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CLOVIS — Cowgirls and Camo took over the Clovis Civic Center on Friday morning at the 16th Annual Pioneer Women’s Breakfast. The breakfast was held in conjunction with week-long Pioneer Days events. Organizers selected the theme to honor the relationship between Clovis and Cannon Air Force Base and the 10th anniversary of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon. Lt. Col. Diane Sullivan, 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group deputy commander, expressed gratitude to the city and to its pioneers who have impacted the...
On this date ... 1952: Mrs. Randolph Benelle of Clovis was the victim of vandalism for the second time in a week. She told police her garden hose had been torn into small pieces both times in overnight incidents. Police investigated and found the culprit. It was a neighbor’s dog, the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1952: Montgomery Ward was holding its annual dress event as well as other sales. Cotton and Rayon dresses for juniors, misses and women were as low as $5.98. Colorful, smooth-fitting suits for swimming or sunning w...
Cannon Air Force Base bids farewell to one wing commander and greeted another Friday morning at the 27th Special Operations Wing change of command ceremony. "I am absolutely honored to take command of this wing," said Col. Stewart A. Hammons, addressing a crowd of airmen and community leaders assembled in a hangar on base. "This is frankly the best wing in AFSOC (Air Force Special Operations Command) and the best wing in the U.S. Air Force." Hammons' most recent assignment...
PORTALES — The chance to compete in a rodeo may be enough to entice most young people, but they may also walk away with a larger sense of responsibility, according to the coordinator of an upcoming event. The Little Wranglers Junior Association's summer program begins today at noon at the Roosevelt County Events Arena on the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. It is scheduled to continue June 10, June 17, July 14-15, July 29, and Aug. 5-6. Registration is $40 for the entire p...
The “Mother of all bombs” the U.S. dropped April 13 on Afghanistan was delivered by an aircraft from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Special Operations Wing (SOW). That’s the word from Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, who spoke at Friday’s 27th SOW change of command ceremony in a hangar on base. The historic airstrike targeted an ISIS position in the Nangahar province of Afghanistan. The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is the “most powerful conventional bomb in the American ar...
CLOVIS — The playoff fields for state basketball and baseball teams are soon to be smaller. The New Mexico Activities Association will pare the tournament fields from 16 teams to 12, following a vote in Wednesday’s board meeting. The changes will go into effect in the 2018-19 season. “It was mostly cutting costs and travel and missed school time,” NMAA Associate Director Dusty Young said. “That was the charge (the board) gave our classification and alignment committee, and that is a recommendation from the committee...
MELROSE — The Melrose Buffaloes believe they’ve found a pretty good coach in Kevin Lackey. But they believe they’re getting more than just a boys’ basketball coach. Lackey was introduced Friday afternoon as the new coach at Melrose, following nine years at Dora. “It was hard to leave the community and kids I care a lot about,” Lackey said. “I felt after nine years, it was time for a change. I wanted to move on to the next challenge.” He went 122-49 in six seasons as head coach at Dora after spending his first three years as...
Today • ENMU Regents — 1 p.m. in regents room, Portales. Information: 575-562-1011 Monday • Civic Center Policy Committee — 3 p.m. at Civic Center, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Public hearing — 10 a.m.-noon at Baxter-Curren Senior Center, Clovis, to discuss senior issues in our area, and surrounding areas. Information: 575-769-7908 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Informa...
Today • Star party — 7 p.m. star viewing at Oasis State Park, weather permitting. $5 entrance fee per vehicle without annual permit. Information: 505-476-3363 • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Fiesta — Noon-8 p.m. at the church, Clovis. San Jose Church in Texico will also be celebrating. Information: 575-763-4445 • Clovis Community Band Zoo Music — 7 p.m. at Hillcrest Park Zoo near Sycamore Street entrance. Free event. Information: 575-760-6257 • Relay for Life golf scramble — 9 a.m. at Farwell Country Club. 8 a.m. registrati...
