Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The list of what we know as “The Seven Deadly Sins” dates back to the fourth century and, of course, has its basis in the teaching of the Bible. One of the seven was sloth. A one-word paraphrase is inadequate but useful: laziness. We’ve all known some folks beset by such, people who begrudge the effort it takes to breathe, much less to do anything resembling work. Like all sins, this one carries with it a sad list of its own punishments, consequences that hurt not just the s...
Worry is a crippling phenomenon. I know I tend to worry over life in general and I think I am not alone. Those areas of worries that consume people are health, finances, family and jobs. In this life we do have many trials and there are plenty of areas for worry. I read last week an excerpt from the book The Essence of Success by Earl Nightingale. He made a good point about the subject of worry when he wrote: “According to the Bureau of Standards, ‘A dense fog covering sev...
There’s a tool for every job and there are a lot of tools that will do the trick with a little bit of determination and ingenuity. The list is long of things that will do instead of a hammer. The list is short of things that can’t be done with tie-wire, duct tape, nylon ties, and a large adjustable wrench. And just for your information, the latter set of supplies can make many hammer-like solutions. A person’s tools are more important and personal than they might at first appe...
On this date ... 1977: Three Clovis youth were arrested after police said they pushed a city-owned riding lawnmower into Greene Acres Lake. Police Officers Kevin Clements and Leroy Bryant pulled the mower from the lake using a cable attached to a four-wheel drive vehicle. The Clovis News-Journal reported the mower was "brand new." The keys to the mower were in the pocket of a city employee when the incident occurred, the paper reported. 1977: A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man had been...
PORTALES — Children may have been the target audience of a mobile dairy classroom Thursday, but they weren't the only ones who came away with new knowledge. The class was held Thursday morning at Portales City Park as the kickoff event of the Portales Library's summer program Cody Lightfoot, the instructor for New Mexico and Southwest Texas, taught the crowd of children and parents about the nutritional importance of milk and how it's extracted with the help of Peach the d...
PORTALES — A Portales man once accused of multiple child molestations has reached a plea agreement and will serve just two years of supervised probation on lesser charges. Marco Nunez, 39, on Wednesday entered an Alford plea — admitting only there was evidence he could be found guilty — to two counts of attempted contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor. "I would say the end results were justified because of the facts and surrounding allegations," said Nunez...
PORTALES — A district court judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of prosecutors regarding a motion to dismiss in a rape case. Roy Brown, 29, of Portales, is accused of breaking into a woman's home two miles south of Portales in June 2016 and attacking her as she slept on the couch. He is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration, a second-degree felony, along with the felony charges of aggravated burglary and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and a m...
CLOVIS — Five individuals were charged last month in connection with an alleged conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the Curry County jail. Sheriff investigators commenced a drug trafficking investigation on May 15, after inmate Holley Quintana, 35, attempted to recruit a detention officer to pick up a package outside the jail from Ruby Rodriguez, 35, and smuggle it into the center’s female holding annex, according to court documents. Deputy Sheriff and Chief Criminal Investigator Sandy Loomis then began listening to com...
CLOVIS — Gayla Brumfield, outgoing chair of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, declined Thursday to pursue another term representing the city after her position ends this month. Mayor David Lansford — who served on the authority with Brumfield — and Commissioner Ladona Clayton will be Clovis’ two representatives starting next month, following a unanimous vote by commissioners. “I am not going to put my name in,” said Brumfield, addressing city commissioners at their regular meeting Thursday evening. “I will let...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Wednesday • 2:59 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 600 block South Roosevelt Road T • 3:53 p.m.: Dispute in progress, 400 block North Main • 4:36 p.m.: Criminal damage, 500 block of New Mexico 88 • 4:53 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1500 block South Avenue K • 5:15 p.m.: Trespass in progress, 200 block of New Mexico 267 • 6:40 p.m.: Child abuse, 1900 block South Avenue I • 7:14 p.m.: Remove subject, 1100 block West Ivy Street • 9:11 p.m.: Ambulance requested,...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday • 12:40 a.m.: Shots fired, 1900 block of North Prince Street • 7:14 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 400 block of Wheeler Street • 7:29 a.m.: Theft, 600 block of West 13th Street • 9:44 a.m.: Threats, 1200 block of Wallace Street • 10:39 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, vicinity of Grand Avenue and Mitchell Street • 12:06 p.m.: Theft in progress, 1200 block of We...
PORTALES — School’s out and at least two Portales-area churches are hoping to keep children busy with annual vacation Bible schools. “We’re definitely hoping they come to understand that God is the true God, that he cares deeply about us, and that he is powerful,” said Ted Simons, Portales Church of Christ youth minister. The church’s VBS is scheduled Monday through Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. A wrapup presentation is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday. It’s open to 3-year-olds through students entering sixth grade. Snacks wil...
CLOVIS — It is fiesta time in Clovis this weekend. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and its mission church, San Jose in Texico, have scheduled their annual Fiesta celebration from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and from noon until 6 p.m. on Sunday. The fiesta is an opportunity for the parish and its visitors to spend time together in community and to learn about the church, said Rev. Fernando Saenz. “It is nice to see people work for the Lord with the same mission,” he said. The main goal is not to fundraise, said Saenz, but for paris...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University went outside of the Lone Star Conference to find its new women’s soccer coach. But it didn’t get too far from the LSC confines to add Ryan Spence. The university announced Spence’s hiring via a release Thursday morning. Spence comes to the program following a year as an assistant at Texas A&M-International, but was a player and assistant coach at LSC rival Midwestern State. “The opportunity to be able to come back into the region I played and am familiar with is a great one,” Spe...
Saturday • ENMU Regents — 1 p.m. in regents room, Portales. Information: 575-562-1011 Monday • Civic Center Policy Committee — 3 p.m. at Civic Center, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Public hearing — 10 a.m.-noon at Baxter-Curren Senior Center, Clovis, to discuss senior issues in our area, and surrounding areas. Information: 575-769-7908 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Informa...
Today • Blood drive — 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at Curves, Clovis. Information: 575-625-0743 • Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. movie at Portales Public Library. Movie: “Sing.” Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • Star party — Dusk star viewing at Oasis State Park, weather permitting. $5 entrance fee per vehicle without annual permit. Information: 505-476-3363 • Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Fiesta — Noon-8 p.m. at the church, Clovis. San Jose Church in Texico will also be celebrating. Information: 575-763-4445 • Clovis Community Band Zoo Mu...
