Thursday night in a battle for the District 6-1A lead. Juniors Carter Teune (26), Noah Gershon (20) and O.B. Blanco (17) combined for 63 points as the Eagles (13-4, 4-0) snapped a two-game losing streak. Fort Sumner (10-3, 3-1) built a 19-12 advantage after one quarter as junior Clay Norman hit four 3-pointers. CCS rallied to lead 33-32 at halftime, then outscored Fort...
CLOVIS - Carlsbad's girls have specialized in holding their opponents to low point totals this season. Tuesday night at The Rock, Clovis High held the Cavegirls in check, but their inability to muster much offense of their own proved costly in a 29-22 loss in the District 4-5A opener for both teams. Neither team was able to muster as much as 10 points in any quarter, but the Cavegirls (18-4 overall) held the Lady Wildcats (13-6) to just two points in the final stanza to seal...
ODESSA, Texas — Senior guard Jordan Horn’s 3-pointer from the corner with 20 seconds left put Texas-Permian Basin in front for good, and the Falcons held on for a 73-69 Lone Star Conference men’s victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Thursday night. Horn finished with 18 points, including 3-of-5 from deep, as four players scored in double figures for the Falcons (11-8, 3-5 LSC). Senior guard Miles Daniels also had 18 points, while senior guard DaJuan Jones finished with 14 and senior forward Lemmie Howard had 10. M...
PORTALES — Portales High boys coach Randy McBroom was hopeful his squad could put together a winning streak before the start of District 4-4A play, and the Rams have done it. Playing for only the second time since Jan. 12, the Rams pulled away in the second half to beat Jal 55-46 on Tuesday night at the Ram Athletic Center. It gave PHS (9-8) a four-game winning streak to take into Friday’s district opener at Roswell Goddard. “We’re playing well, getting better every game,” McBroom said. “I really believe our district is...
Today • Fifth Sunday Singing – 6 p.m., Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, 1701 E. Third St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6150 Monday • Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Constance Williams. Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women United members and their guests; $25 for non-members. RSVP at http://www.unitedwayenm.org/luncheon or text wursvp to 41444. Information: 575-769-2103 • Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Libr...
Tuesday • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: James Harris at 575-763-9618 • Portales City Council – 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Face covering required. Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the city clerk or city manager before the meeting. Contact information available at https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Clovi...
On this date ... 1982: Portales police were looking for an arsonist. Officials said six city fires had been declared arson so far in January, with damages exceeding $60,000. Crimestoppers was offering a reward of $800 for information leading to the capture and conviction of the firebug. Within a few weeks, the number of suspected arsons would grow to 18 and Crimestoppers rewards would reach $3,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. Portales police said all of the fires were set in unlocked garages, carports,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Jose Garcia, 29, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Karen Hare, 36, failure to pay fines • Sabrina Chavez, 31, probation violation • Colton Capps, 29, non-residential burglary • Anthony Zamora, 30, non-residential burglary, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, possession of burglary tools • Sarah Sharick, 35, abandonment of a child • Adrian Guevara, 21, aggravated battery against a household member, kidnapping, interference...
Recreational marijuana is a fait accompli in New Mexico. Full disclosure: I am a supporter of medical marijuana and have voted for it in the past. We currently use many more powerful drugs to control pain and distress (oxycodone is one of these) and I believe that if cancer patients and those with PTSD can find relief with medical marijuana, they have my support. I am not now and have never been in favor of recreational marijuana. New Mexico has a state Cannabis Control...
Library shooting survivor: Oppose early parole for killer I am reaching out for your help please. I am a survivor of the Clovis library shooting in 2017. My family and I oppose Senate Bill 43 making its way through the state Legislature. I want people to sign this petition: www.change.org/p/block-bill-that-would-allow-parole-for-clovis-carver-library-mass-shooter I oppose SB 43 because requiring parole eligibility after only 15 years would be unjust and demeaning. Fifteen years is nowhere near proportionate to crimes like...
Republican lawmakers in New Mexico have alleged for years that our elections are plagued by massive voter fraud. They finally had their chance to prove it in 2011, with Susana Martinez as governor and Dianna Duran as secretary of state. Duran was the first Republican secretary of state since E.A. Perrault in 1929. And, she came into office bound and determined to prove that claims of rampant voter fraud were real. Enlisting the help of the State Police, they combed through seven years of voter registration records, from 2003...
It does not exactly break your heart to see Mitch McConnell used as a pinata. He is a man of uniquely pious hypocrisy, able to affect moist-eyed sincerity while ruthlessly chopping the legs out from under democracy. Whether it is stealing Supreme Court seats or defending an indefensible president, his superpower is the uncanny ability to lie, to know that you know he’s lying and yet to keep a straight face through it all. So one does not weep to see him smacked about, as h...
The other day, I went to a movie, and the experience moved me to tears. It was the most recent version of “Macbeth,” brought to the screen by the great Denzel Washington, appearing alongside a combination of veteran actors (like the sublime Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth) and talented newcomers. That, added to the amazing black and white cinematography, lifted this film to the next level. As I was walking home, something dawned on me. Denzel Washington is a Black man tha...
Joe Biden didn’t disappoint me. At his press conference this month he was the same old strange guy with the same old predictable excuses for one of the most hapless rookie presidential years in history. The liberal media reporters didn’t disappoint me. I knew they’d ask a bunch of friendly questions about issues most of the American people don’t care about – and they did. Who did disappoint me at that endless Q&A session with the cognitively challenged leader of the Free World...
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell already can claim victory for the kinds of obstructionist and unfair manipulation that yielded the court’s current lopsided split favoring conservatives. Now is the moment for Republicans to make a move to save this badly divided nation from splitting even further. Would it be as...
Tuesday is the last day for voter registration for Curry and Roosevelt county voters who intend to vote on March 1 or submit absentee votes for the March 1 municipal elections. Same-day registration is available to early voters through Feb. 26. Early voting begins Tuesday. Here’s a quick election roundup: • Register at county clerk’s offices, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Curry County: 417 Gidding St., Suite #130, Clovis. Phone, 575-763-5591. Roosevelt County: 109 W. First St, Portales. Phone, 575-356-8562. • Sam...
CLOVIS — The most recent wave of COVID-19 has doubled the number of positive cases in the Clovis Municipal School District. Loran Hill, recently appointed director of operations, reported the news to the Clovis school board at Tuesday’s monthly meeting. From the previous 14-day rolling period to the one that ended Monday, a 1.11 percent increase in positive COVID cases was seen among district members. That brought the total percentage of positive tests to over 2 percent district wide. This is the highest rate of positive cas...
CLOVIS -- Since voters chose to make retail businesses in Clovis eligible to receive Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) assistance, city economic development leaders have been working on changes in policy and branding. The idea is to reflect the wider opportunities to encourage new businesses and expansion of existing firms. In December, the city’s Economic Incentive Board appointed a LEDA task force to focus on the addition of retail businesses. After a task force meeting Monday, City Manager Justin Howalt said, the group...
A Portales man died Wednesday morning when his pickup collided with a jackknifed truck on State Road 206 near Milnesand. A news release from New Mexico State Police stated road and weather conditions appeared to be contributing factors in the accident that killed Pablo Rodriguez, 39. Most of the region received 2-3 inches of snow Wednesday morning. Roads around Milnesand were icy under a dusting of snow. According to the State Police release: The initial investigation indicates a 2011 Freightliner Commercial Motor Vehicle,...
