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PORTALES — After an impressive 2017 season that ended by narrowly missing the NCAA Division II playoffs, the Eastern New Mexico University football team has already received numerous accolades in this young offseason. Now, along with All-Lone Star Conference and All-American honors, add all-star game selections to the list for this Greyhound senior class. A quartet of Greyhound seniors — Kamal Cass, Isaiah Talbert, Tobi Amadi and D’Maujeric Tucker will all take part in all-star games over the next several days. Kass will...
GRADY — The Grady boys basketball team stayed in command the whole way and defeated Des Moines 55-44 at home Thursday. The Bronchos led 13-6 after the first quarter and never looked back, as they climbed to .500 (4-4). “We jumped on ’em really quick,” Grady head coach Jonathan Langan said. “Should’ve been up more, just didn’t take care of the ball. We controlled the tempo of the game. Whatever we wanted to do, we controlled it.” Chisholm Rush poured in 25 points to lead Grady. He was joined in double figures by teammates Lu...
MELROSE — The Melrose boys basketball team found itself in an early hole, but went on a dominant run to put away Fort Sumner 60-51 on Thursday night at Melrose High School. The Buffaloes (6-1) trailed 16-11 after the first quarter, though they were on the beginning of a 19-0 run that gave them command. “We really took control,” Melrose head coach Kevin Lackey said, “and then we just kind of maintained an eight to 12-point lead from there. I thought our kids’ defensive effort was off the charts.” Tristan Sena paced Melro...
PORTALES — The burning vehicle containing a body discovered Tuesday night west of Portales was located on New Mexico State Road 267 “in the area of the intersection of Roosevelt Road T,” according to Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller, who currently heads the Major Crimes Unit investigating the incident. Officials said Thursday it was still too early to say if the incident would be considered a criminal matter, though investigators have identified a person of interest. Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker said offic...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Ethan McDaniel, 28, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge • Tye Jordan, 24, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Orlinda Padilla, 53, battery against a household member • Hannah Montiel, 26, criminal damage to the property of a household member, battery upon a peace officer • Manuel Zepeda, 49, probation violation • Trenton Gutierrez, 27, probation violation • Victorino Velasco-Sotelo, 35, probation...
On this date ... 1982: Eastern New Mexico University President Warren Armstrong held a news conference to introduce Bill Kelly as the new coach for the Greyhounds football team. Kelly came to Eastern from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he had been head football coach for two years. The 35-year-old North Carolina native brought two assistant coaches with him from Snow College: Paul Arslanian, defensive coordinator, and Mark Weber, offensive line coach. Kelly planned to...
Years ago, when a friend and church member who was well into his eighties told me that for him Christmas seemed to come around about once a week, I believed him. But now, having tasted life at sixty, I’m getting Jay Butler’s point even more clearly. I might not say that Christmases seem to flit by “once a week,” but they surely do seem to come around far more quickly than they did when I was a child (or even, say, 25 or so). You don’t have to tell me that the rate of m.p.h....
City should remember all religions We all love this time of year. The holiday of Christmas is special. But what about the other holidays? The time is also right for Hanukkah. For some time now, the city and county have put up a tree and lights to celebrate Christmas, but there is nothing to do with a faith older than Christianity. That’s right. The Jewish calendar goes back to the start of creation placed at 3761 BC. But in these times, we all forget the meaning of Hanukkah. After the Jewish temple was desecrated in war, J...
Not long ago, I was looking through some old papers of my daddy’s and I found a sermon named, “What do you need this Christmas?” It seems to me that Daddy’s question still stands for all of us today. So I will pose the question a little differently: What do you really need this Christmas? The word need is one of those words that we use casually. I have thought in my lifetime that I needed many things. When I was in third grade, all the girls on my block were getting Western...
Today’s family in need: These parents need help providing a Christmas for their three children. The husband recently received a job that will “help us tremendously once he’s out of training,” the mother said, “but I’m afraid until then we are struggling more than ever to get bills paid and keep up with the things our family needs.” The family relies on income support for food and medical services, but is “very behind on bills,” she said. “We’ve exhausted all loan options and it has resulted in us losing our car and the possi...
CLOVIS - Once again The Lighthouse Mission will look to light up the lives of local needy kids at its annual children's Christmas party on Saturday. A free toy and food will be provided to every child who attends the party to be held at The Lighthouse Mission, 407 L. Casillas Blvd., organizers said. It's set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. "The motivation is to see the kids enjoy themselves," Executive Director Richard Gomez said. "There are a lot of kids that are underprivileged in...
CLOVIS — After their church was destroyed by fire in October, the Living Word Church of God is preparing to ring in the new year in a new building. Starting Dec. 31, Living Word will hold services at its new home, 2101 E. 21st St., formerly the location of Christ Advent Church. Moving into this facility will save Living Word a lot of time, money and aggravation, Associate Pastor Bonetta Hutson said. “For us it’s a huge blessing in that we don’t have to rebuild because that was going to be very costly and take a very long ti...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents will consider an increase to in-state tuition and fee rates at its meeting today in the Administration Building. Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart said the proposed increase of $288.96 for undergraduate students and $315.84 for graduate students in the 2018-2019 school year is meant to compensate for a lack of state appropriations. “We know that we’re not going to get any increase from the state, and so we’re increasing tuition and fees by slightl...
Today • ENMU Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. in Regents Room, Portales campus. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012. • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Municipal School Board — 5:30 p.m. in district board room. Information: 575-769-4300 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission chambers at county administration offi...
Today • Christmas Nites at the Zoo — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Hillcrest Park Zoo. Admission: Free. Information: 575-769-7828 Saturday • Operation Santa Cop — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-356-4404 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Information: 211 • Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Clovis Walmart. Information: 575-625-9743 • Gun show — 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Melrose Senior Center. Admission: $5. Information: 575-309-4496 • Wreaths Across Americ...
You can travel a long way without seeing a building tall enough to be mistaken for a grain elevator. You can go even farther before finding a body of water where you can’t easily see the opposite shore. So, what can you see on the high, flat plains that you can’t see anywhere else? I’ll admit to not noticing much to look at here on the home ground, but familiarity does tend to distract a person from what is right in front of their eyes. But when I travel off to some other plac...
PORTALES — Hats will fly, new chapters will begin, and Eastern New Mexico University’s 10th president will officially be inaugurated at the university’s 2017 fall commencement ceremony on Saturday. Starting at 10 a.m., 491 candidates for graduation are expected to walk through Greyhound Arena and on to the rest of their lives. As one of those graduates, theater major Amy Carter credited hands-on training from caring faculty with helping her earn her bachelor’s degree. “I think mostly the training (helped bring her closer to...
CLOVIS — This year for the first time Wreaths Across America will be coming to Clovis. The national non-profit organization has been providing wreaths to lay on veterans’ graves since 2007, spreading from a tradition that began at Arlington National Cemetery in 1992. According to its website, Wreaths Across America will be holding events at over 1,200 locations across the country on Saturday. Wreaths Across America Location Coordinator Karen Alexander’s son, Staff Sgt. Devin Schuette, died last year. And while Schuette is no...
