Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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With every job, there is a location where you are bound to spend some notable portion of your time. Some jobs are quite thoroughly bound to a spot that we call an office. So core is the location that we even go so far as to call them “office” jobs, defining the vocation by the location. Well, there are very few jobs on the front lines of agriculture that you can even think about calling by the office. I mean, yeah, you might spend an hour or two in the office of someone els...
My favorite show on television is “Fixer Upper” with Chip and Joanna Gaines. I am somewhat “hooked” on watching that show. To see an old house transformed into a beautiful and inviting, up-to-date yet unique home is inspiring. Before “Fixer Upper,” my favorite show was “Get It Sold” on HGTV. This show focused on helping people who were having difficulty selling their homes. The show’s aim was to give the couple suggestions about furniture, display and clutter in order...
How long do you have to live to learn to be really careful before you sign anything on that famous “dotted line?” It seemed so easy at the time. That new ride was cool. But we were just a few “easy payments” into the seventy-for-darn-near-forever of them before we realized they weren’t much fun and not very easy. Now we’re wondering if we’re working to one fine day finally own that vehicle or if it already owns us. Very legally. Our signature on the line was all it took. Hmm....
ODESSA, Texas — Preseason football polls don't run draw plays, throw play-action passes or make stubborn goal-line stands. But they do give respect, at least for those selected favorably. Plenty of respect was given Thursday to the Eastern New Mexico University football team and senior running back Kamal Cass. The Hounds are picked fourth in the Lone Star Conference's preseason poll while Cass — a 2013 Clovis High School graduate — shares Preseason LSC Offensive Player of the...
On this date ... 1982: A Floyd woman lost her life in a two-car accident in Roosevelt County. Jane V. Knox, 64, was killed two miles north of Portales when her 1980 pickup collided with a car driven by a 19-year old at an intersection. Knox died at the scene. 1977: Hillcrest Skateland counted up the winnings from a skate-a-thon held to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Officials said 35 skaters, age 8-42, skated 12 hours to raise $1,275.21. The top money makers...
CLOVIS — A civil complaint has been filed against Clovis Christian School, its superintendent and a former track coach alleging sexual abuse of a teenage student-athlete. The complaint, filed Wednesday afternoon in the Second Judicial District Court in Bernalillo, seeks punitive damages in excess of $25,000 for counts of alleged battery, sexual batteries and intentional infliction of emotional distress. No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the allegations. T...
DORA — Results of a state audit completed last month on Dora Consolidated Schools identified more than $100,000 in school funds that may have been mismanaged in a three-year period, with apparent violations ranging from lapses in documentation to conflicts of interest and improper disposal of school property. The report completed by the Office of the State Auditor emphasized “various internal control, policy, and general oversight deficiencies,” which could leave the school “susceptible to fraud, waste and abuse, if left un...
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales High School’s Randy McBroom was honored this week as the state’s top assistant boys basketball coach. The award was given during the New Mexico High School Coaches Association’s annual clinics in Albuquerque. McBroom is the son of head basketball coach Rickie McBroom; he is entering his sixth year as a varsity assistant and junior varsity coach for the Rams. “I was really surprised,” said the younger McBroom. “I didn’t know my dad had nominated me, so it was pretty cool.” Portales went 25-5 last season,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday-Thursday: Clovis • John Hall, 29, child abuse (no death or great bodily harm) • Quintess Samora, 38, probation violation • Yeraldi Salazar-Cabral, 24, speeding • Alexandro Toledo, 29, concealing identity, no drivers license, no insurance • Gregory Higdon, 55, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Isaac Castillo, 29, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation Released The following were released from local jails as of Thursday morning: Clovis* • A...
Parmer County experienced a flood of sorts on Thursday morning — but not because it rained. A truck carrying Gatorade sports drinks overturned about 3 a.m., six miles east of Farwell on U.S. 84. Parmer County Sheriff Randy Geries said the cleanup took over eight hours because hundreds of bottles of the thirst quencher filled the roadway. There were no serious injuries in the single-vehicle incident Geries said was likely caused by the truck driver over-correcting....
Farwell and Texico’s premier annual event means fun and fellowship for all, its residents proclaim. Border Town Days is returning for its 52nd year on Saturday. It starts with a parade at the park in Texico at 10 a.m. (MDT) and will culminate in live entertainment, crafts and food until mid-afternoon at Farwell’s city park outside the courthouse. “It’s our way of kind of showing off our community and having fun together,” event chairman Rob Pomper said. City workers were busy sprucing up the park in Farwell on Thursday,...
PORTALES — The United Methodist Church in Portales has cause to celebrate, and Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe of the Northwest Texas-New Mexico Episcopal Area is joining the festivities on Aug. 6. The congregation is holding a potluck following its Sunday service to celebrate paying off the financial bond opened in 2002 for the UMC building. Portales UMC Chairperson for Trustees Wanda Pettus said the members of the church are “definitely excited for the occasion and (the bishop’s attendance) makes it even better.” She said the con...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County’s budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year is estimated to see a 1.26 percent increase in revenue and a 2.44 percent decrease in expenditures, said County Manager Amber Hamilton. Hamilton, who presented the budget at a Thursday Roosevelt County Commission meeting, attributed the decrease in expenditures to several factors, including accreditation the Roosevelt County Detention Center received in January. The accreditation shows that RCDC staff follow jail policy and procedure, and lowers the fac...
CLOVIS — General fund cash for Curry County ended well over projections for the latest fiscal year, according to the final quarter financial report discussed at at a special meeting Thursday of the Board of County Commissioners. The general fund’s “cash in bank” stores were noted at $9,842,184 as of June 30, 2017, well over the budgeted amount of $7,390,100. The actual revenue for FY17 ended with $17,425,720 in the general fund before disbursements. Most of that revenue came from the gross receipts tax ($8,056,252) and pro...
PORTALES — The Portales daycare workers accused of leaving two children in a hot vehicle for 90 minutes on Tuesday waived their arraignments on Thursday. Mary Taylor, 62, and Sandi Taylor, 31, co-operators of Taylor Tot daycare, remained in Roosevelt County’s jail without bond. A representative from the Roosevelt County Magistrate Court said the women have sought legal council from Attorney Tye Harmon. Harmon could not be reached for comment. Court documents show the Taylors face charges of child abandonment resulting in dea...
Monday • Road Viewer Committee — 9 a.m. at Milnesand Fire Department. Public meeting about possible closure of SRR 44, one mile west of NM 206. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis-Carver Library Board — 5:30 p.m. at the library. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Older Adults Committee — 6 p.m. town hall meeting in north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library regarding proposed new senior center, meal site. Information: 575-769-7908 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 57...
Today • Pop-up paint party — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Rock painting free to public. Information: 575-935-7000 • Nurses pinning — 1 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-935-5000 Monday • Movie Monday — 12:45 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Big Kids Activity Hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 7-11. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-76...
