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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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On this date … 1975: A Roosevelt County grand jury had criticized Portales city officials for the way they conducted a liquor option election a month earlier. While the grand jury returned no indictments, it questioned “inconsistent instructions to poll watchers” and recommended the city clerk require proof of city residency when registering voters in the future. Voters approved the legal sale of liquor in Portales for the first time since April 1917. The vote was 2,123 to 1,920. 1970: An estimated 20,000 people atten...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 3:05 a.m.: Felon in possession of firearm, Norris and Chaparral streets. • 7:43 a.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), Forrest Park Drive and Pineway Boulevard. • 7:46 a.m.: Theft report, 500 block of north Prince Street. • 8:39 a.m.: Burglary report, 3000 block of north Main Street. • 9:22 a.m.: Probation violation ( misdemeanor), 200 block of west Llano Estacado Boulevard. • 9:26 a.m.: Motor ve... Full story
Thursday National Day of Prayer — Noon Curry County Courthouse, 700 Main St. Pintores Art League— 6:30 p.m., Clovis Community College Room 524, 417 Schepps Blvd. Information: Amy Armenta 575-985-2337 Ongoing Artist of the Month — Jon Birdsong Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840. New Mexico Small Business Development Center — May 20, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. $20; June 12 and June 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $150 both Sessions; June 17, 9-noon. No cost. 417 Schepps Blvd. Information: Dianna Thompson 575-769-4136 What’s...
Staff report LOVINGTON — Clovis High’s track teams managed wins in Lovington’s Ross Black Relays on Friday night — in quite different ways. While the girls were cruising to a margin of victory of almost 50 points, the boys edged host Lovington 98 1/2-97 1/2 for team honors in the eight-school event. The boys, meantime, picked up three new state-qualifying events and found themselves close to qualifying in at least two others — freshman Seth Lopez in the 100 and the 400 relay team. “Hopefully, those two events can get their s...
Staff report LOVINGTON — The Portales boys track team finished fifth while the girls were sixth in Friday’s Ross Black Relays. The Rams finished with 40 points, and the Lady Rams had 33. Clovis swept both teamt titles in the eight-school event, scoring 98 1/2 points to edge host Lovington by a point on the boys side while the Lady Wildcats ran away with the girls’ team title, scoring 119 points to 69 1/2 for Roswell High. Competing against mainly Class 6A and 5A schools, PHS coach Glenn Johnson said his squads had a good...
