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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today *Portales High School presents the musical “Annie, Jr.” – 2 p.m., Portales High School Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville St., Portales. Directed by Melody Gallagher; music direction by Maggie Mendoza. Tickets $7 general admission; $5 for ages 6-18, teachers, seniors, military; free for ages 5 and under. Information: 575-356-7015 Monday *Clovis Area Senior Olympics basketball free throw and three-point competition – 9:30 a.m., Roy Walker Recreation Center, 316 W. Grand, Clovis. Information: Melinda Coslett...
Monday *City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board – 7:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry Count...
Four public regulation commissioners Wednesday scolded fellow Commissioner Jefferson Byrd for sending an energy-related survey that inaccurately connected them to it. Byrd, of Tucumcari, said he would send a message to the recipients making it clear the online survey was his and not the Public Regulation Commission's. Byrd is running for commissioner of the State Land Office. He said he thought the cover letter indicated he was behind the survey. "I will find out what we can do as far as making that correction," Byrd said....
ALBUQUERQUE — The job is super demanding, and there isn't one boss but hundreds of thousands. At $110,000 a year, the pay isn't bad, but the work is nonstop. Holidays and weekends off? Don't count on it. Expect public criticism and media scrutiny on a daily basis, and after four years of living in a fishbowl, plan for the possibility of being unemployed. Being governor of the state of New Mexico is no easy task. But all five Republican gubernatorial contenders in the June primary made their best pitch for the post during mock...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis Mia Lopez, 52, probation violation Rex Guss, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to appear on a felony charge, failure to pay fines Chauncy Marez, 33, possession of a controlled substance, probation violation Justin Perry, 22, probation violation Michelle Torres, 45, failure to pay fines Elias Ortiz, 22, failure to appear on a felony charge Al Plascencia, 22, aggravated battery against a household member Anthony Edwards, 32,...
On this date ... 1972: In local sports news … … Clovis High School gymnastics coach Larry Allen had been elected president of the National High School Gymnastics Coaches Association. The announcement came during the NCAA gymnastics championships held in Ames, Iowa. … Joe Randolph, owner of Randolph Peanut Mills in Portales, had recorded a net-68 score to win the district Rotary golf tournament in Hobbs. Randolph qualified to travel to Houston to compete in the Inter...
A local educator has been honored by two recent board appointments. Donald Elder, history professor at Eastern New Mexico University, was reappointed by Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham to the New Mexico Museum of Space History commission. Elder's term will expire at the end of 2024. Elder has been on the commission since 2010. He was originally appointed to the commission by Governor Bill Richardson. He was reappointed by Governor Susana Martinez in 2016. The New Mexico...
Clovis Police are investigating two shooting incidents that happened Thursday in the city. Clovis police lieutenant Trevor Thron reports in a news release there was an incident in the vicinity of Sixth and Ross Streets in Clovis where a suspect is alleged to have “posed a firearm” and fired one round into the air. A firearm matching the description given by a witness was recovered during a warranted search of a house that the suspect, Raymond Enriquez, was seen entering. Enriquez was arrested on separate charges and a war...
Women’s Medical Center of Clovis is closing in June. News of the closure came via a Wednesday Facebook post. “It is with a sense of deep sadness and regret that we must inform you Women’s Medical Center will be closing June 10,” read the opening line of the post. “We will be unable to meet your medical needs after this date.” The post stated that WMC was started by Dr. Bruce Cross 35 years ago. Cross, 66, passed away in October 2020. The commentary continued noting Dr. William Moore, also associated with WMC, has decided to...
