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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A niece, Carol Meeking from Dallas, has been emailing my five siblings and me photos, letters, news clippings, sermons, etc., dating back more than a century from my late mother's keepsakes. Until I saw the pencil-scribbled letters on lined paper from my sixth-grade-educated dad to my ninth-grade-educated mom, I didn't appreciate Guy and Faye Sloan's great love affair. The 1940s letters also reveal my carpenter father's sly wit. Here are excerpts from when my dad had to work in distant cities to support some of their...
CASPER, Wyo. — Trey Southern of Eastern New Mexico University's rodeo team was one-half of a roping team that finished eighth in the average during the College National Finals Rodeo at the Casper Events Center. Southern and Tyler Rees of Odessa College took a seventh-place performance in the short round. The two posted an average of 51.0 and registered a score of 7.3 in the short round....
We celebrate Father's Day with a few stories from readers: Wes Robertson, Clovis: My dad passed away when I was 6, so I didn't know him well. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor, and served in the Navy through World War II and the Korean War. He smoked a pipe. To this day, when I smell Prince Albert tobacco, I have flashbacks to being curled up in his lap while he read to me. We lived in San Diego. When his ship would leave, my mom and I would see him off at the Navy pier, then rush all the way around to the Port Loma Lighthouse,...
CASPER, Wyo. — Trey Southern of Eastern New Mexico University's rodeo team was one-half of a roping team that finished eighth in the average during the College National Finals Rodeo at the Casper Events Center. Southern and Tyler Rees of Odessa College took a seventh-place performance in the short round. The two posted an average of 51.0 and registered a score of 7.3 in the short round.... Full story
Children giggled as they lined Second Street Saturday morning making sure they were in range of flying candy that would be thrown from festive New Mexico centennial-themed floats. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune The children of Baptist Childrens Home wore bonnets and other attire reminiscent of the early 1900's on their parade float in the Heritage Days Parade. The sirens from police cars and fire engines alerted the excited crowd that a parade was about to come through. The parade kicked off a day of events... Full story
Clovis residents of various generations and ethnicities gathered at Potter Park Saturday to celebrate the abolition of slavery with barbecue, water fun and stories of today and yesterday. CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Robert Farley of Las Cruces checks on chicken, ribs and hot links Saturday afternoon during the Juneteenth celebration at Potter Park. Farley, who moved from Clovis to Las Cruces in 1988, said his name is spelled just like the New Mexico restaurant, though he...
The cities of Portales and Clovis experienced two round of thunderstorms Friday. Radar estimates show that the area experienced anywhere from two-tenths of an inch to three inches of rain over a 24-hour period, according to Accuweather officials. Around midnight the area also experienced a hail storm with hail about one-inch in diameter....
The cities of Portales and Clovis experienced two round of thunderstorms Friday. Radar estimates show that the area experienced anywhere from two-tenths of an inch to three inches of rain over a 24-hour period, according to Accuweather officials. Around midnight the area also experienced a hail storm with hail about one-inch in diameter....
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Thursday - 12:09 a.m.: Caller reported criminal damage to a vehicle, 1000 block of Axtell Street. - 12:46 a.m.: Caller reported shots fired in the area, 700 block of North Hull Street. - 12:57 a.m.: Caller reported someone banging on the wall and back door of his house, 1000 block of West Eighth Street. - 1:28 a.m.: Caller reported shots fired in the alley, 800 block of Davis Street. - 1:31 a.m.: Caller reported someone trying to enter the house through a window, 200...
Area road construction information for this week: City of Clovis K. Barnett and Sons continues construction on Llano Estacado Boulevard, east of Prince Street and west of Norris Street between Lowe's Home Improvement and the roundabout. Seek an alternate route if possible. Curry County Curry road department continues processing and laying caliche on Curry Road 6 between Curry Road E and Stateline Road 348. State and Federal Constructors, Inc. continues construction on U.S. 70/West Second Street in Portales from University...
A grand jury returned probable cause indictments Friday on 16 felony charges sought against Jimmy Reagan, 31, of Clovis, who is accused of a June 6 crime spree that included the killing of 35-year-old Shondel Lofton of Clovis, according to District Attorney Matt Chandler. The charges include first-degree murder, multiple counts of first-degree criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping and assault on a peace officer. Chandler said if Reagan is convicted at trial, he faces a possibility of more than 150 years in prison. Reagan...
Recent cases in Curry County District Court, according to court records: - Case D-905-CR-201100175. Peralez, Delores born 1960. Pleaded guilty to selling or giving alcohol to a minor. Sentenced to 18 months jail — 12 months suspended, six months probation. - Case D-905-CR-201100350. Combs, Pamela born 1971. Pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance. Charges dismissed by judge were possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana one ounce or less. Sentenced to 18 months jail — suspended; 18 mon...
For Tayelor Chavez, "Next year," is finally just, "Now." CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Madison Howard concentrates before the starting signal during a heat in the Clovis Soapbox Derby. Howard was one of 13 competing in the race, hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Clovis. The shortest run in the 11-year history of the Clovis Soapbox Derby — clocking in at three-and-a-half hours — ended with one of its longest-tenured contestants taking the victory Saturday afternoon on Sycamore Str...
The family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Dale Smith always knew he'd never be the same after his tour in Afghanistan quickly came to an end with a gunshot wound. Courtesy photo: Raymond Smith Sgt. Dale Smith holds his daughter, Cadence, 5, as they pose for a picture during a homecoming ceremony for the 4th infantry division at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., where Smith was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor. Smith suffered a gunshot wound to the head while he was serving in...
The family of Army Sgt. 1st Class Dale Smith always knew he'd never be the same after his tour in Afghanistan quickly came to an end with a gunshot wound. Courtesy photo: Raymond Smith Sgt. Dale Smith holds his daughter, Cadence, 5, as they pose for a picture during a homecoming ceremony for the 4th infantry division at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., where Smith was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor. Smith suffered a gunshot wound to the head while he was serving in... Full story
The salary of newly-elected Roosevelt County commissioners will jump by 40 percent starting in January. Roosevelt County commissioners approved the salary increase, along with the increases of 16 percent and 17 percent for other elected positions at the June 5 commission meeting. The increases are only for newly elected officials who take office in 2012 and beyond. State statute does not allow commissioners to vote on salaries for current elected officials, according to Ryan Gleason, the director of Local Government Division... Full story
