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Jonathan Fuentes, presently vice president of academic partnerships at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, on Thursday was named president of Clovis Community College. The action came after a 20 minute executive session by the CCC Board of Trustees. Trustees also voted for board Chair Lora Harlan to enter into contract negotiations with Fuentes. Fuentes is expected to take the office July 1. He is the college's sixth president. Fuentes appeared before the board via internet...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Pecos Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Cou...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Darien Smolar, 29, failure to appear on a felony charge, probation violation • Billy Luttrull, 42, failure to appear on a felony charge • Eduardo Alanis, 19, aggravated battery • Heriberto Torres, 64, criminal trespass • Alex Garcia, 27, probation violation • Arianna Tapia, 24, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Robert Cordova, 50, probation violation • Rocio Navarro, 46, child abuse – negligently cause • Ricky Martinez, 59, trafficking con...
Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library has digitized its collection of Silver Packs, the university's yearbooks – 73 years worth. That means they can all be read online, and access is free. "We first got quotes for scanning materials about three years ago. However, the original scope of the project was too large," said Regina Bouley Sweeten, Archives and Special Collections librarian. So the project was broken up into two projects: Silver Packs and The Chase (...
Clovis City commissioners Thursday unanimously approved an agreement to borrow $3.6 million from the New Mexico Finance Authority for infrastructure improvements in the city. The action came at a regular session of the Commission. City Manager Justin Howalt said the city has participated in the borrowing program for 12 years, paying the loan back with monies from the state’s share of city gross receipts taxes. The purpose of the borrowing is for “Acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, repairing or improving municipal str...
Today *ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents the comedy “Dearly Departed” –2 p.m., Studio Theatre, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Off-Broadway comedy written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones; directed by Leonard Madrid. General admission $10, senior citizens (60 and up) $7; active-duty military $7; free to ENMU students with valid ID. Purchase in advance at www.enmu.edu/theatrelive or at the door. Information: 575-562-2711 *At the Movies with the Clovis Community Band – 3 p.m., Town Hall, C...
On this date ... 1951: Two Clovis teenagers had suffered broken legs when they were hit by a taxi cab while crossing West Grand at Rencher Street. Joe Lujan and Robert Lucero told police they thought they could easily cross before the car — three-quarters of a block away — reached them. The taxi driver said he was traveling 25 mph. He was cited for out-of-date vehicle inspections. 1955: Roosevelt County Sheriff P. F. Turner reported three dogs killed 30 chickens in a hen hou...
A Portales man on Wednesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking controlled substances. Alton Pete Smith, 56, was arrested June 6, 2021, when deputies from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 70, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. A search of Smith’s vehicle led to “a trafficking amount of methamphetamine, a scale, and baggies,” the release stated. He was convicted by a jury on Feb. 15. District Judge Donna J. Mowrer handed down the sentenc...
Roosevelt County is accepting applications to serve on its Protest Valuation Board. “This individual must have demonstrated experience in property valuation. The Protest Valuation Board hears and decides protests of county assessor determinations,” according to a county news release. Officials are seeking applicants willing to serve a two-year term. The county will accept letters of interest until April 30 and the County Commission will appoint a new member in May. Letters of interest can be submitted to County Adm...
Portales began enforcement of its automated speed camera program last week “to encourage safe driving in school zones,” according to the Portales Police Department’s Facebook page. The enforcement program began with a 30-day warning period, “giving motorists time to change their driving habits before payable notices of violation begin,” police said. The program uses fixed speed cameras to enforce the speed limits located at: • Portales Junior High School (South Abilene Avenue) - Southeast bound • Portales Junior High S...
The Portales High School Chamber Choir won the Class 4A state competition on April 13 at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho. Portales' score was 95.33. Moriarity High was second with a 90.333, followed by Lovington at 81.333. Clovis High finished second in the Class 5A competition. Clovis scored 95.000, trailing Piedra Vista High in Farmington, which scored 95.667. "The Portales Chamber choir has won six out of the last seven state choir competitions," said Portales Choir...
The Eastern New Mexico Board of Regents on Friday publicly approved the contract that had been awarded university Chancellor James Johnston early this year. Regents in January said they had approved an extension and pay increase for Johnston, but no public vote had taken place, a violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act. At Friday’s regents meeting, Regent Lance Pyle introduced a motion for a public vote on Johnston’s contract. “Although there was no vote in the (January) executive session … I move to publicly ratify th...
The Clovis Community Band is giving a free concert at 3 p.m. today at Clovis Community College’s Town Hall. So what is this group? What’s their story? The band’s present director, Steve Baldock, said the band was founded in 1978 by Norvil Howell. “(This was) after his extensive and impactful career as the Clovis High School band director and later as the (Clovis Municipal Schools) music coordinator,” Baldock wrote in an email. Baldock went on to note the community band “provided a means for CHS alumni to unite again to pe...
