Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — By the end of 2020, Roosevelt County is expected to be home to New Mexico’s largest wind farm. Sagamore Wind Farm officially broke ground Monday. Representatives from Xcel energy on Thursday spent an hour explaining the process of constructing a wind farm of this scale to community members attending the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The project, located east of Dora, will cost an estimated $900 million and provide $131.5 million in state and local benefits, as well as $43 million in gross receipts...
CLOVIS — A 28-year-old man is dead and police are searching for his alleged killer after a shooting Friday night. Clovis police said William Romero, 28, was found dead when they responded to a shots-fired call about 10:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Eighth Street. Police said they are looking for Steven Hogues, 34, charged with an open count of murder in connection with Romero’s death. According to a CPD news release: • Officers were dispatched to the scene after shots were fired. Soon after, dispatchers received a call ab...
CLOVIS - Friends described him as a devoutly religious, but private man, with a dream of someday becoming a pilot. Jahmall Burge, 36, also had a love of fast vehicles and racing. "He was not afraid to talk about God in front of anybody," said Cody Hawkins, who was close friends with Burge for the last 26 years. "He was one of God's soldiers. He was a warrior. He spread the word of God everywhere he went and to everybody he met." Police said Burge had been at the home of a...
Today • Enchilada lunch — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., cafeteria, Dora Consolidated School, 100 School St., Dora. Fundraiser for the DHS Business Professionals of America. No set fee; donations welcome. • Freshman Showcase — 2 p.m., Studio Theater, ENMU University Theater Center, Portales. General admission $10; seniors (60 and above) and active military admission $7; ENMU students free with ID. Directed by Darby Cavanaugh and Raquel Valenzuela. Information: 575-562-2711 Monday • Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) luncheon — 11:30 a.m...
These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Full Throttle Stories” by Joe Hill: Hill presents a darkly imagined odyssey through the complexities of the human psyche. Hypnotic and disquieting, it mines our tormented secrets, hidden vulnerabilities, and basest fears, and demonstrates this exceptional talent at his very best in this short story collection featuring Throttle, co-written by Steven King. “The Sisters of Glass Ferry” by Kim Michele Richardson: Glass Ferry, Kentucky, is bourbon country. Whiskey...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8 ball pool, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, 1 p.m. canasta, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 8 a.m. quilting, 11 a.m. line dance, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. musical, movie day Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 8-ball pool, 9 a.m. sew days, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 1 p.m. needle gang. Thursday: Closed for Thanksgiving Friday: Closed for...
PORTALES — After 21 years serving the city, Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols turned over his ax to newly appointed Chief Timothy J. Cathey during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Nuckols will be retiring next month and said he is looking forward to taking some time to rest. “I’ve been very honored and it’s been a pleasure to serve the city for these 21 years and I’ve been very blessed in my lifetime to experience a lot of different things,” Nuckols said. “I’ve been a rancher, a cowboy and a bronc rider from time to time. I w...
Information on creating mood boards, quilting tips and techniques, and using candy melts will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Mood boards are a collection of inspirational images, colors and materials in a certain style or concept. Interior designer, Lee Brown says that mood boards are useful if you are working on just one room or remodeling your whole house and she’ll explain how this works. She is the d...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Bagel and cream cheese. Lunch — Corn dog, seasoned corn, mini carrots, ranch dressing, fresh apple, veggie bar. Tuesday: Breakfast — Mini cinni's. Lunch —BBQ porky rib on a bun, baked french fries, cole slaw, honey carrots, chilled fruit, veggie bar. Wednesday: No school Thursday: No school Friday: No school • Breakfast includes 100 percent fruit juice, fresh fruit, milk, choice of cereal, toast or graham cracker. Salad bar offered daily. Clovis Middle Monday: Breakfast — Frosted Don...
Here are a few signs that your cataracts might be progressing faster than you thought. 1. You’ve increased the font size on your computer and mobile devices so much you never get a full sentence on one line. 2. Road signs fly past before you can read them. Either the car is getting faster or reading has become more difficult. 3. You actually get into the wrong vehicle. Granted it was same make and model and nearly the same color but the potpourri air freshener was the g...
