Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Magann Rennels was the subject of news stories in "People" magazine, on CBS Sunday Morning and on NBC's Today Show. But she was more famous in Muleshoe for decades she spent generating money for good causes, volunteering, raising her family and reporting the news on her radio and television broadcasts. Rennels, 81, died last Sunday after a long battle with Alzheimer's, family members said. She was 81. Rennels' funeral, held Thursday at Muleshoe's First Baptist Church, was...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of interviews with candidates in the March 5 city of Clovis elections. Debbie Zamora, appointed to the District 3 City Commission seat last year, will face Doug Pettigrew. The winner will be expected to complete a two-year term. Early voting began Tuesday and runs through March 2. Douglas Pettigrew Q: Describe yourself in two or three sentences. A: I’m an Air Force veteran and retired after 40 years as an auditor with Allsup’s convenience stores. I’m married with five kids and nine gr...
LAREDO, Texas – Senior shortstop Isaac Gonzales led off a four-run fifth with a game-tying home run and Texas A&M International went on to notch its first win of the season by beating Eastern New Mexico University 8-5 in the opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series on Friday afternoon. Junior third baseman Abiam Medina led a 13-hit attack for International (1-5, 1-4 LSC), going 3-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk, two runs scored and three runs batted in. ENMU (2-3, 2-3), coming off a four-game split with t...
Eastern New Mexico University football coach Kelley Lee and his staff have announced the signing of 69 high school prospects to national letters of intent for the 2024 season, including six from the immediate area. Lee said he thinks the local athletes have a chance to be significant contributors over time. They include linemen Jeremiah Johnson and Aiden Brown from Clovis, defensive back Tillmon Richards and wide receiver Zane Mayberry from Portales and wide receiver/defensive back Michael Cardonita and inside linebacker...
If nothing else, Clovis High's boys showed they could win a slugfest on Friday night. Plagued by inconsistent shooting, not to mention 23 turnovers, the Wildcats gutted one out against Roswell High, winning their District 4-5A matchup 53-47 at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior center Marvin Cox scored 21 points and may well have had a triple-double with rebounds and blocked shots. What shots he didn't block, he often changed. "We put ourselves in a hole early, but we found a way to win...
LOVINGTON – It's been a rough week for Portales High's boys. The Rams got off to a good start on Friday, with junior forward Paxton Culpepper and junior guard Bradley Aguilar each converting a pair of 3-point shots en route to a six-point lead at the quarter against Lovington. But the Wildcats took control with a 15-8 scoring edge in the third segment and claimed a 57-51 District 4-4A victory over the Rams. Sophomore forward Kayle Covington scored 19 points for Lovington (...
LOVINGTON – Lovington’s girls had lost four of their previous six games coming in, but everyone agrees the Lady Wildcats have their best team in some time. Buoyed by a strong first half, Lovington created a three-way tie at the top in District 4-4A on Friday with a 57-46 victory over Portales High. The Lady Wildcats (15-8, 2-1 district) scored 36 first-half points and never looked back. “We just didn’t come ready to play,” Lady Rams coach Wade Fraze said. “We didn’t play...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – It’s still going to take a lot of work, but Eastern New Mexico University’s women kept their slim hopes of a Lone Star Conference tournament berth alive on Thursday night. Senior guard/forward Deja Adrian spearheaded a game-ending 6-0 run over the final two minutes to lift the Greyhounds past Midwestern State 65-60 in the first game of a four-game road swing. Freshman guard Jaz Salon scored a season-best 22 points while Adrian followed closely with 21 for the Greyhounds (8-13, 4-11 LSC), who are still s...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of interviews with candidates in the March 5 city of Clovis elections. Incumbent Chris Bryant will be opposed by Josefita Griego and Dean Hardage. Early voting began Tuesday and runs through March 2. Chris Bryant Q: Describe yourself in two or three sentences. A: I’m a businessman. I’m also a person that loves our community that we choose to live in, and I’m a person that lives to serve our community of citizens. Q: The city spent part of 2023 on efforts to ban abortion clinics in Clov...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of interviews with candidates in the March 5 city of Clovis elections. Incumbent Helen Casaus is running against Bryan Davis and Paul Nelson for a four-year term. Early voting began Tuesday and runs through March 2. Helen Casaus Q: Describe yourself in two or three sentences. A: I relocated here from Fort Sumner about 50 years ago, I am a retired nurse of 45 years, and I have three children. I do a lot of volunteer work throughout the community and have been involved with many n...
Curry County is set to host meetings Monday and Tuesday regarding its Comprehensive Plan and Local Economic Development Act. Sites Southwest has contracted with the county and will share findings from previous workshops and obtain additional feedback. “In these meetings, community members will help refine and shape the actions and projects that the County will focus on for the next 10+ years,” the news release stated. Meetings are scheduled for: • Melrose Village Hall, 5 p.m. Monday • Grady Municipal Schools, 3 p.m. Tuesday...
District Judge David Reeb last week “found there to be sufficient probable cause for the State to proceed on charges of first-degree murder against Alexandra Romero,” according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. The charges stem from August 2023, when Romero shot Javier Jimenez in her Clovis home. Romero has said Jimenez, her longtime stalker, had entered the house without permission. Romero faces 18 years in prison, the prosecutor said. She is being held at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. Def...
