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A Lubbock man was killed Monday in a one-vehicle accident in west Bailey County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Charles David Sharp, 51, was the only person in the 2011 Lexus four-door that crashed on State Highway 214, 4 1/2 miles south of Farm Road 298 in Bailey County. According to Carlson Trusler, a police communications operator for Texas Highway Patrol in Lubbock: - The accident took place at approximately 10:40 a.m. - Sharp's vehicle was traveling north, when it veered off to the right side of the...
The recent NATO summit provided confirmation of what many Americans have suspected for some time regarding the war in Afghanistan: It is coming to an end with an outcome much less desirable than what had been promised when the first troops arrived a decade ago. The "surge" of 2010 was not a game changer. The Taliban have the patience and tenacity to survive whatever we have been able to dish out and know our date for withdrawal. Despite being unstable, Afghanistan is less of a threat to the world's security than neighboring... Full story
From the commanding sound of Air Force aircraft overhead to the somber sounds of trumpets playing, "Taps," Clovis residents marked Memorial Day Monday morning at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Col. Buck Elton, commander of Cannon Air Force Base, delivers the address Monday morning during the Memorial Day observance at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor. The annual event is organized by the Curry County Joint Veterans Council. About 125 were in...
From the commanding sound of Air Force aircraft overhead to the somber sounds of trumpets playing, "Taps," Clovis residents marked Memorial Day Monday morning at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Col. Buck Elton, commander of Cannon Air Force Base, delivers the address Monday morning during the Memorial Day observance at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor. The annual event is organized by the Curry County Joint Veterans Council. About 125 were in...
A Lubbock man was killed Monday in a one-vehicle accident in west Bailey County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Charles David Sharp, 51, was the only person in the 2011 Lexus four-door that crashed on State Highway 214, 4 1/2 miles south of Farm Road 298 in Bailey County. According to Carlson Trusler, a police communications operator for Texas Highway Patrol in Lubbock: - The accident took place at approximately 10:40 a.m. - Sharp's vehicle was traveling north, when it veered off to the right side of the...
A crowd of about 40 residents attended a Memorial Day program Monday morning at the Portales Cemetery. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Lynnde Hall, left, and Taryn Kizer of Portales present the laying of the wreath in the Portales American Legion's Memorial Day program. The Portales American Legion has hosted the program for 66 years to crowds large and small Program speaker Col. Charles Myers said the holiday's intended purpose is to honor the nation's fallen heroes. Organizers, and Myers, remarked during the...
From the commanding sound of Air Force aircraft overhead to the somber sounds of trumpets playing, "Taps," Clovis residents marked Memorial Day Monday morning at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Col. Buck Elton, commander of Cannon Air Force Base, delivers the address Monday morning during the Memorial Day observance at the Lawn Haven Garden of Honor. The annual event is organized by the Curry County Joint Veterans Council. About 125 were in... Full story
I'm privileged to own the book, "Six Miles to the Windmill," by Annie King Greaves. It's her personal recollections from 1908-1913. She tells about this ice cream social. Frank rode 12 miles to invite the neighbors, and they spread the word by riding on out to their neighbors. Don drove a big team of red mules 21 miles to town, leaving before sunup to get 300 hundred pounds of ice and return at sunset. About 30 people showed up with gallon buckets, milk, eggs and cake. The men took turns with the freezing while the children...
Editor's Note: Clovis Media Inc. contacted Curry County candidates in contested primary races for their stances on issues prior to the June 5 state primary elections. In District 5 of the Curry County Commission, Tim Ashley, Phillip Joe Borden and Danny Powell are running for the Republican nomination for the four-year commissioner term. The winner of the Republican primary will move on to the general election to face Paul D. Barnes, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary. Candidates were asked the same...
I'm privileged to own the book, "Six Miles to the Windmill," by Annie King Greaves. It's her personal recollections from 1908-1913. She tells about this ice cream social. Frank rode 12 miles to invite the neighbors, and they spread the word by riding on out to their neighbors. Don drove a big team of red mules 21 miles to town, leaving before sunup to get 300 hundred pounds of ice and return at sunset. About 30 people showed up with gallon buckets, milk, eggs and cake. The men took turns with the freezing while the children...
The Clovis City Commission will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Agenda items include: - A request to approve a preliminary budget for 2012-13, due to the Department of Finance and Administration by Friday. The budget to be submitted to the commission is for $39.73 million, down about 6 percent from the 2011-12 preliminary budget of $42.22 million. The estimated ending cash for the city's general fund is $2.01 million. The state requires a minimum of one-12th of the general fund...
Dairy farmer re-elected to board Clovis dairy farmer Wayne Pall has been re-elected as vice chairman for the Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s Board of Directors. Palla is a member of DFA's Executive Committee and chairman of the Southwest Area Council. He serves on the board for National Milk Producers Federation and is a member of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Palla and his son, Eric, have an integrated farm operation with dairy, crop farming and cattle ranching. In conjunction with their three dairy farms, they farm 16,000... Full story
