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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico Saturday Pee Wee League Girls Monarchs 6, Sparks 2. Scorers — Monarchs, Ezriah Martinez 4, Kylyie Paden 2. Sparks, Rylee Roybal 2. Heat 10, Extreme 0. Scorers — Heat, Adrianna Garcia 6, Alicia Tirado 4. Dora Lady Coyotes 18, Storm 0. Scorers — Lady Coyotes, Cashlyn Fraze 10, Brelyn Gramzow 4, Cecily Kuykendall 2, Brynn Dillard 2. Mercury 22, Extreme 2. Scorers — Mercury, Taris Rippee 10, Emma Gonzales 8, Riley Shillings 4. Extreme, Cyria Aguirre 2. Boys Pacers 19. Floyd Broncos 0.... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Talent search Friday is open mic night starting at 6 p.m. in the Latte Lounge at Mark's Restaurant in Portales. There is a $5 cover charge at the door. Musicians are encouraged to bring instruments. Information: 359-0857. Renovation celebration A Ribbon cutting 9 a.m. Friday marks the end of renovations at McDonalds, 2904 Mabry Dr. It's a fact Barack Obama is our 44th president, but there actually have only been 43 presidents: Cleveland was elected for two... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Talent search Friday is open mic night starting at 6 p.m. in the Latte Lounge at Mark's Restaurant in Portales. There is a $5 cover charge at the door. Musicians are encouraged to bring instruments. Information: 359-0857. Renovation celebration A Ribbon cutting 9 a.m. Friday marks the end of renovations at McDonalds, 2904 Mabry Dr. It's a fact Barack Obama is our 44th president, but there actually have only been 43 presidents: Cleveland was elected for two... Full story
Great deals for our military men and women.... Full story
Great deals for our military men and women....
Great deals for our military men and women....
Noe Torres was arrested last Wednesday in Mexico, according to 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler. Torres has been on the run since 2005, following the shooting of 10-year-old Carlos Perez. Robin Fornoff Noe Torres, one of Clovis’ and the nation’s most wanted fugitives since a 2005 shooting killed a sleeping 10-year-old boy, is in police custody. Clovis District Attorney Matt Chandler confirmed Torres was arrested at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 near a religious compound in Chihuahua, Mexico. A man claiming to be Torres tel... Full story
Timeline of events related to the shooting death of 10-year-old Carlos Perez, according to law-enforcement officials: • Sept. 14, 2005: Clovis High School student Orlando Salas, 15, wanted to fight Ruben Perez, 17, at school, and pulled a knife on him in a restroom. The fight never took place, but Salas' brothers Demetrio Salas and Edward Salas, along with friends David Griego and Noe Torres, began searching for Perez after school. • Sept. 15, 2005: Sometime after 2 a.m., nine shots were fired into the West 15th Street Clo...
Timeline of events related to the shooting death of 10-year-old Carlos Perez, according to law-enforcement officials: • Sept. 14, 2005: Clovis High School student Orlando Salas, 15, wanted to fight Ruben Perez, 17, at school, and pulled a knife on him in a restroom. The fight never took place, but Salas’ brothers Demetrio Salas and Edward Salas, along with friends David Griego and Noe Torres, began searching for Perez after school. • Sept. 15, 2005: Sometime after 2 a.m., nine shots were fired into the West 15th S...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today discussed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act on his weekly radio call. Udall also talked about the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, which is headed to the President for his signature. Click here for audio. Below is a timeline of Senator Udall’s remarks: 00:00 – Udall opens the conversation by giving an update of final passage of the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, which he worked on with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. In add...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today discussed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act on his weekly radio call. Udall also talked about the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, which is headed to the President for his signature. Click here for audio. Below is a timeline of Senator Udall's remarks: 00:00 – Udall opens the conversation by giving an update of final passage of the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act, which he worked on with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. In addition he giv... Full story
Freedom Communications has agreed to sell the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Quay County Sun and their affiliated publications to Clovis Media Inc., Publisher Ray Sullivan told newspaper employees Tuesday afternoon. All 60 full-time and two part-time associates will retain their jobs in ownership transition, expected to take place before the end of February, Sullivan said, and their base pay would remain the same. Freedom Communications' Chief Executive Officer Mitch Stern said, "This transaction furthers our...
