Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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With Clovis’ Walmart shut down by the Sept. 3 fire, competitors have seen an increase in customers and they’ve hired more staff to accommodate them. Bill Bargman, director of Clovis’ Albertson’s grocery, said they’ve hired 49 new staff members, who will be finishing orientation training by the end of the week. “The customers from Walmart pretty much had to go to four to five different stores. … So we’ve seen quite a few customers here,” Bargman said. Bargman said the grocery store has also added additional inventory to its...
Clovis Economic Development (CED) has received a $40,000 cash grant as one of four economic development organizations in the state recognized by the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) for achieving the highest level of professional services for their communities. The certified organizations were presented with their awards at the 2023 Governor’s Conference on Economic Development held Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 in Albuquerque, according to a news release from EDD. Tina Dziuk, executive director of CED said the $...
TAOS — State fire marshal investigation of the Clovis Walmart fire of Sept. 3, delayed investigation into a fire in Taos, according to a report in the Taos News. The Taos News quotes Taos’ Fire Chief Eddie Joe Abeyta in a Sept. 11 interview as saying an investigation into fire at a construction site for a Starbucks store in Taos was delayed, because the Walmart drew away “every investigator” in the state just two days after the investigation into the Taos Starbucks fire opened. “They had all hands on deck there, and we we...
Eastern New Mexico University has planned a month of events that began on Friday to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month Events music and educational events to recognize the contribution of Hispanic Americans to the nation’s history. The month-long celebration will include a “Sombrero Craft Night,” cooking lessons for queso birria tacos, a flamenco demonstration, henna art and a Flamenco performances and demonstrtions, according to a press release from John Houser, ENMU’s assistant vice president of marketing and com...
Beginning Oct. 1, Cannon Air Force Base procurement officials will partner with community officials to highlight opportunities for local contractors’ participation in federal government contracts, according to a news release from Cannon. The partnership “will drive a consistent flow of information as business opportunities are posted to the federal website Sam.gov.” the news release stated. When posted on Sam.gov, notifications will also be posted on Curry County’s website, currycounty.org, as well as the city of Portale...
This marks week 31, and I’m happy to report Baby Sena and I passed our glucose test with flying colors. Now that we’re in the home stretch, the nesting and stress is getting more and more intense. Working around the house and trying to get things done is becoming a bit challenging considering my lungs are getting more and more squished in there. I often find myself having a hard time catching my breath. And even though she’s only a little over 3 pounds, I would guess she weighs at least 5 because of how my center of gravi...
G. K. Chesterton writes: “An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.” I suppose, then, that I must be in the midst of an adventure. I’m writing on a Sunday evening. On Friday afternoon, my wife discovered that the air conditioner was not conditioning. Please note that I am not in the least blaming the messenger for imparting negative news. It is just a fact that she usually notices inconveniences of this sort before I do. If one of our vehicles is making a bit of a...
The three-game non-conference dance card is complete for Texas Tech. The results are this: The Red Raiders are likely not as good as offseason storylines indicated. Neither is the Big 12. If a 1-2 start has been underwhelming for Tech, the same could be said of the new-look conference the Raiders are in. Only five of 14 Big 12 teams went through non-conference unbeaten – outgoing members Texas and Oklahoma as well as Kansas and newcomers Central Florida and Brigham Young. A...
FARWELL – Senior running back Corey Stancell tallied five touchdowns, rushing for 133 yards and three tallies on just 12 carries, and junior quarterback Jonathan Armstrong threw for two scores and ran for another as Farwell defeated Texico 47-22 on Friday night in a battle of area unbeatens. Texico (4-1), ranked No. 1 in New Mexico Class 2A by MaxPreps, was within 20-14 before the Steers (4-0) closed out the half with a pair of TDs by Stancell to open a 20-point cushion. T...
Eastern New Mexico University's volleyball team finished off a 3-1 weekend in the five-team LSC Preview round-robin event at Greyhound Arena, rallying past Midwestern State 28-30, 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 on Saturday. Senior libero Getsemani Carrasco provided a school record 41 kills against the Mustangs (3-9), who faltered after pulling out the first set. The Greyhounds scored the final four points to break a 21-21 tie in Game 2, getting two kills and a block from senior outside...
Things certainly didn't look good for Eastern New Mexico University's football team when Western Oregon stormed in front with three touchdowns in the final four minutes of the half. Trailing 29-17 at the break, the Greyhounds found the formula in the final two periods, blanking WOU in that time and getting the winning touchdown on a 34-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Mario Sanchez to sophomore wide receiver Andre Jones with 1:06 left for a 30-29 Lone Star...
ARTESIA – Artesia scored a pair of first-half goals on Saturday and the Bulldogs made them stand up for a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Clovis High. Junior midfielder Othoniel Alvidrez and sophomore defender Moises Corza scored the goals for the Bulldogs (5-4-1). Junior midfielder Luis Torres had an assist on each goal. Artesia had an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal over the Cats (2-9), who dropped their fourth match in a row. Clovis was slated to return to action on Tuesday, hosting Portales High at Leon Williams Stadium. N...
