Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Educators agree, sleep is the No. 1 factor for students’ success in returning to a routine for the new school year. Area teachers all said having a regular schedule in the last week or two before school starts back up will be the best thing to help students get back into the swing of things. “Start by going to bed early and getting enough rest,” Jacqueline Duran said. Duran teaches fifth- and sixth-grade math at Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School in Portales. Duran also had advice for parents who will be sending...
PORTALES — Clothes for a quarter. Tools, toys and electronics for half the price they used to be. How about a "box full" of treasures for $2? First United Methodist Church wraps up its two-day yard sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at 200 S. Ave. C in Portales. Proceeds benefit local and global missions supported by the church. Co-chair Carol Morgan said there will be thousands of items, all donated by area church members and others. Morgan said a family from Texas donated s...
FLOYD — Floyd has a Hall of Fame inductee. Retired superintendent of Floyd Municipal School District, Paul Benoit was inducted into the New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders (NMCEL) Hall of Fame in June. Jamie Widner, Superintendent of Melrose, said Benoit was a mentor for him since he first took the position. "I was pleased to nominate (Benoit)," Widner said. Widner said plenty had changed between his two stints as a superintendent — first in House, then in Melrose fol...
A water task force chaired by Clovis City Commissioner Ladona Clayton is scheduled to provide an update on its work at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the City Hall Assembly Room, 321 N. Connelly. The task force consists of Clovis and Curry County representatives plus representatives from EPCOR Water, the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation and the Eastern Plains Council of Governments. It has no decision-making authority, but can make recommendations to the city's Water Policy...
CLOVIS — New nurses are moving forward. The summer semester for nursing students in the Practical Nurse Program and the Registered Nurse Program wrapped up in a big way as Clovis Community College held its Nurses Pinning Ceremony on Friday afternoon at the Clovis Civic Center. In total, 23 students walked across the stage to receive a pin and recognition for their long hours of studying, clinical work, and difficult exams, often times while also balancing full-time jobs and f...
PORTALES — The United Methodist Church in Portales has cause to celebrate, and Bishop W. Earl Bledsoe of the Northwest Texas-New Mexico Episcopal Area is joining the festivities on Aug. 6. The congregation is holding a potluck following its Sunday service to celebrate paying off the financial bond opened in 2002 for the UMC building. Portales UMC Chairperson for Trustees Wanda Pettus said the members of the church are “definitely excited for the occasion and (the bishop’s attendance) makes it even better.” She said the con...
PORTALES — The Portales daycare workers accused of leaving two children in a hot vehicle for 90 minutes on Tuesday waived their arraignments on Thursday. Mary Taylor, 62, and Sandi Taylor, 31, co-operators of Taylor Tot daycare, remained in Roosevelt County’s jail without bond. A representative from the Roosevelt County Magistrate Court said the women have sought legal council from Attorney Tye Harmon. Harmon could not be reached for comment. Court documents show the Taylors face charges of child abandonment resulting in dea...
Area school districts are still crunching numbers, but most seem to be following statewide trends on test scores released this week. Most area schools showed more students are proficient or better in reading and math than a year ago. But still far fewer than 50 percent of students scored proficient or better in the tests. The New Mexico Public Education Department on Monday released the results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)...
PORTALES — A $284,467 decision on 911 services is on the table at today’s Portales City Council meeting. The council is considering ratification of an Emergency 911 grant agreement to provide the city eligibiilty for funds to enhance the current 911 services and equipment. According to City Clerk Joan Martinez-Terry, if the grant is approved, enhancements will allow the communication department to improve response times and incorporate a visual display of the emergency caller in the process. Also at today’s meeting: • The...
CLOVIS — A music-filled bus ride to Utah may be in the works. The Clovis High School band director is requesting approval from the Clovis Municipal School Board of Education for travel to the Red Rocks Marching Contest and Bands of America Regional Marching Contest in Utah in November at the school board meeting today. According to Jelayne Curtis, who serves as CMS board clerk, the band has traveled to St. George, Utah for this competition previously, and there’s little reason to believe the board would object so long as it f...
CLOVIS — Clovis' older adults are looking for a new place to call home. The Clovis Commission on Older Adults (CCOA) is holding a series of public meetings to get input regarding a future new or renovated facility for Clovis seniors, according to CCOA chair Donna Labatt. The meetings will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at La Casa Senior Center, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Senior Center and 8:30 a.m. at Baxter-Curren Senior Center. Labatt, who was re-elected as chair last week, w...
TEXICO — A “New Legacy” is coming to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The church near Texico, located at 291 State Road 77 will host a performance by the New Legacy Project 7 p.m. Sunday. The New Legacy Project has its roots in a 30s Gospel quartet, Blackwood Brothers, which toured until the late 90s, according to Tour Coordinator Bobbie Frye. “The last existing member of Blackwood Brothers Quartet passed away in the late 90s, but another lead singer continued on the legacy,” Frye said. According to Frye, the group toured un...
Before it's time to stuff school busses with students, the United Way of Eastern New Mexico, 211 and area businesses are working to "Stuff the Bus" with school supplies for students in Portales and Clovis School districts. This is the sixth year UWENM and 211 have put on the Stuff the Bus event. According to UWENM Executive Director Erinn Burch, 211 and businesses in the area are seeking school supplies, monetary donations, and volunteers through Aug. 5 to stockpile supplies...
