Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — While many people are focusing their attention on Easter to commemorate Jesus' resurrection, the Clovis Christian Ministerial Alliance wants to remind the community of an equally important day: Jesus' crucifixion. For the first time since installing its new pastor, Clovis' First Church of God in Christ will host the community's annual Good Friday service. Tonight's service is slated for 5:30 p.m. at 3400 Vinton St. The Clovis Christian Ministerial Alliance is responsi...
PORTALES — Bringing one of the world's most famous paintings to life is no small task, nor is portraying Jesus and his 12 apostles. But Portales' First United Methodist Church has done both for years. FUMC will present "The Living Last Supper" at 7:30 p.m. on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Good Friday) in the church sanctuary. There is no charge to attend. The full title is "The Living Dramatization of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper." Based on pastor Ernest K. E...
CLOVIS — Great storytelling, illustrations and humor aren't just qualities that make up a good book. They're things people associate with John Scott Brandon. Although Brandon died in October at age 42, he still leaves his mark in his hometown of Clovis. His mother, Judy Brandon, decided to honor her son by giving back to the community with something she knew John Scott would love: books. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that fosters more than 50,000 n...
PORTALES - When local youth leaders acknowledged there were barriers between their congregations, they knew something had to be done to fix it. After some discussions and brainstorming, they came up with the way - literally. "The Way," is a worship event intended to break those barriers and more. The inaugural citywide event, created and sponsored by the Roosevelt County Ministerial Alliance, is directed toward junior high and high school students - churchgoers or not. "The Mi...
CLOVIS — With a new spin on Disney’s tale as old as time, the recent “Beauty and the Beast” movie stirred up some controversy before even hitting theaters. The live-action remake of the 1991 Disney film opens nationwide today, including at the Allen theaters in Clovis. Beyond the central human-beast romance, however, there’s an entirely different relationship raising eyebrows. Director Bill Condon revealed to “Attitude” magazine in early March that Josh Gad’s character LeFou will have an “exclusively gay moment.” LeFou is...
For local churchgoers, Father Time is hopefully no match for the Father above. Clocks will spring forward this weekend at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, marking this year's Daylight Saving Time — and an hour lost. To ensure congregants don't accidentally show up late to their Sunday morning services, some churches are sending out friendly reminders. Senior Pastor Don Thomas of Portales' Central Christian Church said the convenience of technology — such as cell phones automatically upd...
CLOVIS — The global phenomenon has reached celebrities, politicians, sports teams and more. From Hillary Clinton to 4-year-olds, and even prison inmates and house pets, participants are countless. It’s the “Mannequin Challenge,” and Clovis Community College has joined the bandwagon. A video of the college’s attempt was posted last Friday to the school’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Unlike the “Ice Bucket Challenge” that raised awareness for ALS two years ago, there’s no rhyme or reason for the Mannequin Challen...
Aubrieanna Hill has a knack for science and plans to study robotics when she's not busy building or testing rockets. Aubrieanna is 8 years old. That future scientist was one of about 40 girls at the STEM event at Clovis Community College Saturday morning, an educational opportunity for members of the local Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails for Curry and Roosevelt counties. The event offered the girls, ages 5 to 17, hands-on learning for STEM education: science, technology,...
Santa Claus is coming to town early this year, and thousands are hoping to catch a glimpse of him. More than 8,000 area residents are expected to gather for this year’s Christmas Lights Parade, an iconic celebration for downtown Clovis organized by Clovis MainStreet. The non-profit organization will host the annual parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 along Main Street in Clovis, where many businesses are known to turn off their storefront lights to make the parade lights easier to see. According to Clovis MainStreet Executive Director L...
For many area businesses, Black Friday doesn't begin on Friday anymore. Most retail and department stores in Clovis and Portales are gearing up for another year of Black Friday shoppers, and many hope to attract business as soon as Thursday — even among the Thanksgiving feasts. Stacie Sharpe, manager of Big Lots on East 21st Street in Clovis, spent part of the weekend preparing the store for Black Friday sales - stocking merchandise and finalizing employees' schedules. With t...
CLOVIS — Preschoolers at Clovis Nazarene School were in for a special treat Monday morning when they not only got a visit from Curry County Manager Lance Pyle, but they also each got to take home a book of their own. In 2014, county commissioners approved seed money to bring Imagination Library to Curry County. The reading program was created by Dolly Parton in 1995 in her home county of Sevier, Tennessee. Imagination Library runs entirely on donations and grants. The program...
CLOVIS — When a Clovis High School student arrived at school early for band practice last week, she didn’t expect to be sent home for what she was wearing. She also didn’t expect the response she got from the community. CHS senior Morgan Jeffcoat said she was practicing scales Nov. 9 when a school administrator approached her and allegedly told her to go home and change her outfit because it violated school dress code. Jeffcoat said when she was confronted about her clothes — a sweater over a pair of black leggings — she w...
Impoverished children around the world will have something special to open on Christmas morning, maybe for the first time, thanks to the effort of a Clovis church. For 10 years, Parkland Baptist Church has partnered with Operation Christmas Child, an outreach program offered through the Samaritan’s Purse international relief organization. OCC nationally collects age- and gender-specific shoeboxes filled with gifts and hygiene items. The organization then ships the boxes overseas just in time for the holidays and into the h...
