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CLOVIS — To have a big senior season for the Clovis Wildcats, Colson Faircloth didn’t need to prove himself as a college-level pitcher. Turned out, being Colson Faircloth was enough. Following a season where he was one of many things that went right for Clovis, Faircloth will take his talents up north. The pitcher and first baseman has signed on with Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. Faircloth, who went 8-0 on the season for the Wildcats, chose the Grizzlies over Clarendon College and Eastern Arizona. “The faciliti...
LITTLEFIELD, Texas — The Clovis High softball team claimed the tournament championship at Littlefield’s Midnight Madness Tournament, winning five of six games overall. Clovis, playing in the high school division, went 1-1 in pool play and took all four tournament games with 17 players traveling. Coach Emery Sierra noted more than half of the girls batted over .500 on the tournament, led by Kassadie Tindle going .875. Tindle also pitched in three games and netted 15 punch-outs. Paige Noack batted .800, while Bryanna Gal...
CLOVIS — After nearly a decade of providing Clovis with all types of animals, Pet Logic will be turning off its fish tanks, cleaning out its cages and closing its doors later this summer. With a total of six children, 17 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren spread out all around the country in Georgia, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas, owner Cindy Arnold said it was simply time for her and husband Herschel to step away from the full-time grind of run... Full story
CLOVIS — The dust is still settling on Clovis' first official "Draggin' Main Music Festival," and the comprehensive numbers on attendance and economic impact won't be certain for at least another week, organizers said. Yet by several metrics, it was apparent that the programming last week had the city straining at its seams to accommodate the turnout of vehicles and spectators. "It's tough to say, but I think that everything we did this year that we'd done before was bigger t... Full story
CLOVIS - There's a new wee edifice outside Clovis' Cameo Elementary, a wood box in yellow and blue atop a simple beam. Is it a birdhouse? A mailbox? Look again: it's a tiny library, one of what may amount to many as the summer advances. The structure went up two weeks ago, the first outpost in a community-giving project by the "El Desayuno" Kiwanis Club of Clovis. Members hope to establish a dozen more throughout the town, such that "a kid wouldn't have to walk more than a...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Sunday: Clovis • Leroy Romero, 25, probation violation • Tony Kitts, 60, contempt of court, failure to pay fines, failure to appear • Carlos Rubio, 22, failure to pay fines • Ernestina Dominguez, 58, aggravated assault (deadly weapon) • Judas Gonzales, 46, probation violation • Francisco Jimenez, 31, driving under the influence • Joshua Romero, 30, aggravated battery (no great bodily harm) • Cordney Cooper, 27, probation violation • Jermain Jones, 47, failure to appear...
On this date ... 1948: The region had planned no "formal celebration" of Independence Day, which was to fall on a Sunday. "(R)esidents of the area are expected to devote the long holiday weekend to outings and recreation, since all businesses and offices, except those essential to the health and safety of the community, will be closed," the Clovis News-Journal reported. Other areas of the state, however, were planning events. Silver City was hosting a rodeo. Las Vegas was...
Clovis native leadership pick Clovis native and Eastern Plains Council of Governments’ Economic Development and Government Affairs Director Raymond Mondragon was selected for state and regional leadership and training positions, according to two press releases. Mondragon was one of five individuals chosen from Economic Development Districts across New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to participate in the National Association of Development Organizations’ Training Program for Emerging Leaders. Participants will...
The middle of the week seems like an odd time for any type of celebration. But then again, it’s never a bad day to celebrate independence. Both Clovis and Portales are making final preparations for annual fireworks shows on Wednesday night, weather permitting. Both displays are to begin at 9 p.m., with Clovis’ Smoke on the Water set for Greene Acres Park and Portales’ celebration at the city softball complex on Industrial Drive. Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Director Karl Terry said the operation is going to be pretty...
Today • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 July 10 • Portales Schools Board — Noon in board room, 501 S. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at Portales Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 The meetings calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991...
Today • LEGO club — 1 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Smoke on the Water — 4 p.m.-5 p.m: Michael Thompson, 5:20 p.m.-6:20 p.m.: Curry County Outlaws, 6:40 p.m.-7:40 p.m.: Blackwater Band, 7:40 p.m.-8 p.m.: Set up for next act/National Anthem performed by Ashleigh Cooper, 8 p.m.-9 p.m.: Junk Yard Rhinos, 9 p.m.: Fireworks. All at Greene Acres Park. Admission: Free. Information: heymix.com • July 4th Celebration — 9 p.m. at Portales Softball Complex on Industrial Road. Admission: Free...
