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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — A man facing a homicide trial next year was found dead in his cell at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on Friday afternoon. County officials said they believe Manuel Silva committed suicide. Silva, 23, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton. Emergency services and the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office were immediately dispatched to the scene, she said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Silva’s family and friends during this time of loss” Hamilton...
For the second time in three weeks, a fox has tested positive for rabies in the Texico-Farwell area. Farwell Police Chief Larry Kelsay said a fox “attacked the shovels of some workers” in southwest Farwell early this week. “We euthanized the fox and (tests) came back positive for rabies,” Kelsay said on Thursday. Last month, a pair of fox attacks were reported in Texico. “We had a fox attack a dog,” Texico Police Chief Doug Bowman said. “The owner put the fox down. We secured the fox, had it sent off to the state lab (th... Full story
RICHARDSON, Texas - For the first time in the 12-year history of the Lone Star Conference's Fred Jacoby award, a Greyhound is the top selection. Recent graduate and track and field athlete Ezra Bagwell was selected as the male recipient of the conference's academic athlete of the year award, named in honor of the late LSC commissioner who died in March 2018. The candidate pool is created from academic player of the year winners in each sport, and a vote from the LSC's sports...
Installation of a reuse water main will require the closure of roads at the intersection of 21st and Thornton streets for three weeks, according to a release from the city of Clovis. Work will begin Monday on the water main installation, and will require the closure of Thornton between 20th and 21st streets. Additionally, access to 17th, 18th and 19th streets from Thornton will be limited to residents of those neighborhoods. A detour lane will be established at Purdue Street with Cameo Street as the relief route back to 21st...