Parts of Curry Road R will be closed Monday and Tuesday for construction. A Curry County news release stated the road will be closed from State Road 311 to SR 16, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday. Detours will be in place for traffic control until north and south lanes are reopened on Wednesday, the release stated....
The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday agreed to proceed with repairs to widespread roof damage that happened campus-wide during a strong storm the night of May 24 last year. The cost of the project has been put at over $1.113 million, which will be covered by CCC’s insurance. The project, to be done by WWRC Complete Construction Services of Clovis, includes the cost of prep work to the campus buildings, sealant, removing and replacing 49 skylights, removing and resetting 10 skylights and other items. T...
Election Day: March 5 Early voting: Under way through March 1 at City Hall; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (Feb. 17-March 2) at North Plains Mall Candidates Mayor Misty Bertrand Mike Morris (I) Commission District 1 George Jones (I) Commission District 2 Victoria Robledo Gail Tarson *Commission District 3 Doug Pettigrew Debbie Zamora (I) Commission District 3 Helen Casaus (I) Bryan Davis Paul Nelson Commission District 4 Chris Bryant (I) Josefita Griego Dean Hardage *- Two-year term; all others four-year terms...
When you poke a hornet’s nest, you expect to get stung. If that hornet’s nest is filled with young girls in spangles and tutus — and their doting parents — you can expect to get skewered. That is exactly what happens if you criticize the social phenomenon known as Taylor Swift. It is a form of heresy to attack her song catalogue, her lipstick choices and her boyfriends. There is something about Taylor Swift that sticks in my craw, and it has very little to do with her politic...
Throw my brain in a hurricane And the blind can have my eyes And the deaf can have both of my ears If they don’t mind the size. — John Prine I wasn’t blind yet when I had cornea transplant surgery in my left eye a couple of weeks ago, but I’m told that would have likely been my eventual fate. I was diagnosed with Fuchs’ dystrophy, which impacts a thin layer of cells that pump fluid to the cornea. The loss of those cells causes fluid to build up on the cornea, leading to cloudy vision and, over time, blisters that can break...
The world is in chaos. Ukraine is running out of men, material and munitions to fight the war, while the two Zs, Zelensky and Zaluzhnyi, are sparring to see who is in charge. Even with the assistance of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, President Zelensky can’t seem to fire Gen. Zaluzhnyi, who refuses to leave his post. Also in gridlock is the parliament of Ukraine, who can’t pass a mobilization law that will satisfy everyone and still provide the military wit...
I’m not watching television today. It’s impossible for me to care less about a sporting event -- a game -- than I do. A good thing about sports contests: it’s safe to not care. The outcome doesn’t grant the winning team power to threaten my life, steal my property, or violate my liberty. The winners will not inherit an army of career rights violators who imagine their job is to control how the rest of us live. I can ignore the event without danger. I wish all silly contests we...
A Clovis man on Wednesday was found guilty of fleeing a state police officer and was sentenced to four months in the Department of Corrections. According to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray: Javier Sanchez, 52, was also found guilty of driving while license revoked and no registration. The incident occurred Oct. 27, 2022, when Sanchez was stopped by a state police officer. After learning he would be arrested for driving with a revoked license, Sanchez asked to return to his car to make a phone call....
New Mexico legislators have thrown many billions of dollars at its public school system over the years in an effort to elevate student test scores, graduation rates and attendance records from rock-bottom rankings, with little effect. That’s because public funding isn’t the primary reason students perform far worse, on average, in New Mexico than in most other states — broken or unstable families are to blame. The percentage of children living in single-parent homes in the United States has been rising steadily in recen...
I love to travel. I think most of us do. Until recently, however, I thought I was the only one who absolutely, positively despises the days leading up to a planned getaway. When I pencil in an adventure on the calendar weeks or months in advance, it seems like the best of ideas. But as the departure date grows closer, so does the dread. I know it’s irrational, yet without fail I find myself hoping that my plans will be canceled. Perhaps I’ll break a leg. Maybe the airline wil...
Officials are warning people to watch out for romance scams during this month of love. The New Mexico Securities Division has issued a scam alert for online dating. According to the alert, a romance scam happens when a person uses a fake online identity to gain a person’s affection and trust. These scammers will then manipulate or steal from the person. Capt. Robbie Telles with the Clovis Police Department said some other online dating scams include catfishing, advance fee fraud, phishing, blackmail, fake merchandise s...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of interviews with candidates in the March 5 city of Clovis elections. Gail Tarson will run against Victoria Robledo. Incumbent Lauren Rowley declined to run for re-election. Early voting began Tuesday and runs through March 2. Victoria Robledo Q: Describe yourself in two or three sentences. A: I’m a person that wears many hats, from mother to women’s rights activist all the way to volunteer coordinator. There’s so much that I cover. I’m an ordinary citizen that is advocating for chang...
Clovis’ elected officials should set aside their personal beliefs and work to represent every city resident. That’s what resident Taylor McCoy said Thursday night as she spoke to candidates for the March 5 city election. McCoy spurred discussion on representation of minority groups such as the LGTBQ+ community. About half of the two-hour Curry County Democratic Party forum at Clovis’ La Casa Senior Center was centered around the issue. She said it was “heartbreaking” and she often felt “unrepresented” by the lack of attendanc...