Robin Fornoff Freedom Communications has agreed to sell the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Quay County Sun and their affiliated publications to Clovis Media Inc., Publisher Ray Sullivan told newspaper employees Tuesday afternoon. All 60 full-time and two part-time associates will retain their jobs in ownership transition, expected to take place before the end of February, Sullivan said, and their base pay would remain the same. Freedom Communications’ Chief Executive Officer Mitch Stern said, “This tra... Full story
Robin Fornoff Freedom Communications has agreed to sell the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Quay County Sun and their affiliated publications to Clovis Media Inc., Publisher Ray Sullivan told newspaper employees Tuesday afternoon. All 60 full-time and two part-time associates will retain their jobs in ownership transition, expected to take place before the end of February, Sullivan said, and their base pay would remain the same. Freedom Communications’ Chief Executive Officer Mitch Stern said, “This tra... Full story
Freedom Communications has agreed to sell the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Quay County Sun and their affiliated publications to Clovis Media Inc., Publisher Ray Sullivan told newspaper employees Tuesday afternoon. All 60 full-time and two part-time associates will retain their jobs in ownership transition, expected to take place before the end of February, Sullivan said, and their base pay would remain the same. Freedom Communications' Chief Executive Officer Mitch Stern said, "This transaction furthers our...
The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees meets at 8 a.m. today at Clovis Community College, Room 512. Agenda items for approval include: - 2013 spring and summer academic calendar - Audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 - Drug-free workplace and drug-free school and campus program review — Compiled by CNJ staff writer Benna Sayyed...
The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees meets at 8 a.m. today at Clovis Community College, Room 512. Agenda items for approval include: • 2013 spring and summer academic calendar • Audit report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 • Drug-free workplace and drug-free school and campus program review — Compiled by CNJ staff writer Benna Sayyed...
It’s now Feb. 1, which means we’re two weeks away from Valentine’s Day, and three months from a routine I find even more useless and frustrating. If fuel prices start climbing again — bank on it, with people using more fuel for spring breaks and planning summer trips — get ready to see “Gas Out Day” hit your inbox or social network. It usually goes something like this: “Gas prices are up again, it costs $30 to fill up the tank. If all 75 million U.S. Facebook users avoid the gas station on this day, it’s a $2.25 b...
It's now Feb. 1, which means we're two weeks away from Valentine's Day, and three months from a routine I find even more useless and frustrating. If fuel prices start climbing again — bank on it, with people using more fuel for spring breaks and planning summer trips — get ready to see "Gas Out Day" hit your inbox or social network. It usually goes something like this: "Gas prices are up again, it costs $30 to fill up the tank. If all 75 million U.S. Facebook users avoid the gas station on this day, it's a $2.25 billion hit...
State tax breaks for corporate electricity, which could affect companies such as Tres Amigas, could definitely be in New Mexico's future, according to local state representatives. Rep. George Dodge, D-Santa Rose, said House Bill 116, which allows deductions in gross receipt taxes on corporate electricity, was recently passed the Business and Industry Committee and the Tax and Revenue Committee. The bill is on its way to the House of Representatives and should be voted on by the House no later than Thursday, according to...
State tax breaks for corporate electricity, which could affect companies such as Tres Amigas, could definitely be in New Mexico’s future, according to local state representatives. Rep. George Dodge, D-Santa Rose, said House Bill 116, which allows deductions in gross receipt taxes on corporate electricity, was recently passed the Business and Industry Committee and the Tax and Revenue Committee. The bill is on its way to the House of Representatives and should be voted on by the House no later than Thursday, according to D...
State tax breaks for corporate electricity, which could affect companies such as Tres Amigas, could definitely be in New Mexico’s future, according to local state representatives. Rep. George Dodge, D-Santa Rose, said House Bill 116, which allows deductions in gross receipt taxes on corporate electricity, was recently passed the Business and Industry Committee and the Tax and Revenue Committee. The bill is on its way to the House of Representatives and should be voted on by the House no later than Thursday, according to D...
State tax breaks for corporate electricity, which could affect companies such as Tres Amigas, could definitely be in New Mexico's future, according to local state representatives. Rep. George Dodge, D-Santa Rose, said House Bill 116, which allows deductions in gross receipt taxes on corporate electricity, was recently passed the Business and Industry Committee and the Tax and Revenue Committee. The bill is on its way to the House of Representatives and should be voted on by the House no later than Thursday, according to...
Admissions clerk Gloria Marez works at her desk Tuesday at the La Casa de Buena Salud health care center in Portales. The La Casa de Buena Salud health care center in Portales will receive $342,095 a year for five years as part of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help continue delivering health care services to the Portales community, according to Sen. Jeff Bingaman, R-N.M. "Many New Mexicans depend on community health centers for their primary care services," Bingaman said. "This... Full story
Covering the Roosevelt County regional spelling bee this weekend made me feel like a proud parent. Every time a child spelled a word correctly, I wanted to golf clap in my chair. Every time a child was knocked out of a round, I wanted to let them know that they were extraordinary for even participating and that this loss is not an end. It feels good to know that even in the days of spell check, these young kids still value something as fundamental as spelling. There was this ambition in their eyes as they looked out into the...
