Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico IRVINE, Calif. — Freedom Communications, Inc. announced a five percent across-the-board... Full story
Foxes are shy, smart, and silent creatures who hunt a variety of animals and insects. There are four species of foxes in New Mexico; red, gray, kit and swift fox. Eastern New Mexico University Wildlife biologists Zach Jones and Tony Gennaro say foxes can be found almost anywhere. Gennaro and Jones said they believe foxes are monogamous and stay with only one mate. “The mommy has the pups, she stays down in the den,” Gennaro said. “The male brings home the food, and she works the daylights out of him.” Jones said there a...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: About 8 p.m. June 8 drug agents served a search warrant at a residence in the 1400 block of Lea Street. Officers knocked on the door but when they received no response, attempted to make entry into the residence, until a man opened the door. Officers found a female in the house as well. Marijuana and methamphetamine were found in the man’s pant pockets and officers found more t...
Courtesy photo Former Clovis High standout Jordan Garrett signed to play Division I softball for the University of Tennessee-Martin. Not too long ago, former Clovis High standout Jordan Garrett was mentally preparing herself for life after softball as her time at Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee was coming to a close. But Garrett’s skills had been seen at a state junior college tournament and, now, her softball days will continue — as the first CHS grad to play the sport at a Division I school. Garrett, w... Full story
They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place but it struck twice in different parts of Clovis on Monday evening. A Clovis fire station was damaged and lightning was also blamed for setting Red Lobster’s sign on fire. Fire Chief Ray Westerman said the damage to Station 3 at Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez boulevards was discovered around 7 a.m. Tuesday. A heating and air conditioning unit, radio equipment, computer systems and more are inoperable. Westerman said staff was still conducting an inventory. ...
Freedom New Mexico A 27-year-old Clovis man is facing felony drug charges after task force agents seized nearly a pound of marijuana Monday in a raid at his house. Brandon Johnson was released on $31,000 bond Monday night, jail officials said. He is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to a press release, agents found marijuana packaged for distribution, scales and other paraphernalia in the house at 1012 East Brady Ave....
Freedom New Mexico Representatives from Cannon Air Force are hosting public meetings in surrounding communities next week. They want to inform the public if and why planes will be flying over cities in the area, according to a press release. The schedule: Texas communities Sudan — 6:30 p.m. CST July 7, Sudan High School Auditorium Friona — 2 p.m. CST July 9, Friendship House New Mexico communities Santa Rosa — 1 p.m. MST July 6, Santa Rosa City Hall Tucumcari — 1 p.m. MST July 8, Liberty Room of the...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Fern White, 91, looks over a San Jon weather data archive collected by her family. In aged pencil on yellowed paper, notes about the baby’s first tooth or daily chores mingled with the high and the low temperature for the day — a history of eastern New Mexico’s weather entwined with the legacy of Fern White’s family. At 91, Fern White, now living in Clovis, is glad to have participated in history. Her contribution to weather is now etche... Full story
As officials at La Casa Family Health Center well know, some grants only begin to cover the expenses of a big project. Right now, though, La Casa is enjoying the news of a $766,880 award and just how far it’ll go toward a variety of improvements. Part of a $12.8 million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to New Mexico community health centers, La Casa’s portion has already been earmarked — but it’s not for any one single area. “We’ve got lots of plans. We were all excited. In all my years... Full story
Users of one of the most popular features of the Post-9/11 GI Bill — the option to transfer benefits to family members — will find a few quirks in how Congress designed the transfer provisions as they take effect in August. For example, spouses of active duty members who hope to use transferred benefits to attend private colleges will be delighted at the value of the benefit for them....
Freedom New Mexico Freedom Communications, Inc. announced a five percent across-the-board...
Users of one of the most popular features of the Post-9/11 GI Bill — the option to transfer benefits to family members — will find a few quirks in how Congress designed the transfer provisions as they take effect in August. For example, spouses of active duty members who hope to use transferred benefits to attend private colleges will be delighted at the value of the benefit for them.... Full story
I had never walked out on a movie, and I wasn’t starting now. The following is a true story. The names of the people involved are changed, the names of the movies involved aren’t. Sunday. 4:38 p.m. In one hand I hold my soda; the other, two tickets for the 4:40 p.m. showing of “The Hangover,” and my cell phone with an open text message thread. Me (2:15 p.m.): I’ll be at the theater at 4:30 p.m. Tara (2:16 p.m.) : All right. Me: (4:36 p.m.): I’m in the lobby. Already got tix. Tara (4:38 p.m.): Almost there. A few minutes lat...
Potter Pool should be open by the end of the week, according to Assistant City Clerk Claire Burroughs. The Parks and Recreation department is waiting for authorization from the New Mexico Environment Department, Burroughs said, and certification paperwork on lifeguards who were certified during a class last week before opening the pool. Potter Pool hours of operation: 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed on Wednesdays Information: 769-7870...
I had never walked out on a movie, and I wasn’t starting now. The following is a true story. The names of the people involved are changed, the names of the movies involved aren’t. Sunday. 4:38 p.m. In one hand I hold my soda; the other, two tickets for the 4:40 p.m. showing of “The Hangover,” and my cell phone with an open text message thread. Me (2:15 p.m.): I’ll be at the theater at 4:30 p.m. Tara (2:16 p.m.) : All right. Me: (4:36 p.m.): I’m in the lobby. Already got tix. Tara (4:38 p.m.): Almost there. A few minutes lat... Full story
Freedom New Mexico It is possible to see both sides in the difficult case of District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne, in which a divided U.S. Supreme Court recently decided this particular defendant did not have a post-conviction constitutional right to get access to evidence in the state’s possession so he could conduct his own DNA testing on it and establish rather definitively his guilt or innocence. In a 5-4 decision the high court acknowledged DNA testing was in general a good thing but the courts should let state legislat...
Freedom New Mexico It is possible to see both sides in the difficult case of District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne, in which a divided U.S. Supreme Court recently decided this particular defendant did not have a post-conviction constitutional right to get access to evidence in the state’s possession so he could conduct his own DNA testing on it and establish rather definitively his guilt or innocence. In a 5-4 decision the high court acknowledged DNA testing was in general a good thing but the courts should let state legislat... Full story
Several years ago my younger brother told me he’d taken his bag chair out to Paint Creek Cemetery near Robert Lee, Texas, unfolded it on his cemetery plot, sat down, and written a column or two for his church newsletter. He said he figured he might as well get some use out of that plot while he could still enjoy it. Weird.[Marker] Weird may be contagious. As I write, I’m sitting against a tree I’ve borrowed at a beautiful area cemetery. I own no land here. I just like this...
Parmer Medical Center (PMC) is making final plans for the move into the new facility in August....