ROSWELL – Things certainly didn’t go very well for Clovis High’s volleyball team in Friday’s Zia Classic pool play. The Lady Wildcats went 1-9 in games in their six-team pool and were relegated to the bottom seed from the pool for Saturday’s bracket play. They recovered nicely, though, beating Lovington 21-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-15 and Miyamura 25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 15-4 to capture the Bronze bracket title and finish ninth overall in the 12-team event. “We did not play good on Friday, at all,” first-year CHS coach Cri...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s football team appeared to be cruising in building a big halftime lead against Eldorado at Wilson Stadium on Saturday. They ran roughshod over the Eagles and rolled into the intermission with a 49-20 lead after sophomore Max Roche hauled in a 27-yard scoring pass from freshman Javi Jimenez in the final seconds. Things changed after the half, though, and Clovis’ season-long battle with depth issues quickly reared its head. Eldorado outscored the Cats 44-7 in the second half and got a touchdown and 2...
Yesway, the corporation that owns the region’s Allsup’s convenience stores issued a news release announcing the official launch of an eCommerce site for Allsup’s products. The release invited the public to visit www.allsups.com/shop to “explore our mouthwatering menu, featuring our original ‘OG’ and legendary masterpiece, ‘The Allsup’s World Famous Burrito.’” The news release also notes the online offerings will include “an array of delicious products, including taco sauce, salsa, and chimichangas....
Things are going well for a recently opened Halloween store in the North Plains Mall according to the store’s manager. “Spirit Halloween is a consignment store, part of the nation’s top Halloween retail franchise,” General Manager Marrissa Sena said. Sena said the Clovis Spirit Halloween store is part of a group of the stores located in the west, one out of 17 owned by a separate company that handles employees and locations. “The Spirit Halloween franchise owns over 1400 stores in North America. 80% are corporate owned, 20...
Thursday Clovis florist Forever Blooms will be honored the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce as the organization’s newest “Retail Rockstar.” In a news release the chamber extends an invitation to the public to join them for the Thursday presentation. The release noted the chamber will be honoring Forever Blooms “for their exceptional service in our retail community.” The event is set for Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Forever Blooms, 1212 N. Main St. Forever Blooms opened in 2001. The store was nominated for the award by...
The recently built Dollar General store at 900 W. 7th St. in Clovis is officially open according to a news release from Dollar General corporate headquarters. The release notes “DG stores are proud to provide area residents with an affordable and convenient store location to purchase household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, over-the-counter medicines, hygiene products, baby items and more.” The release also notes the new Clovis location includes the company’s “new stylish, on-trend home décor a...
A Clovis financial advisor has picked up a top national award from Forbes magazine. Alan Kinlund advisor with Edward Jones was acknowledged as the “Number 1” financial advisor in New Mexico for Forbes “Next Generation” award, officially called “Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State.” “Forbes does their ‘best of’ many different things. Forbes partnered with Shook Research to find the next generation of financial advisors in each state,” Kinlund said. He said he was evaluated on investment philosophy; his onboarding proces...
Malcolm X said it best in a 1962 speech: “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is a black woman…” More than 60 years later, these words still ring true. Recently, it’s an apt description as it relates to footage of a horrific incident that occurred recently in Houston. Ro Bashe, a Somali immigrant, took to social media to show viewers her badly injured...
Thank God for Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. I wish every major television and radio network in the country had covered what the smart and colorful Republican did in the Senate last week. As part of a hearing looking into the alleged threat to freedom posed by parents who want to have sexually explicit gay and trans books removed from their school libraries, Kennedy bravely quoted some choice excerpts from two of the books. While he read out loud from “All Boys Aren’t Blu...
Late last year, the question began circulating among respected members of our community: Is it true Clovis Municipal Schools is placing litter boxes in restrooms to accommodate students who identify as cats? The answer is no, CMS was not, and is not, placing litter boxes in restrooms. I know this because I asked students and teachers and volunteers in multiple schools. None of them had ever seen a litter box in a school restroom for any reason. None of them knows anyone who identifies as a cat. I don’t think this is a t...
A flyer is being circulated reminding Curry County residents that the Melrose Health Cinic is "now open," but the clinic has been in operation since May. Plains Regional Medical Center (PRMC) opened the primary care clinic in Melrose through a partnership with Curry County in May, and providers say it has been a resource well-received by the small community. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said, however, area residents had told him they were not aware the clinic was open. The...
Clovis police have named Junayd Howard, 25, of Clovis as a suspect in three Clovis jewelry store burglaries and one attempted burglary at Diamonds Evermore in late August and early September, an affidavit of arrest warrant filed in Curry County Magistrate Court states. According to the affidavit: • Amarillo Police apprehended Howard as he attempted to burglarize a JCPenney in Amarillo on September 12. • Amarillo police responded to an alarm call at the JCPenney store in the We...
When the state Legislature meets again in January, one issue it’s expected to consider is public records access. Eddy County officials said this month the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act will be a legislative priority for the New Mexico Association of Counties. “We have 60 to 70 active (IPRA) requests per day,” said Eddy County Manager Roberta Gonzales. “The complexity of them is a lot. One of them could be 50 hours of video footage the staff are looking through and redacting.” Eddy County has three full-time employe...
