Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Curry County Sheriff's Office arrested another alleged Internet child predator on Wednesday. This one, officials said, came from Midland, Texas, in hopes of having sex with a supposed 12-year-old girl in Clovis. Investigators seem to encounter these creeps about once a month and Undersheriff Wesley Waller tells us they are usually convicted in connection with their evil intentions. There are not really any 12-year-old girls involved, of course, just law officers playing the role in Internet chat rooms. So which is more...
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. During the meeting: - An existing .25 percent gross receipts tax for street repairs was allocated. The money was freed up in part due to the gross receipts tax created Jan. 1 solely for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. The money, City Manager Joe Thomas said, would provide an estimated $1.8 million annually. - Fees were waived for a Deliverance Temple Ministries Elevation Rally, scheduled for 3 p.m.-9 p.m. June 4-8 at...
Following a lengthy back-and-forth Thursday evening, the Clovis City Commission voted to introduce an ordinance for annexation of 593 acres of land northwest of Clovis that includes the site of a new school. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Schools Superintendent Terry Myers said construction at Gattis Middle School is 25 percent complete. The school in northwest Clovis is scheduled to open in the 2013-14 school year. After the 8-1 vote from the commission — Randy C...
Laqueda Chaves once attended a class to get through a painful divorce. She now leads the class that put her on the road to recovery. PNT staff photo: Christina Calloway Divorce Care group leader Laqueda Chaves, left, and group member Ray Breton, right, discuss a video the group viewed covering the emotion of anger that comes out of divorce. Chaves, 49, said her first classes with the Divorce Care support group in February 2009 were tough. "You're embarrassed because divorce is hard and you don't want everybody to know," said...
State Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera made an impromptu visit Thursday to Tucumcari Elementary School. QCS photo: Thomas Garcia New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera, right kneeling, visits with a group of second-graders Thursday at Tucumcari Elementary School. Skandera toured Tucumcari Elementary as part of her tour of school districts in the state. It is part of her plan to get a first-hand look at local school districts. "I talked a lot about getting out...
In a special Roosevelt County Commission meeting today in the county courthouse, commissioners approved the renewal of a resolution declaring fire danger in Roosevelt County and the renewal of Western Emulsions agreement for emulsion products for the county Road Department....
The city of Clovis is holding its spring cleanup, part of the Great American Cleanup, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the office of City Manager Joe Thomas. The event will start at the city's parks and recreation department at 500 Sycamore. According to city of Clovis Parks and Recreation Department Director Bill Bizzell: - The cleanup will cover various areas of the city. Areas along streets such as Martin Luther King Boulevard, 21st Street, Llano Estacado and U.S. 60-84 will receive the...
Spending time with my nieces and nephews is one of those simple things in life that has a tendency to brighten my day. I was really looking forward to my weekend last week, because I knew I would be spending time with them and it was bound to be fun. And sure enough, it was. It was the first time my nephew had spent time with me in months, so he locked onto my hand and didn't let go for more than two hours, dragging me all over the Hillcrest Park and the zoo in Clovis. I couldn't imagine a better Saturday afternoon. Some thin...
Samplings of Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Wednesday - 9 a.m.: Caller reported a dead cat under her house, 1300 block of North Abilene. - 9:23 a.m.: Caller reported someone damaged her car, 400 block of West 18th. - 9:30 a.m.: Caller reported they found a puppy at church, 200 block of South Avenue C. - 10 a.m.: Caller reported a stray dog, 1000 block of West Second Street. - 11 a.m.: Caller reported a lot of dogs in the road, 800 block of South Main. - 11:21 a.m.: Carlsbad police officer requested an officer...
Sunday Worship service and Sunday school — 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Sunday worship with communion Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA, 1705 W. 21st St. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Information: 763-4816. Worship service — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Central Baptist Church, 2501 North Norris. Information: 762-4727. Fellowship and doughnuts — 9 a.m., Central Christian Church. 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 300 West 14th Information: 763-3517. Worship service — 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Clovis New Life Assembly of God; Kids Ministry in nursery during...
More than 300 worshippers gathered Thursday for the National Day of Prayer looked to the heavens for more than just guidance. CNJ staff photo: Tonjia Rolan Oyin Kokoricha, left, and daughter Ariel, right, attend Thursday's National Day of Prayer observance held on Main Street in front of the courthouse. Pastor David Swann of Faith Christian Family Church kicked off observance in front of Curry County Courthouse with a plea to the heavens for rain and an end to the drought....
The High Plains Chorale of Clovis Community College will present "An Evening of American Choral Music" 7 p.m. today in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church. The church is located at 1501 Sycamore. Admission is free. Director of the chorale is Ken McDonald, who also serves as Director of Music Ministries at First United Methodist Church. Accompanist for the group is James Golden, Portales High graduate and soon to be a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University. The Chorale's program will feature American music, with...
