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  • Our people: Up to speed

    Compiled by CNJ staff writer Benna Sayyed

    John Young has two loves, mini sprint car racing and basketball. He's also a straight-A student. Benna Sayyed: Clovis Media Inc. John Young, left, listens to a math lesson in his math class at Portales High School. Young is a forward on the Portales High School junior varsity basketball team and a champion mini-sprint car racer. Young began working on mini sprint cars with his stepfather Jerd Vinson, a professional mini-sprint racer, at age 6. He races a 600cc mini sprint car...

  • Our people: Following her dream

    Compiled by CNJ staff writer Benna Sayyed

    Casey Hays taught English at Clovis High School for 11 years and then started writing her first book in 2008 shortly after she stopped teaching. Benna Sayyed: CMI staff photo Casey Hays reviews chapter one of her first published book "The Cadence" during work at the office of District Judge David P. Reeb. Hays' work hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the next four years working at the district attorney's office allowed her plenty of time to write. She said finding time to write...