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The 2024 Clovis Music Festival is in the books, but local live music continues this week in Portales, highlighted by country star Rodney Atkins’ performing Saturday night at Greyhound Arena. Atkins has six No. 1 singles, eight top-five singles and 3.8 billion career streams, according to a news release from Eastern New Mexico University. Atkins headlines the third annual spring country music concert. The night begins with a VIP dinner in the south gym of Greyhound Arena. The dinner features ENMU student musicians Hannah Gaudr...
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar is Serendipity Engravers. The Chamber plans to honor Serendipity Engravers at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the store’s location, 403 N. Main St. in Clovis. Serendipity Engravers was nominated for the honor by the Chamber’s previous Retail Rockstar, Optical Source....
North Plains Mall is hosting an indoor dinosaur event, “Jurassic Empire,” this Saturday-Sunday. According to a mall news release, the event will feature realistic dinosaurs, Ice Age mammals and activities. The event will also feature “virtual reality rides designed to stimulate your child’s imagination.” The release also noted there will be a Jurassic-themed bounce area with inflatable bounce houses and more. The event will be set up inside the former Stage store location with the entrance at the mall’s center court. Admi...
The Clovis Walmart will host a “grand reopening” Friday. According to postings with the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce and on social media, the event will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the region’s largest retailer just off North Prince Street in Clovis. The Walmart posting states, “There will be food trucks, music, giveaways and much more.” Walmart #821 of Clovis sustained more than $42 million in damages when Jimmy Guillen, 59, allegedly started a fire in the store that became a massive conflagra...
Roosevelt County has been awarded Environmental Department grant funds for scrap tire amnesty days, according to a county news release. County residents can bring scrap tires to the Roosevelt County Road Department at 1500 N. Boston between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday or Tuesday, the release states. The county will not accept tractor-trailer, agricultural use, or other oversized tires or loads from a commercial tire shop. “This is a new grant endeavor for the Road Department and we hope it will help reduce the amount of i...
The city of Clovis is participating in the Keep America Beautiful initiative, with trash cleanup scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. City officials in a news release asked area residents register to participate at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Parks & Recreation Department, 500 Sycamore St. Those registered will receive cleanup supplies and an assigned route, the release stated. Donuts and refreshments will be provided and a lunch and awards ceremony is scheduled at noon Saturday. In addition, city dumping fees will be...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department is warning taxpayers about fraudulent demand letters. The letters tell property owners to call an 800 number by a certain date or the state will seize their property, according to a news release from tax and revenue. Letters have been sent to property owners in Valencia County and possibly elsewhere. “The letters are not from the state Taxation and Revenue Department,” according to the news release. “Anyone with an outstanding property tax debt should work directl...
Burns Do It Center on North Prince in Clovis was the scene of multiple tool thefts early Sunday morning. A Clovis police incident report shows about $2,700 worth of cordless power tools, chain saws and more were taken from the hardware store by two unidentified men. Video footage showed one man inside the store about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the police report shows. About 5:30 Sunday morning, two men are seen taking tools and chainsaws from the store’s shelves. A door in the shop had been pulled open by an intruder, the report s...
PECOS – After seeing an eight-run lead get away in the opener, Texico bounced back with a 17-3 rout of Pecos on Friday for a split of their District 6-2A baseball doubleheader. In the first game, the homestanding Panthers came all the way back from an 8-0 deficit, scoring eight times in the bottom of the sixth for an 11-9 victory. Texico (5-8, 2-2 district) trailed 3-1 in Game 2 before putting together back-to-back, eight-run frames in the fourth and fifth innings and e...
ROSWELL – Roswell Goddard pulled away late in both games for a 12-8, 18-8 District 4-4A softball sweep over Portales High on Friday. In Game 1, the Lady Rams (10-9, 0-3 district) took an 8-7 lead on a two-run homer by junior Myleigh Banda in the top of the sixth, but the Lady Rockets came back for five in the bottom half. Freshman Roxanna Serrano went 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs for Goddard (12-8, 2-1). Sophomore Lindsay Campa was 3-for-3 and tallied three runs while senior Quiana Gonzales belted a...
