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  • Meetings calendar - Sept. 4

    Updated Sep 5, 2022

    Monday *Labor Day Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: James Harris at 575-763-9618 *Portales City Council - 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Inf...

  • Events calendar - Sept. 4

    Updated Sep 3, 2022

    Today *Hope Children’s Home yard sale – 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Hope Children’s Home, 2210 Mabry Drive, Clovis. Clothes, shoes, toys, home décor, kitchen items. Information: 813-961-1214 Monday *Labor Day Tuesday *Books and Babies: “Hello Babies” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940 *Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Borax Crystals — 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., P...

  • Jail log - Sept. 4

    Updated Sep 3, 2022

    Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis * Colton Capps, 30, probation violation, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer * Topaz Baca, 36, battery * Jerome Serrano, 43, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Rosalio Marez, 28, probation violation * Benjamin Devenport, 29, larceny * Mitchell McEldowney, 37, probation violation * Ariel Branch, 33, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Shannon Benoit, 35, failure to pay fines * Amy Castro, 22, failure to pay fines * Ronnie Price,...

  • On the shelves - Sept. 4

    Updated Sep 3, 2022

    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 cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “A Brush with Murder” by Bailee Abbott. For Chloe Abbington, the transition from fine art painter in New York City to painting-event business owner in charming Whisper Cove is more than a little jarring. But when poison-pen journalist Fiona Gim...

  • School menus - Sept. 4

    Updated Sep 3, 2022

    Clovis Monday: No school. Labor Day Tuesday: Breakfast: Cini minis. Lunch: Burrito, Spanish rice, garden sald and ranch, mini carots, chilled peaches or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or corn dog or cheeseburger and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Turkey and cheese croissant, seaonsed fries, veggie cup and ranch, fresh apple, or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or deli sandwich or spicy chicken sandwich and fries. Thursday: Breakfast: Bacon and cheese biscuit. Lunch: Pizza or hot wings or cheeseburger and fries. Friday: Breakfast:...

  • Good to keep hold of a map in case Siri gets you turned around

    Karl Terry, Local columnist|Updated Sep 3, 2022

    I’ve been to a lot of places but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently you can’t go alone, you have to be in Cahoots with someone. I’ve also never been in Cognito either. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have been in Sane. They don’t have an airport, you have to be driven there. I have made several trips. I know, I know, that’s an old Facebook groaner there but it describes just about how lost folks get these days without a map. I had a good friend drift through the...

  • Our People: A career in doing more

    Elizabeth Larsen, Correspondent|Updated Sep 3, 2022

    For the last seven years, Quentin Ray has called Portales his home. Ray, a Grady native, and his wife Ashley (originally from Roswell) are in a busy chapter of their life. Time not spent at work is dedicated to their kids' sport practices and creating memories as a family of five. For Quentin Ray, his time at work is spent managing the cases assigned to him at the District Attorney's Office in Roosevelt County. He recently received the Professionalism Award from the State Bar...

  • Early runs help ENMU take control against Wayland

    the Staff of The News|Updated Sep 3, 2022

    PLAINVIEW, Texas — Using big runs to pull away in the first two sets, the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team went on to claim a 25-15, 25-8, 23-25, 25-15 over Wayland Baptist on Tuesday and improve to 3-2 for the young season. Junior outside hitter Mikaela Garvin collected 11 kills and senior middle blocker Gracelyn Stubbs added 10 as the Hounds cruised most of the way in the first matchup between the schools in 11 years. Trailing 7-5 early in the opening set, the Hounds went on a 10-1 surge to take control as s...