Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis * Frank Robles, 52, driving while license suspended or revoked * Mariah Reese, 25, probation violation, larceny, embezzlement * Concepcion De Matias, 48, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Juanita Navares, 41, probation violation * Shane McKay, 21, failure to comply with specific requirements – solicitation * Isaiah Gabaldon, 24, probation violation * Lily Zamora, 24, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles * Iris Esquibel, 34, f...
On this date … 1952: Isaac Lorah, who lived at 820 Brazos St. in Portales, said he was about to retire from his trade as a blacksmith – “at the tender age of 85,” The Portales Tribune reported. Lorah had been a blacksmith for 65 years. “I could work a long day at the forge with the best of them,” he told the newspaper. Lorah said he gave up blacksmithing for about six years after losing thousands of dollars “in the unstable Oklahoma country around Lawton – mostly due to t...
A job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday will recruit assistants for the city of Clovis new Summer Youth Program and lifeguards for the Clovis Aquatic Center. The job fair will be held at the Clovis Aquatic Center, at 1700 E. Seventh St., Clovis. Tauree Curry, recreation administrator for the city, said the Summer Youth Program plans to hire 10 program assistants to guide children age 5 to 11 in education and recreational activities from June 6 to July 29. “We’re looking for people who have had experience with children in...
Cable television is coming to an end for one carrier in the region. Plateau Telecommunications has announced that their cable service, Plateau TV and the television Plateau Stream will cease at 11:59 p.m. June 30. “Plateau is exiting the TV business,” Jack Nuttall said. Nuttall is Plateau’s sales and marketing manager. “The business model for TV is broken,” Nuttall explained. “The only ones gaining anything are the producers. Price increases are built into multi-year contracts of three to five years. Plus they dictate to...
