Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today • Roosevelt County Ministerial Alliance National Day of Prayer observance — 6 a.m.-7 p.m., three area churches open for prayer and reading the Bible aloud throughout the day. Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, 1701 E. Third, Portales, Psalms and the New Testament; Calvary Baptist Church, 100 S. Ave. C, Portales, Genesis through Job; First Baptist Church, 1101 W. 18th St., Portales, Proverbs through Malachi. Information: 575-356-6761 or http://fbcportales.org/national-day-of-prayer • Free preschool screening clini...
CLOVIS - A temporary successor to Clovis Community College President Becky Rowley was selected by the CCC Board of Trustees during Wednesday's meeting. Robin Kuykendall, director of extended learning and division chair for occupational technology, was named interim president until CCC finds a full-time replacement for Rowley. Rowley announced in March she would be leaving the college in June after accepting the president position at Santa Fe Community College. "I'm excited. Dr...
Welcome to Monsoon Season. Yes, there is sarcasm in the term since our region barely averages 16 inches of rain annually. But most of whatever moisture we receive this year will probably fall between now and September — Monsoon Season. Historically, well over 65 percent of the rainfall recorded in eastern New Mexico arrives in these upcoming five months. The National Weather Service began keeping our records in the early 1900s. One of the most noteworthy: • Clovis rec...
More than 10 years ago, I was living in Africa (Lagos, Nigeria, to be exact). My life was pretty much a shambles, but I refused to return to the U.S. The reason I didn’t want to come back was because I could not for the life of me figure out what had happened. My husband of 22 years had left without warning. The company I was working my heart out for suddenly dumped me. I found myself in a foreign country (and a difficult one) with no job, no home, no husband, and the most incredible part about all of it — to me — was that I...
PORTALES — An upcoming theatrical production put on by Eastern New Mexico University students will take audiences through the final eight months of a 17th-century poetry professor who has been diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. “It’s an hour-long journey that will make you laugh and cry,” said senior Kay Ewing, who plays the lead role of Vivian Bearing in the production of “Wit” by Margaret Edson. Director Anne Beck, a professor in the department of theater and digital filmmaking at ENMU, said the idea to put on a pr...
CLOVIS - Kyle Petty's been through Clovis plenty of times, but usually for just a quick stop while on the way to Phoenix. The former NASCAR driver plans to be a little more social for his upcoming visit to the community. The city has been chosen as a lunch site on his annual charity ride. The Kyle Petty Charity Ride, now in its 25th year, primarily raises money for the Victory Junction camp that operates at no charge for children ages 6 to 16 with chronic medical conditions...
