Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Friday Caller reported: • 8:55 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block of West Cherry. • 9:15 a.m.: Missing person, 300 block of North Abilene. • 9:34 a.m.: Requested officer, 1600 block of South Avenue B. • 10:19 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block of South Globe. • 10:31 a.m.: Fraud, 800 block of West 16th Street. • 12:05 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 800 block of South Main. • 12:09 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, no injuries, 500 block of West Second Street. • 2:13 p.m.: Drunken s...
Today Pancake breakfast — 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Portales Senior Center. Cost: $3. Information: 356-8741. Roosevelt County Commission meeting — 9 a.m., Roosevelt County Commission Room in the Courthouse. Information: 356-5307. Afterschool at the Library — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. Participants will play “Minute to Win It.” Open to students in grades K-6. Information: 356-3940. Boot Camp — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Portales City Council meeting — 7 p.m., Memorial Building. Inf...
CNJ STAFF WRITER [email protected] A local country singer and guitarist is headed to Hollywood next month to audition for NBC’s reality television singing competition “The Voice.” link Courtesy photo Josh Sullivan, center, will travel Dec. 15 to Los Angeles for a live audition for the television singing competition “The Voice.” He plays solo gigs around town, and also plays with country band Hiway 84. Josh Sullivan, who is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base and works as an...
When I was a child, my visions of the world were found in geography text books and those wonderful magazines with the bright yellow borders. link Sandy Fields And then there were slide shows. Special times with my grandparents’ friend, Carl Walker, would come to town with a slide presentation of his and Lorene’s latest travels. They traveled the globe at a time when it wasn’t that easy to do so. And, of course, we occasionally watched my grandparents’ collection of the Ala... Full story
Future Farmers of America FFA students are to turn in their meat, fruit, and cookie dough sales and payments to sponsor Kit Pettigrew by Wednesday. Delivery will be the first week of December. Pettigrew will be taking FFA students to compete at the district creed contest in Clovis on Monday afternoon. Athletics Today – Junior high basketball teams compete Tuesday and Wednesday at the Melrose Tournament. Thursday — Dora junior varsity basketball teams host the Portales C teams at 3 p.m., followed by the Dora alumni games at...
A Portales man is being medically evaluated as of Monday after being involved in a shooting incident Saturday, according to Portales police. No injuries were reported. Acting Portales Police Chief Pat Gallegos said the man, who is believed to be in his 60s, was suicidal and was only a threat to himself Saturday evening. He said no one has been charged in the incident. The incident took place between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at a home on West 17th Street. Gallegos said the man shot a gun into the ground before officers...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Paul Benoit will be tackling new challenges as a newly elected Roosevelt General Hospital Board member. The superintendent of Floyd Schools is venturing into an unfamiliar territory for the lifetime educator.. I understand that the hospital board seat is a volunteer position. Why did you want to run? link Courtesy Photo Paul Benoit, superintendent of Floyd schools, was recently elected to the Roosevelt General Hospital Board. Our...
PNT senior writer [email protected] Local school district officials are taking steps to ensure current high school seniors graduate. The actions are in response to a state Public Education Department memo issued last week that said the department plans to clarify and amend graduation standards. The standards that come into question are those that list alternatives to certain required credits, including a physical education credit, and those that count for electives, which might prevent thousands of students from... Full story
