Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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High school football scrimmages are almost like playing with house money. They don’t count in the standings, don’t cost teams much barring injury, but they are among the most valuable matchups of the season. Coaches get opportunities to see their players go up against actual opponents from other schools, not each other. They get chances to see how their teams stack up against specific schemes. They can finally solve position battles. So, although Clovis and Portales are a week away from kicking it off for real, they head int...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Perhaps it will serve as motivation for the Eastern New Mexico women’s soccer team. The Lady Greyhounds were projected for sixth place in the 2017 Lone Star Conference women’s soccer preseason poll released Wednesday. The Lady ’Hounds earned 38 total points. Only UT Permian Basin was ranked lower, picked for seventh with 31 points. ENMU and Texas Woman’s (fifth, 72 points) were the only LSC teams not receiving any first-place votes, which could make it that much sweeter if the ’Hounds succeed this year. Te...
With the start of a new school year, I’m reminded of the women in my family — a family of teachers and so many memories. One such memory reflects on my sister Susie’s teaching career. For many years she had a postcard project in her second-grade classes. Sometimes she had students whose parents were in the military, and when the children would move away, they’d still participate in the postcard project by sending back postcards from their new location. In addition, Susie w...
Winston Churchill asserted, “Short words are best, and the old words when short are best of all.” So may I suggest three — very short and very old; when lined up and strung together, they are the best three that could possibly be. God is love These words are chiseled into the rock, woven into the fabric, of the universe. More than that, if anything could be more, they are living and implanted by the Author of life into its every cell, resonating in every breath and heart...
CLOVIS — State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn was in Clovis on Thursday to speak during the New Mexico Municipal League 2017 Conference. He sat down with The News to talk about the achievements of the State Land Office since his election in 2015 and what he hopes for in the remainder of his four-year term. What is the main communication you have for our communities of eastern New Mexico? Most people don't know what the land commissioner does. I'll just kind of give you the s...
On this date ... 1957: Forty-five members of the Clovis U.S. Army Reserves left by commercial airline for a two-week training session at Camp LeRoy Johnson in New Orleans. Locals headed out included unit commander Lt. Dick Gregory, Cpl. Charles Regan, SP3 Luis Martinez, Cpl. Wayne Burch, and Sgt. T.R. Blair. The reservists were promised a cruise to Mobile, Alabama, and back on a U.S. Army freighter. 1952: The polio toll in Curry County was 21 cases, 14 more than the total to...
PORTALES — The Lime Street railroad crossing in Portales will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, according to a city news release. Road work is being done on the approaches to the crossing. “Please plan travel routes away from this area for your safety and that of the workers,” the release said....
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Donald Garner, 51, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Shanna Smith, 30, parole violation • Miranda Matamoros, 25, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Jennifer Mendez, 28, driving on suspended or revoked license • Paul White, 78, probation violation • Reyna Navarrette, 21, probation violation • Montea Porche, 29, probation violation • Victor Loya, 31, larceny, attempt to commit a felony (non-residential burglary), possession of d...
Tuesday • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Clovis Municipal School Board — 5:30 p.m. at district board room. Information: 575-769-4300 • Small Business Development Center — 1 p.m. at Clovis Community College room 151. Information: 575-769-4136 Wednesday • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursd...
Saturday • Big Bass Bonanza — 7:30 a.m. fishing fundraiser at Ute Lake for Melrose Senior Center. Entry fees: $65. Information: 575-309-4496 • Old Timers’ luncheon — Noon at Curry County Events Center. Information: 575-763-3435 Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Tea towels, scrubbies. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2:15 p.m. at Clovis Community College. Information: 575-625-9743 Ongoing • Pintores artist of the month — Brackston Taylor is the Pintore...
