Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Portales religion columnist and retired teacher Joan Clayton wrote one of the stories in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: A Book of Miracles.” The book recounts 101 true stories of divine intervention and answered prayers, according to the Chicken Soup for the Soul website. It is available now. Information: http://www.chickensoup.com/...
Day week This week school is in session Monday through Friday.... Full story
Events Today: Junior high basketball at Marshall (seventh- and eighth-grade girls and junior high boys), 4 p.m. Wednesday: Photo retakes and basketball pictures. Thursday: Junior high basketball at Texico (eighth-grade girls and boys), 4:30 p.m. Friday: Marshall Middle School seventh-grade basketball tournament (girls and boys), school day Saturday: Marshall Middle School seventh-grade basketball tournament (girls and boys)... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Border residents surely are growing more alarmed at the escalating violence in Mexico, often within earshot of U.S. residents. Large gunbattles between drug cartels, and between them and the Mexican military, are getting larger, and closer. A recent U.S. government report isn’t going to ease the concerns of those who worry about the violence spilling into this country. The Justice Department’s inspector general last week released a report criticizing federal efforts to reduce gun smuggling from the Uni... Full story
Regarding the Pentagon’s proposed training initiative that would create a low-altitude training range covering most of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. I flew almost 4,000 hours in United States Air Force fighter jets. We flew hundreds of low-level sorties in high speed and relatively loud jets every day over densely populated parts of Europe. While I was flying F-111s from Cannon AFB, we flew dozens of high-speed, low-level sorties day and night over the same parts of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado w... Full story
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reports about the Congressional lame duck session. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman111510m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of the Senate schedule for the lame duck session. 02:10 – Bingaman talks about a bill that is slated for a procedural vote this week that seeks to provide incentives for electric and natural g... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners report an increase in exams during the month of October. October saw a spike in the number of sexual assault exams performed in Curry County, a dynamic Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Director Amber Hamilton attributes to increased awareness. Hamilton said SANE nurses conducted 19 exams in Curry County during the month, with only seven each in August and September by comparison. While the numbers do not necessarily... Full story
Seven people were recognized with awards during a Nov. 6 banquet hosted by the Melrose Chamber of Commerce. President James Townson said the banquet was the first held by the chamber in two years and attendees enjoyed dinner entertainment from Ronnie Fouts and Neil Delk, as well as the company of distinguished guests state Sen. Stuart Ingle of Portales and District 63 Rep. George Dodge. The following awards were given: • Randy Lesly — Chamber Workhorse • Lance Pyle — Business Award • Jodie Boyd...
Curry County is accepting letters of interest from citizens who would like to participate in two planned committees to examine jail issues and courthouse security. The committees will provide input and recommendations to the county commission on how to address the problems faced by the county as a result of “the aging infrastructure, design, and condition of the adult detention center and county courthouse,” a press release said. Commissioners voted during a Nov. 10 special meeting to create the committees to seek com... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson An artist's rendering of the planned Hotel Clovis Lofts, a $13 million conversion project by Tierra Realty of Clovis. City officials feel tax dollars will be better spent helping a private company renovate the Hotel Clovis than tearing down the city-owned building. The Clovis City Commission met Friday to approve a multi-party agreement that would allow the city to loan up to $1.4 million to Tierra Realty of Taos to turn the 79-year-old building — vacant since 1983 — into low-income...
Good morning, and welcome to Freedom New Mexico's Tuesday morning briefing: Video of the day: Joking around. Best seat in the house:... Full story
Good morning, and welcome to Freedom New Mexico's Tuesday morning briefing:... Full story
PORTALES — While the season didn’t turn out quite the way Eastern New Mexico University coach Mark Ribaudo and his team hoped, the Greyhounds ended it with one of their better performances in some time. Ribaudo credited his team’s discipline in part for Saturday’s 35-10 Lone Star Conference crossover drubbing of Tarleton State at Stephenville, Texas. It was the Hounds’ first win over an LSC South opponent in four years and first road triumph over a South foe since 2005. Ribaudo said the game had a chance to get chippy...
While the season didn’t turn out quite the way Eastern New Mexico University coach Mark Ribaudo and his team hoped, the Greyhounds ended it with one of their better performances in some time. Ribaudo credited his team’s discipline in part for Saturday’s 35-10 Lone Star Conference crossover drubbing of Tarleton State at Stephenville, Texas. It was the Hounds’ first win over an LSC South opponent in four years and first road triumph over a South foe since 2005. Ribaudo said the game had a chance to get chippy early on, but ENM...
Two groups of Eastern New Mexico University students are reaching out to Portales families with food for Thanksgiving. The Voices of Inclusive and Committed Education Students club and the Communications 202 class are collecting Thanksgiving food for seven, possibly eight, Portales families, said VOICES treasurer Jaime Silva. This is the second year VOICES has done the drive, and the Communications 202... Full story
Have you ever wondered where your money goes after you purchase a hunting, fishing or trapping license or pay fees for other recreational activities at state parks? Well I often wondered myself, every time it costs me a lot of money to purchase licenses and recreational fees. All the money goes toward supporting wildlife in the state you live in, according to New Mexico Game and Fish Public Information Officer Dan Williams. The money pays game wardens and wildlife biologists, covers operation costs for fish hatcheries and...
