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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Sunday: Clovis • Jeffery Williams, 25, driving under the influence, improper turning at intersection • Thomas Smerer, 31, probation violation, disorderly conduct, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Uriel Ramirez, 24, failure to appear • Ruben Lopez, 23, failure to pay fines, failure to appear, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Cattie Solis, 21, criminal damage to property • Jolene Gomez, 18, battery • Joseph Ramirez, 28, aggravated ba...
TUCUMCARI — He was always joking. He had the kindest heart. He was a legend around Quay County. The tributes to Thomas Garcia could fill a newspaper. The longtime senior writer for the Quay County Sun died Saturday afternoon following a brief illness. His legacy, according to dozens of friends, will be his sense of humor, dedication to community, and friendly disposition. "He took his job seriously. But he was the office joker, no doubt," said Veronica Montano, a co-worker w... Full story
CLOVIS — Planes traveling from Clovis to Dallas are now a little bit larger and faster, with more room for your legs and certain luggage. Flights to Denver are in the works, but a date of departure still isn’t clear. Boutique Airlines, which has served Clovis with Essential Air Service since June 2014, debuted Friday morning its first flight on a bigger plane, as the carrier meanwhile makes moves to add a northern destination to the mix. Boutique’s team lead station manager told The News this week that the King Air craft...
Bagel shop to open at ENMU PORTALES — An Einstein Bros. Bagels location is scheduled to open in September in the newly renovated Golden Student Success Center at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. An ENMU news release said the company will feature specialty coffee, handcrafted beverages and fresh-baked goods on site. Einstein Bros. Bagels is accepting applications for employees at: Sodexo.balancetrack.com Xcel: Electric bills decreasing A decrease in natural gas costs has led to an almost 9 percent reduction in X...
PORTALES — Losing six seniors and returning just one letter winner might discourage most volleyball coaches. But Portales' Charity Gomez isn't most volleyball coaches. Gomez' squad began official practices on Monday afternoon, in preparation for the Lady Rams' season opener against Roswell on Aug. 30. And despite the youth at Monday's tryout, a strong summer meant a smooth first day. "I feel like, because we pretty much practiced all summer, it's kinda like a continuation o... Full story
PORTALES — Last month, the New Mexico Christian Children's Home in Portales completed construction on a $6 million project called Hope Haven, located at 19th Street and South Avenue B. It includes 15 duplexes for members of its single-parent homes program. The new homes were funded by private donations and were built as money came in to avoid taking on any debt, officials said. Expected to take five to 10 years, construction wrapped up in July after just over three years. "The...
The American Football Coaches Association released its preseason Division II poll, and the Eastern New Mexico University football team is right now in what could be called “the next 25.” The Greyhounds received 17 points in the “also receiving votes” category in the poll, released Monday by the AFCA. Defending national champion and Lone Star Conference foe Texas A&M-Commerce is ranked No. 1 with 748 points and 13 first-place votes. West Florida tallied 14 first-place votes, but finished second with 721 points. Defendi...
On this date ... 1968: Steve Graham led the Clovis Wildcats during their opening football practice. Clovis' coach said two-a-day drills would continue four more days in shorts before the team put on pads and began full-scale drills for a week at Cannon Air Force Base. The season opener was scheduled Sept. 13 against Albuquerque Manzano. In other sports news: • Bob Gibson won his 14th straight game as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Chicago, 3-1. The hard-throwing r...
PORTALES — Officials are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the July 19 shooting death of Dylan Nutter. The investigation continues more than three weeks since the 20-year old was killed, according to a Portales police news release, but “no charges relating to this incident have been filed.” The 9th Judicial District Major Crimes Unit is “continuing to interview persons believed to have knowledge of the incident” and urges anyone with information to contact Roosevelt County Crimestop...
Today • Public meeting — 3 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library with city of Clovis officials to discuss the Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan. Information: 75-769-7828 Wednesday • Clovis Chamber Board — 11:30 a.m. at the chamber. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • ENM Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. at Sitterly Professional Center, 801 Pile St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 • Curry County DWI Task Force — 4 p.m. in commission chambers at county administration complex, 417 Gidding St. Clo...
Today • Quilters Tuesday — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Project: Barn door table runner. Preregistration required. Information: 575-769-7840 • Curry County Fair — 5 p.m.-midnight carnival. Food Bank night: with two cans of food, wristband is $25; without food $30 each. Information: 575-935-7000 Wednesday • Tiny Tots Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Curry County Fair — 5 p.m.-midnight carnival. Dollar ride night ($1 per ride, per person). Information: 57...