ALBUQUERQUE – Eastern New Mexico University’s track teams competed in their penultimate meet of the regular season in Friday’s Don Kirby Tailwind Open at the University of New Mexico. For the women, senior Tamia Smith extended her own school record in shot put, finishing second at 46 feet, 11 inches, while ENMU sophomore Kennedy Ulmer was sixth at 40-7 ¾. Ulmer also placed third in discus with a personal-best 144-2, the No. 6 mark this spring in the Lone Star Conference. Others placing third in field events were freshm...
MELROSE – Logan broke open a tight game with a five-run sixth on Monday and the Longhorns defeated Melrose 11-4. The game was a battle between the top two teams in District 3-1A and in Class 1A. Logan (13-2, 4-0) came in ranked second in 1A while the Buffaloes (8-4, 3-1) were first. Sophomore Mason Wallin went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored for the Longhorns, while senior Kaeden Stoner was also 3-for-5, driving in two and scoring once. Meantime, sophomore Mitchell Wall added a solo home run for Logan....
KINGSVILLE, Texas – After tossing her fourth shutout of the season in Friday’s series opener, Eastern New Mexico University sophomore right-hander Marissa Rodriguez was treated rudely by Texas A&M-Kingsville in Saturday’s Lone Star Conference series finale. The Javelinas banged out 15 hits off Rodriguez in 4 1/3 innings, knocking her from the box in a five-run fifth, and handed the Greyhounds a 9-5 setback to win the series. Kingsville (29-21, 22-20 LSC) has finished its regular campaign and is now assured of ninth place...
Were it not for three big crooked numbers, there wouldn’t have been much going on offensively in Friday’s District 4-5A baseball doubleheader between Clovis High and Carlsbad at Bell Park. Fortunately for the Wildcats, their big frame – a seven-run seventh – was just enough to pull out a 7-6 victory in the opener. The Cavemen posted their second six-run round of the night in the nightcap en route to an 11-0 victory. Carlsbad (13-7) took two of three from the Cats (11-8) in the district-opening series for both teams. Clovis co...
A former Clovis schools music educator is returning as the Clovis High School band director. Daniel Perez succeeds Bill Allred, who is retiring after more than 20 years leading one of the state’s top performing bands. Perez was choir director for Gattis Middle School in 2015 before transitioning to band director at Yucca Middle School in 2017, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools news release. In 2018, Perez became director of the CHS Jazz Band and an assistant marching band director at Clovis High School, where he r...
ARTESIA – Portales High's baseball team doubled up Artesia in hits on Thursday night 10-5, but it didn't pay off on the scoreboard. PHS dropped the finale of its opening District 4-4A series with the Bulldogs 3-2 as Artesia completed a three-game sweep. Artesia (9-11 overall) scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings and made it stand up after the Rams (9-8) rallied for two in the top of the sixth. Portales had runners at second and third with two out in the s...
ESTANCIA – Ten players combined on a 17-hit Melrose attack and the Buffaloes pounded Magdalena 19-7 on Wednesday in a neutral-field baseball game. The Steers (3-6) opened a 7-2 lead with a seven-run first, but never scored again as senior Dathan Yeary tossed 3 1/3 hitless innings in relief, with one walk and six strikeouts. The game was called after five innings on the 10-run rule. Trailing 7-5, the Buffs (7-3) produced back-to-back seven-run frames in the fourth and fifth to take control. Junior Josiah Roybal led the way, g...
RIO RANCHO – Clovis and Portales High’s girls placed a combined 16 lifters en route to a third-place team finish last weekend in the large-school divisions of state powerlifting competition at Rio Rancho Events Center, sponsored by the New Mexico Activities Association. The Lady Rams finished with 34 points in 16-team Class 4A, trailing Lovington (59) and Silver (36). Meantime, the Lady Wildcats finished with 28 points in the 19-school Class 5A division, trailing Rio Rancho (39) and Rio Rancho Cleveland (32). Portales had 10...
CARLSBAD – Clovis High’s baseball team had a chance to steal one in a place where it’s been tough for them to win over the years. But the Wildcats weren’t able to close the deal as Carlsbad rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fifth on Thursday to claim a 7-5 victory in the District 4-5A opener for both squads. “We had a great chance to come down here and win a ballgame,” CHS baseball coach Richard Cruse said. “But we gave up 12 free (baserunners) with walks, hit-by-pitches and errors.” After falling behind 2-0 in t...
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...
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 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...
