November 20, 2024 Edition
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On this date … 1940: A man known “from the Pecos River to the Texas line as a character of the old days of the West,” died in a Clovis hospital at age 75. The Clovis News-Journal reported that Frank H. “Doctor” Childs died from injuries suffered when he was “slugged and robbed” in El Paso a few days earlier. Childs, who homesteaded near Melrose in 1908, was easily recognized throughout the region because he was always “well dressed ... with a cane slung over his arm,” CN-J reported. 1946: Movies playing in...
Bison RV Center of Clovis has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar. A celebration will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Bison’s location at 1200 E. 1st St. Bison was nominated for the award by the Chamber’s previous Retail Rockstar, Clovis Equipment & Supply...
Advance Auto Parts plans to close 727 stores across the country due to low demand for vehicle parts, according to an article from USA Today. But Clovis’ Advance Auto Parts Manager Zak Casarez said Monday his store is not slated for closure. The corporate announcement happened after the company's third-quarter report was released Thursday. Advance’s gross profit increased 11% in the third quarter this year compared to a nearly 37% increase in third quarter 2023, according to the USA Today article. Closures will take...
Parkland Baptist Church Pastor Wayne Boydstun was surrounded by boxes Monday, preparing to pack for the church's annual Operation Christmas Child. Boydstun described Operation Christmas Child as "an international operation of Samaritan's Purse, an effort headed up by Franklin Graham." Graham is the son of the late Evangelist Billy Graham. "Samaritan's Purse has been doing operation Christmas Child for 30 years now. This is our 19th season at Parkland," Boydstun said. Boydstun...
Curry County commissioners Monday voted to table a resolution moving a portion of county employees to a four-day work week. If the measure had passed, the following is what would be enacted according to the commission agenda: "Effective Monday, December 2, 2024, all Curry County administrative departments with the exception of the Curry County Adult Detention Center and the Curry County Sheriff's office shall begin a four-day work week. The normal workday schedule thereafter...
Christine Gallegos will always remember Marcos Ramirez as a big jokester and a great guy. He was a role model, too, she said, the kind of man who stood up for those who didn’t have a voice. “He had a bit of a rough start,” said Gallegos, a family friend who knew Ramirez since he was in junior high. “His mom was a teen mom, so they kind of grew up together.” After high school, Ramirez joined the Army as a paratrooper and then returned to his hometown of Clovis to... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University has fired its strength and conditioning coach and banned him from the campus, the coach told The News on Monday. Cory Bell was arrested following a Nov. 1 altercation in the ENMU football field house. Court records show Bell pushed a graduate assistant coach to the ground, causing him to strike his head against a wall. Bell was arrested the same day as the incident and charged with battery, a third-degree felony. Bell said he was notified of his dismissal from ENMU in a document delivered the... Full story
Services Click Here to View Obituaries • Roy Bailey, 85, died Nov. 13. Information: Chavez Funeral Home • Johnny Chase, 88, died Nov. 15. Information: Wheeler Mortuary • PeeWee Estrada, 77, died Nov. 17. Information: Ellis Funeral Home • Consuela Gomez, 61, died Nov. 13. Information: Steed-Todd Funeral Home • Chris Gries, 58, died Nov. 16. Information: Muffley Funeral Home • Kenneth Lindsey, 83, died Nov. 17. Information: Muffley Funeral Home • Jeanette Martin,... Full story
A relative newcomer picked eight of 10 games correctly last weekend to win the 11th week of the Pigskin Pick ’Em contest. Two season-long leaders, Adam Branham and Ricky Fuentes, meanwhile head into the final round of the contest tied for first place. Zachary Mockchew began playing in Week 8 and has correctly picked at least seven games each of the last four weeks. He won the $50 gift card from Juanito’s Mexican Restaurant in Week 11. The season’s final player card will publish on Sunday, Dec. 15, and feature 20...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s girls finished second to host Albuquerque Academy in the Chargers’ Peter B. Barney Memorial Relays swimming meet on Saturday. In an event which featured more than the usual number of relays, the Lady Wildcats won six of seven, finishing second in the 200-yard medley relay, en route to 185 ½ points in the 12-team field. Academy tallies 241 ½, while Los Alamos was third with 154. “We just ran out of kids,” CHS coach Vincent de Maio said. Clovis came in fourth out of 13 teams on the boys...
RIO RANCHO – Seeking a second consecutive Class 2A state volleyball championship, Texico had to get past a team it had already beaten in three sets the day before. After dropping a tight one in the first set, the Lady Wolverines found their stride and posted a 23-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-10 victory over third-seeded Mesilla Valley at Rio Rancho Event Center, wrapping up the school's 18th state volleyball title all-time. Meantime, Melrose fell short in its bid for a repeat in...
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Texas A&M-Kingsville dominated early and the Javelinas cruised to a 28-13 Lone Star Conference football victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both squads. Junior quarterback Jalen Brown ran for one touchdown and threw for two for Kingsville (7-4, 6-3 LSC), completing 15-of-22 passes for 189 yards. The Javelinas took advantage of short fields to open a 21-0 lead in the third quarter. Sophomore...
TEXICO – To say Texico barely broke a sweat on Saturday would probably have to be classified as a huge understatement. The Wolverines, defending Class 2A state champions and the top seed this year, ran nine plays in the first quarter – all in Navajo Prep territory – and scored five times en route to a 52-0 win over the Eagles in a quarterfinal round matchup ending at halftime on the 50-point rule. Next up for Texico (10-0) is a trip to fifth-seeded Eunice (9-3), a...
