Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Tuesday briefing. Video of the day:It's joking around. Can you spell Espanol? Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. is the Spanish Spelling Bee at the Portales Municipal School office at 501 Abilene. The winner advances to the state spelling bee. Question of the day What's your dream spring break destination? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Video game of the week Our own Jenna Zaime, not a Noob, searches the Web incessantly to find these. Game: Final Fantasy XIII G... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:...
Freedom New Mexico Eastern New Mexico University has canceled a pair of games Monday and Tuesday against the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Although the games could be rescheduled at a later date, nothing has been announced at this point....
Eastern New Mexico University has canceled a pair of games Monday and Tuesday against the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Although the games could be rescheduled at a later date, nothing has been announced at this point....
Clovis, NM ~ Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced today that a Clovis man was found guilty of Aggravated Burglary and Aggravated Battery by a Curry County Jury for biting a large portion of a victim’s nose off during a violent altercation. According to District Attorney Matthew Chandler the incident occurred on April 19, 2009, when Joey Maes, age 36, was asked to leave a social gathering in Clovis. Shortly after leaving the residence, Maes returned and kicked in the front door of the home, ran into t... Full story
March 16, 1910: Portales Nursery Co., located one mile east of the city, was advertising it had 3,000 2-year-old apple trees available for spring planting....
With hunting season slowing until turkey season in April, it is nice to know there is something else a man of the outdoors can get into: Fishing. Oasis State Park in Roosevelt County and Ned Houk Park outside Clovis have winter trout for fishing. Oasis also has channel catfish in the pond. During the summer, Oasis is stocked a week before the three major holidays — Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. If you don’t mind driving: • Santa Rosa Lake in Guadalupe County has walleye, crappie, large and s...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reports about health insurance reform legislation being debated in Congress. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link:...
The City of Clovis and Curry County are hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Thursday in the County Commission meeting room of the Curry County Courthouse. To schedule an appointment, which would take about an hour, contact Andrea at 763-6016, ext. 165. Blood types O-positive, O-negative and A-negative are in the greatest demand.... Full story
A 36-year-old Clovis man is facing 13 years in prison for biting off another man’s nose. Joey Maes was convicted by a jury Friday of aggravated burglary and aggravated battery, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office. Maes was attending a family barbecue April 19 in the 100 block of Westerfield. Witnesses said Maes was arguing with a female who was also a guest at the home and when they continued arguing, they were thrown out of the party, according to court records. Witnesses told police Maes ret...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Pete Wilt, Clovis' director of building safety, said new commercial development is down, though the city has seen some expansion of existing local businesses such as the addition of a new location for the Soapy Springs car wash on west 21st Street. Whether it’s the soured economy or tightened lending, there is a slowdown in local commercial development. Inquiries and fact finders for business people interested in the community are down and l... Full story
Green tea ice cream? Yes. Portales chef Victor Castillo and his wife, Rosalinda, have opened a new ice cream shop, The Skoop, that features 16 flavors of ice cream, malts, sundaes, Italian soda, candy, pickles and more. They are showcasing their green tea and coffee ice cream flavors. “We’re going to be a concession-type of restaurant,” Castillo said. “The reason why we’re doing that is because the kids don’t have a nice place to go here. We want to bring the kids into a safe haven.” Castillo said he and his wife also wan...
Curry County commissioners are expected to consider cuts totaling more than $140,000 to county departments during today’s meeting. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office would receive the largest cut, losing $36,000, including some intended for a vehicle, new equipment, vehicle repairs and other items. Under the proposal, the maintenance department would receive the next largest cut at almost $20,000 that had been earmarked for renovations and repairs, electricity and equ... Full story
After a long period of vacancy and renovations, The Yam Theater is nearing its re-opening day. Stephen Doerr, board member of Portales MainStreet, which owns The Yam, said he expected sub-contractors to finish their work in three weeks. Volunteers are to complete tasks that don’t require licensed professionals, such as putting in carpet. City Planning Director Sammy Standefer, who has overseen the project, estimated that it would take another month or two for volunteers to finish. The current effort has taken a little more t... Full story
Freedom New Mexico The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees our freedoms of speech, religion, the press, assembly and to take grievances to government officials. It’s the No. 1 item in our Bill of Rights, and in priority, in the minds of many Americans. And yet, Texas’ State Board of Education on Thursday voted to restrict students’ knowledge of this key assertion of our personal freedoms. Board members who voted against it particularly didn’t want students to learn that freedom of religion prevents the gov... Full story
Sophia Dunsworth, who has been working at Movie Gallery for seven months, said she likes the job because of the interaction with customers and the different types of customers.... Full story
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Tuesday briefing. Video of the day: It's joking around. Can you spell Espanol? Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. is the Spanish Spelling Bee at the Portales Municipal School office at 501 Abilene. The winner advances to the state spelling bee. Question of the day What's your dream spring break destination? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Video game of the week Our own Jenna Zamie, not a Noob, searches the Web incessantly to find these. Game: Final Fantasy XIII G...