The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico and the National Association of Letter Carriers is partnering to collect food donations May 12 to feed the hungry in Curry and Roosevelt counties. As part of the Stamp Out Hunger National Food Drive, letter carriers will distribute food collection bags to area residents the week before the drive. Residents may place non-perishable food items in collection bags by their mailbox prior to the pickup date. Missed donations can be reported to 693-0160 or 693-0090. To contact the food bank call...
Lonnie Leslie has been part of Rotary International for 24 years. In two more years, he'll have one of its highest honors. Courtesy photo Lonnie Leslie has been selected as a Rotary International District 5520 governor for 2014-15. He and his wife, Ardeth, will take part in numerous functions held by all 71 of the district's clubs across New Mexico and Texas. Leslie, a retired school administrator, has been selected as 2014-15 district governor for Rotary International...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Wednesday - 2:30 a.m.: Caller reported a woman with dog bites to the face, near Hinkle Street and Sixth Street. - 6:44 a.m.: Caller reported someone stealing a vehicle, near Curry Road 12 and Curry Road G. - 6:55 a.m.: Caller reported water heater sparking and smoking, 900 block of North Connelly Street. - 7:34 a.m.: Caller reported a gold vehicle almost hit a child in the cross walk, 2900 block of Cesar Chavez Drive. - 10:17 a.m.: Caller reported a homeless man in a...
Pastor Bonita Knox believes all humans have a duty to share what they have with other humans abundantly. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor Bonita Knox of Clovis packs a basket Tuesday with cereal to donate to the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. For this reason, Knox organizes a food drive and a coin collection the first Sunday of every month of Trinity Lutheran Church-ELCA. "I have chosen to make it a monthly expression so that we can always provid...
I was looking through old pictures and found a picture of then 3-year-old daughter Annie standing with my shoes on and an old purse slung over her shoulder. She went through a time where she tried to wear my shoes. Once she would get my shoes on, she would clop around, thinking that she was all grown up. Of course my feet were much larger than hers, but that made no difference. She would slip into them and walk around. Not only that, she would find my purse, put it on her arm...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor's note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by hopping on the keyboard letters, and he can't operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. ernie the fruit peddler boss there s a little farmer earthworm here named ernie who raises veggies and fruit on the land he and his family tills during harvest season ernie pushes his fruit and veggie cart through the highways and byways of the church pew underworld to be honest boss i don t k...
Relatives to pray for woman's return Relatives and friends of Kathy Lawson-Arredondo will gather at 8:30 p.m. May 11 at the Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 Prince St. to pray for her return to Clovis. Cell phones will be used instead of candles to honor Arredondo. Arredondo was reported missing Feb. 11 in Houston, according to Houston police. Camp meeting being held in June The third annual Ute Lake Camp meeting will be held June 14-16 at Ute Lake State Park. The event will include Bible teaching, preaching, music and fishi...
The Portales gate of Cannon Air Force Base on New Mexico Highway 467 was closed shortly before 10 a.m. today due to a substance found leaking from a vehicle, according to a press release on the Cannon website. CAFB and Curry County emergency personnel responded to the scene and are investigating. A 4,000-foot cordon has been established around the area as a safety precaution, according to the release. The Portales gate was re-opened at 11:30 a.m. and personnel and visitors are allowed to use the entrance, but should be aware...
The Portales gate of Cannon Air Force Base on New Mexico Highway 467 was closed shortly before 10 a.m. today due to a substance found leaking from a vehicle, according to a press release on the Cannon website. CAFB and Curry County emergency personnel responded to the scene and are investigating. A 4,000-foot cordon has been established around the area as a safety precaution, according to the release. The Portales gate was re-opened at 11:30 a.m. and personnel and visitors are allowed to use the entrance, but should be aware...
The Portales gate of Cannon Air Force Base on New Mexico Highway 467 was closed shortly before 10 a.m. today due to a substance found leaking from a vehicle, according to a press release on the Cannon website. CAFB and Curry County emergency personnel responded to the scene and are investigating. A 4,000-foot cordon has been established around the area as a safety precaution, according to the release. The Portales gate was re-opened at 11:30 a.m. and personnel and visitors are allowed to use the entrance, but should be aware...
The Portales gate of Cannon Air Force Base on New Mexico Highway 467 was closed shortly before 10 a.m. today due to a substance found leaking from a vehicle, according to a press release on the Cannon website. CAFB and Curry County emergency personnel responded to the scene and are investigating. A 4,000-foot cordon has been established around the area as a safety precaution, according to the release. The Portales gate was re-opened at 11:30 a.m. and personnel and visitors are allowed to use the entrance, but should be aware...
Good morning and welcome to the Friday briefing. Cleanup time Clovis' annual Great American Cleanup picks up starting 8 a.m. Saturday at Parks and Recreation headquarters, 500 Sycamore St. A spokesman says they need lots of volunteers for the all-day affair. Info: 769-7870 Free acting advice It's happening now. Eastern New Mexico University's Department of Theatre is hosting a student-run open theatre lab 7 p.m. each day through Saturday in the Studio Lab of the University Theatre Center. It is free and open to the public....
