Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Monday *City of Portales Finance Committee – 4 p.m., City Hall, 1028 Community Way, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *City of Clovis Revenue Review Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 1 p.m., City Hall, 1028 Community Way, Portales. Informa...
Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday *City of Clovis Public Works Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Ma...
Quay County attorney Warren Frost asked to speak to Clovis city commissioners on Thursday, reporting he had “new and alarming information” about the Ute Water Pipeline. Permission denied. “You don’t have new and alarming information to this commission; this commission is informed. I don’t see you as qualified to lecture us,” Clovis Mayor Mike Morris told Frost. Frost and others opposed to building the 100-mile pipeline have publicly stated in recent weeks that costs for a necessary water treatment plant will run $400 millio...
Clovis city commissioners on Thursday narrowly approved the renewal of a service agreement between Retail Strategies LLC and the city. The company is contracted to recruit businesses to Clovis. Mayor Mike Morris urged renewing the contract, but Commissioner Helen Casaus objected. Casaus has asserted that Clovis’ newest businesses have come to town at the urging of North Plains Mall owner Sam Mick and the economic development department at the city’s Chamber of Commerce. “And the city wasted $160,000 on Retail Strat...
On this date ... 1915: Area drug stores advertised Doan’s Kidney Pills, a “tested and proven remedy” for kidney and bladder problems. They were 50 cents per bottle. 1951: Eastern New Mexico residents scrambled to dig out their coats and sweaters as temperatures dropped 35 degrees in 24 hours. Winds were clocked at 23 mph, with 30 mph gusts, as temperatures fell from the low 80s to the mid-40s. Weather forecasters were predicting lows in the upper 30s over the next day or two, but said there was little danger of a freez...
Monday *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Clovis Civil Aviation Board special meeting — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: Amanda Brungart at 575-763-9618 Wednesday *Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — 1 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: Ruthann Kelly at 575-763-9487 Thursday *Clovis City...
A county sports complex proposed two years ago is still a hot topic among Curry County commissioners. Commissioners debated it again Tuesday as part of a proposal to engage the services of FBT Architects of Albuquerque in the initial phase of planning. The facility would have four basketball courts, a 25-meter pool, a youth pool, three multipurpose rooms, a running track, a youth play area, a rock-climbing wall, two multipurpose fields and two baseball/softball diamonds. “I think it’s a good project, but I don’t see peopl...
Portales City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to stay with the Ute Water Pipeline Project despite an attempt by Logan attorney Warren Frost to dissuade City Council members from doing so. Frost was given 10 minutes to give a presentation to the Council on why the pipeline project should be immediately halted. Frost went over his 10 minutes despite Mayor Mike Miller telling him repeatedly he had exceeded his allotted time. Frost said “new information” had been discovered about the pipeline that “raises concerns.” “All pla...
Wednesday • Friends of Clovis-Carver Public Library meeting – 11:30 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9639 Thursday • City of Clovis Senior Services Committee – 1:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: Senior Services at 575-769-7908 To place an item on the meetings calendar, c...
Traffic at Clovis Regional Airport has nearly tripled in the past five years. Clovis city commissioners on Thursday responded to that growth by greenlighting a new $25.5 million terminal. Commissioners approved a low-bid award to EPX Construction Partners of El Paso, Texas, as the contractor to build the terminal. City Manager Justin Howalt said the city's share of the cost will be about $500,000. The Federal Aviation Administration will fund the rest. The airport saw about...
Monday *City of Clovis Revenue Review Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Adminis...
On this date ... 1923: Jerry “Bruiser” Nuzum was born in Clovis. The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Nuzum became the first Clovis High School graduate to play in the National Football League. The halfback spent four seasons — 1948-1951 – with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He died in 1997, at age 73. 1952: The Clovis Mattress company was featured in the business review section of the Clovis News-Journal, and noted for having the only felting machine in the city. "The felting machine felts cotton giving you a mattress free from lumps a...
Today *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 575-769-4003 *El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Development Council – 10 a.m., Roosevelt County Soil and Water Conservation Office, 050 NM 467, Portales. Meeting will be followed by a tour of Enchantment Vineyards. Information: email to [email protected] Thursday *Friends of the Portales Public Library – noon, meeting room, Portales Publi...
Monday *Labor Day 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 575-769-4003 *El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Development Council – 10 a.m., Roosevelt County Soil and Water Conservation Office, 050 NM 467, Portales. Meeting will be followed by a tour of Enchantment Vineyards. Information: email to [email protected] Thursday *Friends of the Portales Public Library – noon, meeti...
According to a news release from Assistant City Clerk Vicki Reyes, there are three vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for citizen representative from Districts 1 and 3 and an industry representative (manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). The city is also accepting applications for one citizen representative and one student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. The city is also accepting applications for two representatives for the Planning & Zoning Commission. There is one...
Richard Gomez is concerned about the homeless problem in the Clovis area, and he wants to do something about it. Gomez, co-founder and executive director of Clovis' Lighthouse Mission, said he walked away from Thursday's Clovis City Commission meeting concerned about what he heard. Commissioners unanimously approved an anti-camping ordinance city officials said is aimed at community safety. Gomez said he believes the ordinance "is for good reasons but we need to find a...
Monday *Eastern New Mexico University Friends of Music annual meeting – 6 p.m., faculty lounge, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-2377 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seven...
Despite about a dozen protestors outside, Clovis city commissioners at their regular meeting Thursday voted to adopt an ordinance forbidding camping on city property, including parks. The ordinance is seen by some as a public safety measure and by others as an affront to the homeless. The proposal first appeared in July, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court greenlighting a similar ordinance in Grants Pass, Ore. A first violation of the new ordinance will be met with a...
Community activist Victoria Robledo has a new job with the Democratic Party of New Mexico and a part-time job with Range Movement. The positions have allowed her to connect and understand the community of Clovis. Robledo talks about her past, present and future from Texas to California to New Mexico, with The News. Q: Where are you from? A: I'm originally from Victoria, Texas. My mom was a very imaginative woman when she named me. Q: Can you tell me more about Victoria,...
More than 400 members of the New Mexico Municipal League met at Clovis' Civic Center for three days last week for their 67th annual conference. Clovis Assistant City Manager Claire Burroughes reported participants attended meetings for mayors and council/commission members, clerks and finance officers, police chiefs, judges and court clerks, librarians, for environmental quality and more. Burroughes was appointed president of the state's City Management Association for a...
Monday *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Thursday *Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority – 3 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clo...
Today through Friday *67th Annual New Mexico Municipal League Annual Conference – Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 505-982-5573 Today *Eastern Plains Council of Governments – 10 a.m., EPCOG office, 418 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 *Friends of Clovis-Carver Public Library meeting – 11:30 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 *City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N....
Clovis City Commission on Thursday gave the OK to work on the city's Aquatics Center roof and Wellness Center heating/ventilation and air conditioning system, a project with a price tag of almost $1.851 million. According to details in the meeting's agenda packet, the cost of the roof replacement will be $1.825 million. The cost for the HVAC repair and replacement will be $25,825. The roof and HVAC system were both damaged during 2023 hailstorms. The Parks and Recreation...
Monday *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday through Friday *67th Annual New Mexico Municipal League Annual Conference – C...
Today *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 575-769-4003 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Aug. 12 *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee mee...
