Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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In the mid-1970s, Charles E. Becknell, then in grade school, attended one of the first official Juneteenth celebrations in New Mexico. At the time, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery was an obscure one to many people outside the Black community. "The Black community always knew about Juneteenth," said Becknell, 53, now head of the Africana Studies program at the University of New Mexico. "It was and is a celebratory experience for native African New Mexicans." "Ask the average New Mexican if they know it's a state...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced plans to build a wall along the state’s border with Mexico. The governor’s proposal comes after President Joe Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office ending border wall construction projects and on the heels of a surge in the number of undocumented immigrants attempting to cross the southern border that began in fall 2020. Abbott has described the border area of Texas as a “Third World Country,” saying that farm and ranch owners are being overwhelmed by “a tidal wav...
Today • Father’s Day Monday • Monday children’s movie — Two showings, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. “Peter Rabbit” (2018; PG; 1 hour, 35 minutes). Seating first come, first served until capacity is reached. Limited snacks available; outside snacks welcome. Information: 575-769-7840 • Monkey Business: “Animal House Engineering” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Rec Center, 1001 W. 18th St., Portales. Portales Public Library summer reading program. Kindergarten through sixth graders welcome...
Monday • Curry County DWI Task Force special meeting — 4 p.m., via Zoom. Public is welcome. Agenda available at https://www.currycounty.org/services/dwi-program. Information or access to participate: Email [email protected] or call 575-763-6016 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Jake Lopez Building, Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime, Portales. Public access limited to those on the agenda. Livestream available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1bHckYttNQnmm6ymJhWaXQ and a recording of the...
On this date ... 1951: A Clovis woman had pleaded guilty to selling intoxicating liquor without a license. Clovis police “staged a surprise raid” at the home of Ethel Jones, 50, just inside the city limits on the Portales highway, the Clovis News-Journal reported. She paid a $300 fine, the newspaper reported. 1951: Portales had become the first city in New Mexico to implement a one-cent tax on packs of cigarettes, as authorized by the state Legislature. The Portales City Council approved the tax and decided revenue would go...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Donny Hatchett, 40, trespass • Amber Crisp, 30, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, shoplifting, concealing identity, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, assault upon a peace officer • Jacob Connors, 42, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia • Monica Cordova, 40, driving under the influence of liquor • Myron Hampton, 46, failure to appear on a felony charge • Marcello Garza, 45,...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Honeymoons Can Kill” by Bob Doerr. Sarah Stone is now Sarah Lassiter having gotten married on the ship right before it left port. When Sarah's new husband is murdered on the second night of the cruise, the cruise changes from a relaxing vacation to a rac...
Information on making beautiful crystal floral jewelry, double dry embossing and making “green” decor will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Lisa Rojas is a crafter and designer, and she’s going to show how to make a beautiful crystal floral jewelry set using a crystal sheet from Connie Crystal. The jewelry has a diamond-like sparkle and 100% clarity. Rojas’ business is Stampin’ Queen Creations, and she’s fro...
Social skills in the age of social media are in short supply. This past week I helped host a job fair and conducted a couple of job interviews for student-hires at our Chamber of Commerce. It all reinforced what I already knew about the lack of what are called soft skills in our workforce. The absolutely crazy thing is, those same folks can make really good money right now just by being bold enough to ask for a job. Looking back on my life I don’t think I had the social s...
Editor's note: As we begin to see COVID-19 in our rear-view mirrors, travelers are cautiously returning to the roads. This series offers destination options for eastern New Mexico-area residents looking to get away for a few days. It's said nothing is set in stone. That's wrong. Check out the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. The site is one of the few in the Southwest set aside simply for its rock art. It is a prominent example and preservation of prehistoric Jornada Mogollon roc...
PORTALES - Two big innings did in Portales High in the opener of the Lady Rams' District 4-4A and season-ending softball doubleheader on Tuesday. In the second game, PHS was able to stay in contention most of the way, but Roswell Goddard walked away with a 12-0, 4-1 sweep at Wheeler Park. The Lady Rockets (13-7, 7-5 district) broke a scoreless tie in the lidlifter with a six-run third inning, then added six more in the top of the sixth. The game ended after six on the 10-run...
CLOVIS - When you're scuffling anyway, you just can't afford to extend opponents' innings. Clovis High did that several times on Friday, and it resulted in some crooked numbers for Roswell High as the Coyotes swept a District 4-5A doubleheader from the Wildcats 10-6 and 13-1 at Bell Park, finishing the COVID-impacted season for both teams. Roswell (12-8, 6-6 district) scored in only three of the seven innings in Game 1, but tallied at least three runs in each of them. That...
HOBBS — With the track season finally nearing an end, Clovis High senior Jerrick Maldonado is trying to ratchet up his performance. Maldonado has been building for a run at a rare triple — the 800, the 1,600 and the 3,200 — in Saturday’s Class 5A state track meet at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. In Friday’s District 4-5A meet, he swept those events to help the Wildcats finish second in team standings behind Hobbs. Because of COVID-19 issues, the New Mexico Activities Association has turned each of the five stat...
PECOS — After a year of waiting due to coronavirus, Texico’s baseball team is ready to resume its hunt of another state championship. Texico expected to be the top seed in the eight-team Class 2A event, which begins Tuesday and Wednesday with home games for the higher seeds and culminates with the state title clash on Friday at the University of New Mexico’s Lobo Field in Albuquerque. After Thursday’s 16-0 road drubbing of District 6-2A foe Pecos, the Wolverines (17-1, 9-0 district) had a Saturday date at Class 3A New Mex...
ALBUQUERQUE - Clovis Christian's track squads had a solid day overall in Thursday's Class 1A state meet at the University of New Mexico track facility. The Eagles and Lady Eagles fell just short of their team goal, however, which was to earn a trophy for a top-3 finish. Meantime, the Melrose girls collected some hardware, edging past Gateway Christian 59-58 for second place behind Logan (79), with Clovis Christian fourth at 50. On the boys side, Magdalena slipped past the...
CLOVIS — Clovis High will join every other school in Class 5A next year when it adds a boys and girls wrestling program to its sports menu. Erik Zottnick was recently hired by the school to coach the program. It will be his first high school coaching job, although he has been involved with the sport pretty much since age 4. “I’m excited,” Zottnick said. “I believe the community has been wanting this program. I think Clovis is the right place to get one started.” CHS athletic director Lonnie Baca said adding the sport has been...
CLOVIS — Clovis Christian boys golf coach Trent McKay and Texico girls coach Kristen Scanlan are hopeful their teams can win state Class 1-3A golf tournament championships on Monday at Albuquerque’s Los Altos Golf Course, but they don’t expect it to be easy. The Eagles and Lady Wolverines, each seeking a first title, have played well all year. Now they have to do it one more time. Brothers Dawson and Carter Teune have been splitting time between golf and track all season for CCS. Now, with the Class 1A state track meet behin...
PORTALES - Should he be selected as the next athletic director at Eastern New Mexico University, Paul Weir has three standards he wants to apply to every decision. Will it improve resources? Will it improve enrollment? Will it improve retention? "There has to be a guiding directive," Weir said during a community back-and-forth Wednesday morning at Greyhound Arena. Weir, former head coach of the University of New Mexico men's basketball team, was the first of four candidates...