It is prime time for new hires in education. As the new school year fast approaches, districts across the region are hiring new administrators, many of whom are moving from within their district to new positions. • Clovis At Clovis Municipal Schools, Karri Hatley, who has been with CMS for 23 years, is now principal of Los Ninos Early Intervention Center and Lincoln Jackson Family Center, while Wayne Marshall came out of retirement to become principal of Parkview Elementary. Hatley said it is her first time being in a p...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County is planning to eliminate its advisory planning board, and it’s pretty sure nobody will notice the difference. The Roosevelt County Commission expressed intent to adopt a new ordinance to alter its current subdivision regulations during its Tuesday meeting. Ordinance 2017-06, County GIS Coordinator Johnny Montiel said, would be the first change to the regulations since 1997. The subdivision regulations, according to the original ordinance text, “are adopted to guide development in the uninc...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether it will return donated property to the Roosevelt County Special Hospital District. The county received the one-acre property from the hospital district located adjacent to Roosevelt General Hospital on Highway 70 as a donation in September 2014. According to the resolution proposal to be voted on today, Roosevelt County had plans to build a new facility for Arise Sexual Assault to relocate, using federal funding. County Manager Amber Hamilton sai...
CLOVIS — Rolling down hill may not sound thrilling, but for 12-year-old Jaden Martinez of Clovis, it will be the thrill of his young life. Martinez is traveling to Akron, Ohio today with his family to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby against international competitors. In June, Martinez finished his third year competing at the soap box race in Clovis and came out victorious. "I'm still excited," Martinez said about the month that passed between the Clovis race and h...
PORTALES — “Gotta Catch ’Em All.” Again. Pokemon Go “trainers” have a new reason to update their “Pokedex,” according to local player, Andres Labastida-Arviso. Labastida-Arviso said that since its release a year ago there have been several updates to Pokemon Go, a game for mobile devices created by Niantic, Inc. These updates include new creatures to be caught and better computer graphics and animation. The newest update, which came out in late June, allows for players to work together to increase power and overtake others...
RANCHVALE - After six months, the search for a new pastor to serve Ranchvale Baptist Church is over. Portales' Mark McAfee began his first pastoral position with the Ranchvale congregation last week. "It's been good," McAfee said, "the church has a really, really sweet spirit." According to pastor search committee member, Mary Tate, McAfee is a retired athletic director and coach from Portales High School. She said his experience in problem solving from his over 25 years in...
PORTALES - Eastern New Mexico University has welcomed its newest dean for the College of Fine Arts. Jeff Gentry is in his second week on the job. ENMU has been on the hunt for a new dean since 2015 and appointed Gentry in March. "I'm very excited about the people that I get to work with," Gentry said, "The (department) chairs are particularly helpful, experienced and informative." Students will have an attractive and well-rounded learning experience at ENMU, especially in the...
CANYON — A Clovis teenager has landed a role in the outdoor musical "Texas." Erin Pearce, 19, was cast to perform during "Texas'" 52nd season at the Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Canyon, Texas. Performances are every night except Mondays through Aug. 19. Pearce auditioned with 900 others and landed a chorus role. She also alternates performances of a character in the show named Eula. Though a minor character, Eula does have solos. Pearce, who just f...
CLOVIS — It was the "Love of a Lifetime" at Clovis Music Festival on Friday. One lucky couple had the opportunity to share their first dance as husband and wife during the Firehouse performance of "Love of a Lifetime" during the annual salute to The Clovis Sound made famous by Norman Petty. Friday's show also included '80s band, Winger. "It was great looking into (Tina's) eyes and being in the moment," said the newly married Carlos Molina. The song has long held a special p...
CLOVIS — Dinosaurs are coming. Clovis Community College is hosting paleontologists, curators, and astronomy experts to allow Kids College students a Jurassic experience. Today at 9 a.m. at the Children’s Science Museum at CCC, the curator from Blackwater Draw Museum in Portales will be instructing students about all the museum has to offer. Friday at 9 a.m., Tucumcari’s Mesalands Dinosaur Museum Director Gretchen Gurtler will be giving the students a crash course on dinosaurs from all eras. “It’s nice to be able to see what...
CLOVIS — Hooyah! Clovis' Veterans Park is getting a new monument thanks to community members, legislative funding and one determined Eagle Scout. The naval anchor will be officially dedicated at 4:30 p.m. today at Veterans Park. James Burroughes, 16, of Clovis said the project has taken two years and a lot of patience. Ernie Kos, director of the Clovis/Curry Chamber of Commerce said, "I am quite impressed with his efforts. It's going to complete Veterans Park to include the N...
CLOVIS — New Mexico’s American Veterans, AMVETS, are gathering in Clovis for their annual state convention this weekend. Posts from Albuquerque, Farmington, Shiprock, and Deming are scheduled to be here to discuss and vote on national matters as well as vote in new leaders for the state posts. Post 14 in Clovis is the AMVET state hub because no other branch in New Mexico has an official AMVET post building to meet in, organizers said. Commander Tommy Knight said he expects there to be 40 representatives from across the sta...
