Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Cannon Air Force Base started down two new roads Friday. Base officials kicked off operations for the CV-22 Osprey at Cannon and broke ground for a new $8 million Child Development Center. Money for the new center came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The center is desperately needed, according to Denise Van Derwarker, Airmen and Family Services flight chief. “With the new mission and the growth that is coming with it, we need this,” she said. Currently, there are 160 children on the waiting list for...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Officials applaud as 5-year-old Quran Mighty, left, 4-year-old Kiara Morgan, middle, and 4-year-old Zoe Jones, right, officially break ground for the new Child Development Center Friday at Cannon Air Force Base. Cannon Air Force Base started down two new roads Friday. Base officials kicked off operations for the CV-22 Osprey at Cannon and broke ground for a new $8 million Child Development Center. Money for the new center came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The ce...
Freedom New Mexico The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education finished two days of interviews Friday with the final four candidates for superintendent. President Mark Lansford said the board is going to reflect on the four interviews over the weekend. He said the board may narrow the candidates down to two finalists and make an announcement after an executive session scheduled Tuesday. The candidates are Dalhart Independent School District Superintendent David Foote; Pampa Independent School District Superintendent...
Freedom New Mexico The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education finished two days of interviews Friday with the final four candidates for superintendent. President Mark Lansford said the board is going to reflect on the four interviews over the weekend. He said the board may narrow the candidates down to two finalists and make an announcement after an executive session scheduled Tuesday. The candidates are Dalhart Independent School District Superintendent David Foote; Pampa Independent School District Superintendent...
With Father’s Day upon us, I got to thinking about different kinds of dads. Their names come from their habits and what they do. For instance there’s Garage Dad, he spends a lot of his free time in his garage tinkering with vehicles. Garage Dad can sometimes be heard yelling for his wife to come get the kids if they’re bothering him too much. There’s Handyman Dad, with his endless list of projects around the house that have to get done. Handyman Dad is sometimes confused with Garage Dad because he too yells for the missus whe... Full story
With Father’s Day upon us, I got to thinking about different kinds of dads. Their names come from their habits and what they do. For instance there’s Garage Dad, he spends a lot of his free time in his garage tinkering with vehicles. Garage Dad can sometimes be heard yelling for his wife to come get the kids if they’re bothering him too much. There’s Handyman Dad, with his endless list of projects around the house that have to get done. Handyman Dad is sometimes confused with Garage Dad because he too yells for the missus whe...
Freedom New Mexico: Jared Tucker Margie Plummer pulls onions from her garden. The onion will be sold in the farmers' market that opens June 26 in Portales. The Clovis farmers' market will open July 1. Both markets will run on various days until the end of October. Spring is here, summer is fast approaching, which means it’s time to bring the best harvest of vegetables to area farmers’ markets. Beginning the end of June, area vendors will gather at two locations — one in Clovis and one in Portales — to sell a var...
Spring is here, summer is fast approaching, which means it’s time to bring the best harvest of vegetables to area farmers’ markets. Beginning the end of June, area vendors will gather at two locations — one in Clovis and one in Portales — to sell a variety of fresh produce, according to Farmers’ Market Manager Margie Plummer. She said her harvest is running behind for this time of year, but other vendors should have plenty of squash, onions, beans and other vegetables to sell when the markets open. “Port...
Freedom New Mexico Clovis police say witnesses came to the aid of a Clovis woman robbed Friday morning, chasing and holding the suspect until officers arrived. Rondy Q. McDonald, 24, was arrested for robbery and taken to Curry County jail. Around 10 a.m. a woman was entering Allsups at Grand Avenue and Prince Street when she was approached by a man who asked her for a cigarette, according to a press release from Clovis Police. The woman told police when she said she didn’t have one, the man punched her in the face, grabbed a... Full story
Freedom New Mexico Clovis police say witnesses came to the aid of a Clovis woman robbed Friday morning, chasing and holding the suspect until officers arrived. Rondy Q. McDonald, 24, was arrested for robbery and taken to Curry County jail. Around 10 a.m. a woman was entering Allsups at Grand Avenue and Prince Street when she was approached by a man who asked her for a cigarette, according to a press release from Clovis Police. The woman told police when she said she didn’t have one, the man punched her in the face, grabbed a...
