Serving Clovis, Portales, Tucumcari and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales, Tucumcari and the Surrounding Communities
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New Mexico has landed in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s penchant for renaming. Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to post a map of the state, crossing out the word “Mexico” and instead labeling it “New America.” It was one in a string of posts from the president, including many images that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence or otherwise doctored. The Trump administration has yet to issue any formal action — such as an executive order — on New Mexico’s name. However, the official White House acc...
PORTALES -- Coming off a blowout win in their previous outing, it didn’t take long to see that Portales High’s game against Class 5A Santa Fe Capital on Friday night at Steve Loy Stadium would also be a mismatch. A running clock was in effect before halftime, and the Rams scored on seven of nine full possessions in a 49-0 thrashing of the Jaguars. Junior quarterback Jacoby Bamforth rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown and completed 12-of-18 passes for 166 yards and four scores – two each to senior wide receiver Joseph Keita...
PORTALES — It wasn’t the finish to the Art Briles Legacy Reunion the veteran coach or the Eastern New Mexico University football team were hoping for. ENMU dropped its home-opener, 42-23, to visiting Colorado Mesa on Sept. 5 on a hot afternoon that got pushed back into the night because of a lightning delay that lasted two hours and 35 minutes. ENMU (0-2) trailed Mesa, 28-9, with 10:45 remaining in the third quarter when the officials called for the teams to exit the field and spectators to leave the stadium out of saf...
TEXICO — Junior quarterback Austin Haakma threw for 245 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions on 13-of-18 passing and senior Jahiem Moses had five catches for a game-high 125 yards receiving and three touchdowns as 2A No. 1 ranked Texico defeated visiting rival Farwell 41-13 on Sept. 4. Haakma connected with senior Jaheim Moses for a 44-yard touchdown on the Wolverines’ first possession and on the next possession facing a third-and-25, the duo connected once again, this time for a 46-yard touchdown. “If we get (Mose...
PORTALES -- Two people have been displaced from their home but no one was injured in a Portales fire early Saturday morning, officials said. The Portales Fire Department was called to a residential structure fire near Ivy and South Avenue B, according to a city of Portales news release. “Crews arrived on the scene within minutes and requested mutual aid from the Dora and Arch Volunteer Fire Departments,” the release states. “During fireground operations, an adjacent abandoned building also caught fire and was extin...
