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Iola Rawls Services: Have been held. Mrs. Iola V. Rawls, 84, of Clovis, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born on Sept. 3, 1919, in Dora, to Vane and Dee Victor. She was a member of Sandia Baptist Church and a Pink Lady at Plains Regional Medical Center. She was a longtime resident of Clovis. Family members said she loved and was devoted to her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Rawls; a sister, Frankie Saint; and three brothers, Arthur, Jim and... Full story
Tom Martinez uses a Braille pad below his keyboard that transcribes the text on the screen and a computer that speaks to him to perform his work. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) There is a good bit of irony each morning when Claims Representative Tom Martinez arrives at the Social Security Administration office in Clovis. The 68-year-old is first to arrive — about 30 minutes early at 6:45 a.m. He unlocks the door, warms up the copy machine and turns on the lights. Not that he needs light — Martinez has been completely blind sin...
Hailey Grimes of Farwell was one of several area residents who portrayed basketball players Saturday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium during the filming of “Believe in Me.” (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) Twelve-hour days, extended periods of boredom, sporadic outbreaks of basketball and the occasional twisted ankle. Life has been tough for the basketball players turned actors and actors turned basketball players during the filming of the movie “Believe in Me.” But the friendships and memories make it worthwhile, not to mention an opportu...
Clovis firefighter Garrett Nash walks through what used to be the showroom on the eastside of Bender Chevrolet-Cadilac Saturday after it was destroyed by a fire earlier in the day. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) An early-morning fire Saturday at Bender Chevrolet-Cadillac on Mabry Drive is being investigated as arson, police said. Clovis police Detective Keith Farkas said there was evidence of a break-in at the dealership. He said somebody attempted to access a company safe and also stole a vehicle. Farkas thinks the same person... Full story
Republican Tim Ashley faces Democrat Paul D. Barnes for the District 5 seat on the Curry County Commission. Name: Tim Ashley Occupation: Owner of Clovis Concrete Company Party: Republican Age: 41 Hometown: Clovis Wife: Celeste Children: Travis, 13, Joshua, 11, Connor, 8, Hunter (born on Friday). Hobbies: Singing Gospel music, playing guitar Political History: Curry County commissioner for four years. Given the current state of the county budget, with much of the taxpayer’s dollars going to fund jail overcrowding, if e...
BLACKWATER DRAW — Junior running back Ryan Beard scored his third touchdown of the game, a 4-yard run with 1:07 left, and second-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville outlasted Eastern New Mexico University 29-22 Saturday night in a battle for the Lone Star Conference South Division lead at Greyhound Stadium. Beard’s touchdown capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive and erased the Greyhounds’ 22-21 lead. ENMU (5-4, 4-1 South) had gone in front with 6:56 left on a 2-yard touchdown run by Jason Tezeno and an unusual 2-point conversion — the... Full story
Muleshoe quarterback Brant Hamilton shakes off Lubbock Cooper outside linebacker Patrick Stevens during the first half of of Friday’s game in Muleshoe. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) John Eisel: CNJ sports writer MULESHOE — Muleshoe’s defense couldn’t only take the pounding so long. Running straight at the smaller Mules’ defense, Cooper rolled up 358 yards and three second-half touchdowns en route to a 28-13 win in a District 2-3A game Friday at Benny Douglass Stadium. Backup quarterback Trey Wood did most of the damage for the P... Full story
It was a tough Friday for Clovis against Sandia. The Clovis volleyball team was swept 3-0, the boys soccer team lost 10-0 on the road while the Lady Cats fell 9-0 at the Yucca soccer complex, all in District 4-5A play. Sandia beat the Lady Cats 25-14, 27-25, 25-15. Clovis coach Darrel Ray said his team had a 24-22 lead in the second game, but let it slip away. Clovis finishes the regular season 5-15, 2-6. The junior varsity volleyball team and ‘C’ swept their matches, 26-24, 25-18 and 25-11, 25-22, respectively. Wildcat soc... Full story
FLOYD — Jonathan Chavez wasn’t happy with the support his teams was getting so he marched over to the home stands and exhorted the faithful to stand up and cheer. TheFloyd senior gave the Broncos faithful something to holler about midway through the fourth quarter, hauling in a 10-yard touchdown lob from Jerrod Long into the left corner of the end zone to effectively sealed Floyd’s 28-20 win over Melrose on Saturday to win the District 3 six-man title. Both teams came into the regular-season finale undefeated. “Our fans ne...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico Hounds lost both their weekend soccer games at home, falling on Friday to Northeastern State 3-0 and Missouri Southern 2-1 Saturday. The Zias, however, defeated Northeastern 3-1 Friday. For the Hounds, Missouri Southern got the game-winner on an ENMU own-goal just over two minutes into the second overtime on Saturday, giving the Lions a 2-1 win over the Greyhounds in a Southwest Soccer Conference match at the ENMU soccer field. ENMU (5-11-1, 2-9-0 SSC) scored just over five minutes into t... Full story
PORTALES — Senior outside hitter Nicole Stoffel collected 24 kills and helped rally Angelo State past Eastern New Mexico University 24-30, 25-30, 30-26, 30-22, 15-9 in a Lone Star Conference South Division volleyball match at Greyhound Arena. The Rambelles (18-7, 5-2 South) moved past the Zias into sole possession of second place in the division, one game behind Abilene Christian (21-7, 6-1), which won at West Texas A&M 30-28, 30-26, 37-35 on Saturday. The Zias (19-7, 4-3) lost for the first time in eight home matches this s...
Senior outside hitter Nicole Stoffel collected 24 kills and helped rally Angelo State past Eastern New Mexico University 24-30, 25-30, 30-26, 30-22, 15-9 in a Lone Star Conference South Division volleyball match at Greyhound Arena. The Rambelles (18-7, 5-2 South) moved past the Zias into sole possession of second place in the division, one game behind Abilene Christian (21-7, 6-1), which won at West Texas A&M 30-28, 30-26, 37-35 on Saturday. The Zias (19-7, 4-3) lost for the first time in eight home matches this season.... Full story
The Lone Star Conference appears competitive from top to bottom in women’s soccer, and the Northeastern State Lady Reds may be the best proof of that. Coming off a 2-1 upset of league-leading and nationally-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce earlier in the week, NSU returned to earth on Friday with a 3-1 loss to Eastern New Mexico University — which entered the day in last place — at the ENMU soccer field. Just prior to beating Commerce, the Lady Reds (8-7-1, 2-3-1 LSC) had lost to Southwestern Oklahoma and tied Texas Woman’s, both te...
Clovis junior Devin Sweet makes a shoe-string tackle on Hobbs' Nathan Ford during a fourth-quarter punt return. (Staff photo: Rick White) A backup quarterback who had never previously taken a varsity snap nearly cost Clovis the district lead. Playing more like a playoff veteran than an untested sophomore, Taryn Bolton spearheaded a stunning Hobbs fourth-quarter rally with his clutch passing. He had the underdog Eagles perched 6 yards away from tying the scoring in the game’s waning moments. But his storybook introduction t...
