Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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From Cuba to Clovis, violent crime has surged in at least two dozen New Mexico communities, while fewer and fewer cases statewide are being solved by arrest. Law enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up. And in some places, property crimes aren't being prosecuted because there aren't enough officers to investigate them. Amid the spike in violent crime, the number of offenders sent to New Mexico state prisons on new charges has been dropping, with prison population down some 35% since 2015. The recent public safety...
On this date ... 1972: A Curry County Historical Society had been proposed as a prime objective by the Clovis Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Committee. Chairman Don McAlavy led the discussion about the need for such an organization to “preserve historical information from oldtimers before it is too late to record it,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. “It’s a shame that Curry County doesn’t (already) have a historical society,” McAlavy said. Today, the High Plains Historical Society is raising funds in hopes of creating...
A wrongful death lawsuit against Roosevelt County officials can go to trial, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled last week. The suit alleges Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker “chased” a crime suspect in an unmarked vehicle on rain-slick roads, which resulted in a crash that claimed the life of Irisema Hernandez, 33. “The Court of Appeals issued a formal opinion … ruling that the Plaintiff could proceed to trial on a law-suit despite an earlier ruling in federal court dismissing the federal civil rights claim,...
Clovis Municipal Schools officials are scheduled to interview 11 candidates for teaching positions on Tuesday, according to Joe Strickland, deputy superintendent of Employee Services. “Job openings are a fluid-ish number that changes frequently, but at the moment we are in need of approximately 50 teachers,” Strickland wrote in an email last week. As COVID cases in the district reached a pandemic high last month, the district finds itself with job openings in multiple departments. As of Jan. 27, Strickland said CMS had openin...
Election Day is March 1 for municipal candidates in Curry and Roosevelt counties. On the ballots: Clovis City Commission: • District 1: James Burns (incumbent); George Jones • District 1: Juan Garza • District 2: Ronald Porter • District 3: Paul Nelson; David Bryant. • District 4: Megan Palla Municipal judge: Vicki Kelley Four proposals related to the city charter: • Raising the recall petition signature requirement from 20% of prior municipal election turnout to 33 1/3%. • Requiring a recall petition include a reason. • Eli...
Today *Last day for FEMA Mobile Vaccine Bus offering free Covid-19 vaccines – 10 a.m.-6 p.m., parking lot, Roosevelt County Courthouse, Portales. Walk-ins welcome; no insurance or ID necessary. Offering Pfizer primary doses and boosters to ages 12 and up, and primary doses to ages 5-11. Information: visit goodtimes.vaccinenm.org Monday-Friday *Shots for Shoes – 8 a.m.-4 p.m., La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 W. 13th St., Clovis, and 1515 W. Fir St., Portales. Children ages 5-18 who receive their first dose of Covid Pfi...
Monday *Local Economic Development Act (LEDA)for Retail Task Force – 4 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Meeting will also be viewed on Suddenlink channel 10, at www.cityofclovis.org, or on Facebook at City of Clovis, NM (City Government). Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chamb...
CLOVIS — The subject of critical race theory came up for discussion at a Clovis Community College Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, but it was related to application, not whether the subject is taught at the community college. Board member Carolyn Spence said she was mainly concerned about whether students or staff were being separated into identity groups based on race or other condition and whether race or other conditions were being used to give any students advantage over others. College President Charles Nwankwo and R...
PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital will install a new water line to assure adequate water pressure and supply for the hospital and the nearby Goodlife Living Center with $253,437 in Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds approved Tuesday by the Portales City Council. The LEDA funding will help make feasible a nearly $5.4 million expansion that will add a specialty clinic and additional administrative office space for the hospital and more space at the Goodlife Living Center, according to documents presented to the cou...
Portales Community Service Center Monday: Ham and cheese sandwich, baked beans, bread, cottage cheese, peaches. Tuesday: Green chile meat and cheese burrito, corn, chocolate cake. Wednesday: Beef stew, steamed cabbage, cornbread, vanilla pudding. Thursday: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green peas, white bread, pears. Friday: Frito pie, applesauce, cake. Curry Resident Senior Meals Association Monday: Cheeseburger, French fries, mixed fruit. Tuesday: Topped sopapilla, pinto beans, Jell-o with pears Wednesday:...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Chicken with bacon wrap, seasoned French fries, veggie cup, ranch dressing, chilled pineapple, or (grades 6 to 12) spicy chicken sandwich. Tuesday: Breakfast: Go-Gurt and graham cracker. Lunch: Beef taco, salsa, lettuce and tomato, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, chilled mixed fruit, Jell-o, or (grades 6 to 12) cheeseburger on a bun. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza. Lunch: Corn dog, seasoned fries, cauliflower and broccoli, ranch dressing, strawberry cup, or (grades 6 to 12)...
