Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Here's a new motto the New Mexico Legislature is trying on for size: When the going gets tough, the not-so-tough dump it on the state Constitution. How else to explain Senate Joint Resolution 2 (and House Joint Resolution 7), which would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment limiting public school class sizes? It's because the Legislature has not been able to either statutorily reject/amend the administrative code that limits class sizes or refuse to allow class-size waivers. Instead, lawmakers have approved a...
Bethany Cota said she is going to make sure her house is clean and spotless as she awaits for her parents to return to their Portales home. After what they've been through, she just wants to make their return easier. Passengers aboard the Carnival Triumph walk along the deck before leaving the ship in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. The ship with more than 4,200 passengers and crew members has been idled for nearly a week in the Gulf of Mexico following an engine room...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated questions about President Barack Obama's actions in the aftermath of the deadly raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. Obama accused Republicans of playing politics with national security during wartime, and Democrats vowed to revive the nomination after Congress' weeklong break. By 58-40, with one abstention, the Senate fell short of the 60-vote threshold r...
I watched the new zombie movie "Warm Bodies" last weekend. I will give the writers and directors props. It is definitely a very different twist on zombies with the story entailing them becoming more human rather than becoming more monster. It was an interesting and creative perspective to see it from. The movie had some enjoyable humor as well. However, the cheesiness factor for the movie is also very high with some scenes being just flat silly. But the few cheesy moments in the movie do not take away from the interesting... Full story
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m. Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi — 7 p.m. Eastern New Mexico University's Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. Tickets are $8. Information: 562-2371. Saturday Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi — 7 p.m. Eastern New Mexico University's Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. Tickets are $8. Information: 562-2371. Sunday Floyd Jamboree auditions — 2 p.m. Old Gym of Floyd School. Information: 276-8508. Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicch... Full story
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Tuesday 10:36 a.m.: Caller reported a suspicious person in front of a bank, 100 block of East Second. 10:58 a.m.: Caller reported a suspicious subject, 10th and Main. 11:03 a.m.: Caller reported a cow that has been running loose for a week, State Road 236. 11:06 a.m.: Caller reported she is having chest pains, 1900 block of South Avenue I. 12:43 a.m.: Caller reported a donkey in the road, 1000 block of South Roosevelt Road 8. 1:42 a.m.: Caller requested an ambulance,... Full story
Agape Fellowship International Church has a new pastor — Louis Accardi. Accardi, who previously served as a pastor for a Roswell church for seven years and moved to Clovis last August, took the position when the church's previous pastor, Houston Wallace ,recently died. Accardi said as pastor he would like to stay flexible and work with other pastors in Portales. "I think we have some good pastors in this town," said Accardi, who worked as a special education teacher in Roswell for a little more than 12 years. "I've lived h... Full story
A Clovis man has been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of a plaque of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., and destruction of the plaque with the intent to sell it for scrap metal. Jeremy R. Palmer, 27, of Clovis, is in the Curry County Adult Detention Center in lieu of $20,000 bond. He faces felony charges of larceny and possession of stolen property. Jeremy Palmer, 27, of Clovis, faces charges of larceny and possession of stolen property in...
Reality television star Duane "Dog" Chapman of "Dog the Bounty Hunter" is in Clovis. Chapman is assisting Clovis bailbondsman Hank Bayless in attempting to capture one last fugitive before Bayless retires after 30 years of bounty hunting. Chapman's work with Bayless is part of a TV series Chapman and his wife Beth are working on that will showcase public interest stories on professionals in the bounty hunting industry, according to Bayless....
Many biblical characters cried tears of love. Joseph wept loudly before he made himself known to his brothers. (Genesis 45:1-3) In Psalm 18:6, David said, "But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from the sanctuary, my cry to him reached his ears." Think of the tears Mary had as she looked at her son on the cruel cross. I'm sure her sacrifice was terribly painful, but I'm also sure she knew it had to be to save mankind for those who believed. Jesus wept, too. He came to earth...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Junior second baseman Colton Sims and sophomore thrower Dathan McWhorter of Eastern New Mexico University have earned Lone Star Conference player of the week honors for the past week for their performances in baseball and track, respectively. Sims, from Reno, Nev., was the LSC's co-hitter of the week, going 8-for-9 with a home run, five walks, and four stolen bases in the Greyhounds' season-opening four-game sweep of Adams State last weekend at Greyhound Field. Sims shared the honor with Angelo State s...
Seniors (fifth-sixth grade) Boys Bulls 16, Mavericks 15. Leading scorers — Mavericks, Jorge Lopez 7. Bulls, Brett Horton 7. Celtics 23, Nuggets 15. Leading scorers — Nuggets, Moe Cooper 5. Celtics, Julian Urioste 13. Dora 23, Heat 7. Leading scorers — Heat, Nathaniel Ortega 3. Dora, Haiden Padgett 13. Suns 22, Lakers 21. Leading scorers — Suns, Gabriel Rascon 17. Lakers, Will Helton 9. Girls Aggies 28, Monarchs 1. Leading scorers — Aggies, Andee Roach 16. Monarchs, Daire Chacon 1. Sparks 18, Estreme 12. Leading scorers ... Full story
District 2-B Boys San Jon 42, Elida 41 San Jon (14-5, 1-1) — Carl Webb 7, Jacob Benally 20, Gage Conway 7, Matthew Evans 2, D.C. Lee 2, Dylan Bryant 4. Totals 16 6-14 42. Elida (7-10, 1-1) — Kris Yager 3, Kevin Yger 18, Laneith Veo-Chenault 2, Jonah Diaz 11, Thomas Tulk 7. Totals 16 8-14 41. San Jon 11 6 11 14 — 42 Elida 5 13 13 10 — 41 3-pointers — San Jon, Benally 4. Elida, Tulk. Girls Elida 50, San Jon 14 San Jon (3-15, 0-2) — Ashley Bobbitt 2, Chelsea Benally 2, Charlotte Young 1, Rylee Key 2, Allie Benally 4, Karigan...
Recently a lot of anti-liberty advocates have tried to justify their opposition to the Second Amendment. They say it is "outdated;" that back when the Bill of Rights was written, the founders couldn't have foreseen semi-automatic rifles. That may or may not be true, but even then advances were being made, and these men weren't stupid. You can't convince me that scientists such as Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson weren't smart enough to see where the technology was leading. But let's pretend for just a moment that the...
