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The National Newspaper Association has honored Tony Bullocks of The Eastern New Mexico News for a photo from the fatal Clovis library shootings on Aug. 28. Bullocks' image of an injured library worker being carried to an ambulance won the news category of the NNA's quarterly contest. Bullocks competed against newspapers nationwide of all sizes and circulations. The photo was published by news organizations worldwide, including the New York Times, the Guardian in the United...
CLOVIS — Tuesday’s Santa Fe vs. Clovis volleyball match brought a familiar sight — a team dominant in serving and passing, a team slowly grinding its way to victory, building confidence as the match wore on. Funny thing, though. This time it wasn’t Clovis. In a crucial District 2, 6A match at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, Santa Fe emerged with a 3-2 victory, rallying from a first-set hole and not withering after Clovis battled back from a big fourth-set deficit to force a fifth....
It’s a human tragedy that most of us lack real appreciation for life’s necessities. We don’t appreciate things until it’s too late. Water is overlooked until you have to scrounge for every drop. I’ve been thirsty enough to sip water from a rotten stump’s hollow, filtering it through a bandanna against my mouth to avoid swallowing mosquito larvae and globs of algae. I’ve been thirsty enough to drink water, peppered with rabbit pellets, from holes in rocks. Yet, even I can ta...
One of the things I miss about active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps is the traditional respect accorded the National Ensign. The Colors ceremony is held each morning at 0800. At that time, a bugler will sound “Attention” and you hear cries of “Colors!” shouted from many corners of the camp. While this is happening, every other activity stops, all hands face the flag, come to attention and render a hand salute if in uniform. If you are in formation, the leader will call th...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Road Department will soon be closed Fridays, a change intended to streamline its operations, as approved Tuesday by the Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting. With the proposed schedule lasting through Feb. 15, staff will work 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. That's not a great departure from the existing schedule, said Road Superintendent Dennis Fury. Staff members are already working four-day weeks — Monday through Thursday or...
On this date ... 1982: The Clovis High School drill team was on the hunt for 13 five-foot ladders to use for its upcoming performance at the homecoming game between the Clovis Wildcats and the Portales Rams. Sponsor Leslie Scroggins said the ladders could be wood or metal, and she promised they'd be returned to their owners immediately following the game. Ladder-loaners were asked to contact Scroggins or Julie Brent at the high school. 1957: The Elida senior class play, "Nuts...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Department may soon need a new home. Sheriff Malin Parker told County Commissioners at their Tuesday morning meeting about a letter he received from the New Mexico Attorney General's office, which holds the lease to the department's U.S. 70 headquarters. After contacting the AG about repairs to the building's roof, Parker received a letter confirming the office had hired a contractor for the repairs. However, the letter also expressed...
CLOVIS — It didn’t look good early on for Clovis, when it took just under 13 minutes for a loose ball to find La Cueva’s Lexie Keller — and for Keller to find the back of the net. It never ended up worse for Clovis, which didn’t let in another goal Tuesday night. But it didn’t get better, as Kat Robinson stopped both of the shots she faced in the Bears’ 1-0 victory at Leon Williams Stadium to close out the first half of District 2-6A play for both teams. With the win, the Bears (11-1, 5-0) have now outscored their opponen...
PORTALES — A Portales water line that broke Tuesday morning was ruptured in the process of searching for another leak, city administration officials said. The break on the corner of South Avenue C and West First Street, which was repaired by Tuesday afternoon, was caused after a line was uncovered, according to Public Works Director John DeSha. “They were looking for a leak — we’ve had all the water standing up there by U.S. Bank — so in the process of looking for that, the service line to the bank ruptured, and that’s wh...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees will vote on class fees this morning during its regular monthly meeting at 8 a.m. in the CCC Board Room. The fees are associated with the cost of supplies for each class. College President Becky Rowley said the board does not often raise fees, but does vote on them each year. The board will also vote on appointments to advisory committees. The advisory committees consist of CCC employees as well as community members and experts in the area of study who make s...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Jimmy Williams, 57, driving while license suspended or revoked • Gabriela Pena, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Katie Montiel, 25, probation violation, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Ricky Bagwell, 50, trafficking controlled substances • Sean Dalka, 39, probation violation • Ruben Mireles, 35, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jessie Ramirez, 53, failure to pay fines • Tasha Martinez, 34, failure to appe...
CLOVIS — The PenFed Credit Union on the 100 block of West Llano Estacado Boulevard was closed for about an hour Tuesday after a customer's car collided with the building. A bank employee said their were no injuries or significant property damage. Several emergency vehicles were seen outside the credit union shortly before noon. Clovis Police Department representatives did not respond Tuesday to requests for information....
Today • Clovis Community College board — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: 575-769-4001 • ENMU nursing education review — 1 p.m. in the Aztec Room. Information: 575-562-1011 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday • Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at Eastern New Mexico University administration building, Portales. Information: 575-562-1011 Monday • Portales School Board — 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Portales High School. Information: 575-35...
Today • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Donut Miss This. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool story-time — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Donut Miss This. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. for ages 9-12 at Portales Public Library. Throwback Thursday: Board games. Information: 575-356-3940 • ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ — 7 p.m. musical at ENMU University Theatre Center. Tickets: $7 general, free for students with ID. Information: 57...
The leaked draft of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to President Trump on 27 national monuments — including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces and the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument west of Questa — is so vague it’s useless to the communities that would be affected by any changes. The lack of specificity, like the Sept. 17 “leaking” of the document to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, has all the appearances of a half-inflated trial balloon sent up by...
