Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today *ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – 2 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711 Monday *”La Llorona, the Wailing Woman” – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Well-known Spanish folklore brought to life with performance and songs by Rosalía de Aragón, actress and vocalist...
Loretta Lynn, the firebrand singer and songwriter who transformed coal into diamonds by exploring her dirt-poor childhood in eastern Appalachia in her career-defining 1970 hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” died on Tuesday. She was 90. In a statement, her family said that she died from natural causes at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Lynn was arguably the single most important female figure in postwar country music. “Coal Miner’s Daughter” lent its title to her bestselling...
DeBaca County's first homicides of the year happened Sunday night in Fort Sumner, Sheriff Robert Roybal said. Roybal said Brian K. Beaver, 48, of Prescott, Arizona and Rachelle L. Beaver, 38, of Mesa, Arizona were apparently gunned down in the living room of the home of Kelby R. Randolph, 53, of Fort Sumner. Randolph is in the DeBaca County Detention Center being held without bail and charged with two counts of murder in the first degree. Roybal said Randolph called county dispatch on the non-emergency number Sunday at about...
A new study examining four military installations in New Mexico for the first time puts a number to the economic impact of the U.S. military's presence throughout the state. "The 52,268 direct, indirect, and induced jobs generated by these installations is equal to roughly double that of mining, quarrying, and oil [and] gas jobs in the State during 2020," economist Omar Solis writes. The study — released by University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research and commissioned by the state Office of Military B...
Sue Cleveland watches the number of experienced state school superintendents decline every autumn during the get-togethers that introduce New Mexico's 89 district leaders to one another. Cleveland, the de facto dean of state school superintendents — she has headed Rio Rancho Public Schools since its inception in the early 1990s — knows better than most how vital consistent leadership can be. Without it, experts say it's more difficult for districts to improve student achievement and graduation rates, plus retain good tea...
As the nation grapples with the very real problem of border enforcement, Sen. Josh Hawley, as usual, offers not viable solutions but a self-serving stunt. The Missouri Republican has filed legislation that would give state and local officials the authority to patrol the border and enforce federal immigration law. The bill has no chance of passage because, among other problems, it is unconstitutional. Hawley surely knows this, but his intent, as always, is the headline. Hesitant as we are to give that to him, it’s important t...
Clovis fire chief Mike Nolen confirms there were no injuries in a small plane crash at the Clovis Regional Airport Sunday evening. Nolen confirms the incident with the private plane caused a grass fire that was quickly extinguished. The incident is under investigation....
Just how bad was the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense Saturday during their 55-24 humiliation at the hands of Texas Christian? The numbers spell it out clearly: 27 first quarter points. When I visited Norman, Okla., early last December after USC hired Muleshoe native Lincoln Riley away from the Sooners to succeed Clay Helton, the state was downright aghast at the hot-shot coach’s treachery. Someone hung a sign that read “TRAITOR” on the university’s red brick gates. One of the only things that seemed to be soothing the faithful,...
A Saturday afternoon blaze added more fire damage to an old steel building off Norris Street. Clovis deputy fire chief Faye Craigmile said dispatch got a call at about 1:40 p.m. Saturday with the caller saying "an old metal building is on fire" at Second and Weatherford Streets. Craigmile said five engines, a ladder truck and the rescue squad were sent to the blaze. She said the building was empty and there was evidence of prior fires. "The building is being considered for...
Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *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. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4001 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 7...
On this date ... 1977: Clovis had opened a detoxification center for women. The new facility, located at 219 Ross, “is fully furnished for its purpose of serving as a temporary home for female alcoholics,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Sharron Marrazzo, director of treatment services for the Curry-Roosevelt Council on Alcoholism, said the purpose of the detox center was to help female clients “through the withdrawal phase.” “We expect to keep such women for about 72 hours” in the new center, Marrazzo said. The council...
A Cannon Air Force Base airman was found dead in his off-base Clovis home Tuesday. Cannon Air Force Base’s public affairs department is reporting the death of Airman First Class Nathan M. Johnson. According to a news release from Cannon Public Affairs, Johnson was an aerospace propulsion journeyman in the 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron MC-130. “Nathan Johnson was a charismatic and enthusiastic Airman that cared for and motivated everyone around him,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Ian Hudson, 27 SOAMXS comma...
The railroad crossing at County Road S west of Cannon Air Force Base will be closed Monday through Wednesday for maintenance. BNSF railroad will be replacing and upgrading rail, rail ties and ballast, the main components of the track. According to a news release from BNSF, regular maintenance of the track allows BNSF to keep its network infrastructure in optimal condition. County Road S will be closed from Monday at 8 a.m. to Wednesday at 6 p.m....
Curry County manager Lance Pyle is making area residents aware the state’s weatherization program is available to Curry County residents. Pyle said there is a waiting list but the good news is that Curry County’s waiting list is not very big compared to some other counties. Pyle strongly encourages households to apply because a homeowner may rank high on the vulnerability scale, and they could get services more quickly than others if they rank high. Curry County households apply to: Southwestern Regional Housing and Com...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Barbecued riblet, macaroni and cheese, salad, roll with margarine, fruit salad. Tuesday: Baked ham, pineapple sauce, sweet potato, green beans and carrots, cornbread with butter, cookie. Wednesday: Green chili chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, chips and salsa, fruit cocktail. Thursday: Spaghetti with meat, green beans, bread stick, cake. Friday: Chicken salad, potato salad, cucumber and tomatoes, fruit cobbler. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St.,...
Curry County isn’t getting copious amounts of cash from cannabis sales. Curry County isn’t getting any direct money from cannabis sales. The topic was brought up during Tuesday’s regular session of the Curry County Commission. District 5 Commissioner Robert Thornton brought the subject up as he has had constituents point out road repairs they’d like to see in District 5 and wonder why such repairs and other needs aren’t being met with what they believe must be large amounts of money that must be coming in from cannabis...
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. “Back Roads of the Southwest” by David Skernick. This book was given in memoriam of Mary Ruth Burns. Join landscape photographer David Skernick as he travels the remote back roads of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada—a region so rich...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: French toast bites. Lunch: Chicken smackers, mashed potatoes, gravy, seasoned corn, fresh orange, whole wheat roll or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or spicy chicken sandwich or cheeseburger with fries. Tuesday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Burrito, Spanish rice, garden salad, mini-carrots and ranch, chilled pears, cookie or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or corn dog or cheeseburger and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Mini cinnis Lunch: Meatball sub, baked crinkle fries, sliced cucumber, ranch dressing, chilled...