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials. Joe Alaniz is the acting Curry County Detention Center administrator. He’s filling in for Administrator Mark Gallegos who is in military service with the Naval Reserve. Q: What trends are you seeing with arrests? A: Recidivism is quite high, but the influx of new arrests also seems to be on the rise. Q: How is staffing? Recruiting and retaining? A: Like so many agencies and businesses we are still experiencing the residual effects of COV...
Did Clovis schools Superintendent Renee Russ hire her husband as the school’s security chief? No. Clovis Municipal Schools does not have a chief of security. Glenn Russ, the superintendent’s husband, was hired by the school board as the district’s Title IX coordinator. Russ, a former law enforcement officer, was hired last Aug. 23. Glenn Russ is supervised by Joe Strickland, deputy superintendent of employee services. Glenn Russ’ salary is $71,294 annually. School board members were made aware of the family connect...
A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI or bird flu) was found at a poultry facility in Roosevelt County, agriculture officials confirmed last week. Initial testing of the unnamed facility was performed on April 10 for the presence of HPAI, according to a news release from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. Further testing by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed HPAI was at the facility, the release stated. All of the birds at the facility will be destroyed. Shelton Dodson, director of...
The Hampton Farms peanut shelling facility in Portales, destroyed by fire on Monday, will be rebuilt, said Hampton Farms Vice President R.P. Watson. "We'd like to be prepared to handle and mill the 2025 peanut crop in October (2025)," Watson said. He said the fire caused an estimated $20 million in damages. Watson, from Hampton Farms corporate headquarters in Severn, N.C., was on the scene in Portales last week. He said one Hampton Farms worker was injured in the blaze. "He wa...
A Portales woman is charged with arson following a house fire Wednesday night. Court records show Patricia Villanueva, 43, is accused of willfully starting a fire or causing an explosion that destroyed a home at 725 N. Ave. M in Portales. Damage was estimated at more than $20,000. Witnesses told authorities they saw a vehicle identified as belonging to Villanueva leave the scene of the fire “at a high rate of speed” immediately after the trailer house caught fire. Records show Villanueva lived at the home, along with a man...
Three juveniles were robbed at gunpoint and shot at on Saturday afternoon outside Clovis, Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett said. No injuries were reported. One teenager is in custody and law officers on Tuesday were looking for a second teen suspect. Police were notified of the incident about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. A farmer near the intersection of Curry Road O and NM State Road 245 was approached by three juveniles who said they’d been robbed, Brockett said. The victims, two from Clovis and one from Portales, had been i...
A thief stole 10 wheels and tires from three trucks at the Bender Chevrolet GMC dealer early Saturday. Brad Bender said a man who “knew what he was doing” left two wheels because “he didn’t have room in the bed of his truck.” The man captured on security video parked in a dark area and had removed the tags from his vehicle, Bender said. “Just a single guy,” said Bender, who is also a Curry County commissioner. “He spent two hours walking back and forth … when a car pulled in (to the car lot) he would crawl under a car to avoi...
A new president for Clovis Community College may be chosen at a special meeting of the college’s trustees on Thursday. According to an advance agenda distributed Friday, the board will meet in executive session as part of the meeting. Afterward the board is slated to attend to the agenda item listed as “Action, if any, regarding presidential selection and employment offer.” “You can read what the agenda says. That’s all I can divulge at this time,” Board Chair Lora Harlan said Monday. Five finalists were interviewed...
The annual Clovis Music Festival kicks off a three-night run Thursday with a “Spectacular” show. That’s what it’s called: the Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular. “Pink Floyd music is off the charts. Nobody has ever duplicated them. The show name is probably exactly what it’s going to be -- spectacular,” said Robyn Snowberger, chair of the festival’s executive board. Snowberger said all three nights feature acts for the entire family. The Laser Spectacular begins at 7 p.m. Thursday. Micky and The Motorcars open for Kip Moore start...
Roosevelt County commissioners in a special meeting Monday agreed to a proposed intergovernmental services agreement with the city of Portales. Terms of the agreement have been debated for more than a year, with the entities exchanging proposals back and forth. The latest proposals – submitted to the county from the city last week -- will now go back to Portales City Council for final consideration. Interim City Manager T.J. Cathey said he expects city officials will approve the deal when the Council meets next week. C...
The fire that destroyed the Portales Hampton Farms peanut processing plant on Monday was initially reported as “a fire outside of the building that is not large at this time.” Minutes later, with sustained winds near 40 mph and gusts near 60 mph, Portales firefighters found “fire in several different areas of the commercial structure and outside the building,” according to a Portales Fire Department news release. It took five hours, 27 fire trucks and 34 firefighters from six...