CLOVIS — City commissioners expressed support for small businesses Thursday night, but held firm on current restrictions for just how those businesses can obtain public economic development dollars. The commission, by an 8-0 vote, sent a request back to its Economic Incentive Board about a potential exception on the Clovis local economic development act’s 50 percent clause. Bandolero Brewing had approached the EIB about receiving $20,000 in Local Economic Development Act funds as a manufacturer. However, the brewer could not...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education went swiftly through its agenda, handling all of its matters in just 20 minutes Tuesday night. Among the items discussed was introduction of a middle school STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum and the district’s per-pupil costs. Board members, during a discussion item on the middle school STEM course, told Deputy Superintendent of Academic Services and Leadership Mitzi Estes they appreciated the work and thought that went into creating the cur...
With festive turkey-based feasts fast approaching, and having just re-watched a classic Thanksgiving-themed Steve Martin video, I thought it appropriate that I share a few of the things for which I am thankful. I apologize if the list is too predictable and schmaltzy, but please bear with me. I am thankful for the deer that frolic in my yard, for indoor plumbing, for pimento cheese, for CBD oil, for a loyal readership, for online treasure troves of long-ago photographs. I am thankful that in this country a person — no m...
Commissioners only care about money Regarding Curry County’s decision to withdraw from the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority: Curry County Commissioner Chet Spear got it right when he said, “This is not personal; it’s business.” And it’s no surprise Commissioner Seth Martin said so boldly and without any regard to human life, “I can make more money growing a crop,” than selling water rights. There it is people, in a nutshell. Our commissioners do not care about the people or the community. The only thing they ca...
Jerrick Maldonado of Clovis won the state 5A cross country championship earlier this month, holding off a late charge by Triston Charles of Piedra Vista at the finish line. At least that’s according to the computer chips placed in the shoes of the runners and fed into a high-tech timing system. But the computer was wrong, according to online video of the race. Maldonado didn’t take first. Charles did. The chips have Maldonado finishing in 16 minutes, 7.65 seconds, with Charles six-tenths of a second behind. Dehydrated, Mal...
On the substance, Democrats have won the first two weeks of the impeachment hearings by TKO. Not that it’s required much exertion. The facts have been in their favor, especially considering the ground that congressional Republicans have tried to defend. At the outset, Republicans created an impossible standard for themselves. Taking their cues from President Donald Trump, they chose to defend the idea that his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was ...
“Laws are like sausages,” Otto von Bismarck supposedly said. “It is better not to see them being made.” Suffering through far too many hours of the House impeachment reminded me of the truth of that political quip. Making laws is a dirty, smelly, partisan, often corrupt business, even in the best democratic republics. Making foreign policy is just as messy, as the parade of witnesses from the state department who appeared before Adam Schiff’s intelligence committee proved ag...
Curry County commissioners decided last week to withdraw from the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. Of course it’s complicated, but mostly it feels like another example of why you can’t trust government. Government doesn’t even trust government, based on what was said at Tuesday’s county meeting. County Commissioner Chet Spear on Tuesday repeatedly and disrespectfully referenced David Lansford as “mayor-chairman-chairman.” Spear’s point was that Lansford is the mayor of Clovis, the chairman of the water authority an...
Whatever bad timing I’ve had in other facets of life, I’ve always been good for catching historic sports moments. My junior year of high school, I got home from a family trip that coincided with an NBA playoff game. The TV, tuned to NBC when I powered it on, showed the Indiana Pacers with a six-point deficit and around 20 seconds to go. This game’s over, I thought, but let’s see what happens. Reggie Miller hits a three. Reggie Miller gets a steal and hits another three. The Pacers strangely foul John Starks, who even more st...
Texico School Board member Clifford Clay Franklin was arrested Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to yield following a car crash at U.S. 60/84 and State Road 467. Franklin, 40, was taken into custody for the two misdemeanor charges after he failed a sobriety test, records show. Franklin referred questions to his attorney, Dan Lindsey. “It wasn’t his fault and he’s presumed innocent,” Lindsey said. “These are false charges and we’re going to represent him all the way.” A criminal complaint fil...
The following marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Santiago Roland Sandoval Jr., 24, and Melaya Marie Flores, 25, both of Clovis • Miguel Galvan, 32, and Cynthia Marie Delgado, 34, both of Clovis • Christopher Andre Phillips, 32, and Miranda Maria Patton, 34, both of Clovis • Darran Tate Fornof, 21, of Clovis, and Paitan Trenee Avery, 18, of Post Falls, Idaho • Miguel Angel Ortega Olmos, 30, and Claudia Irene Rodriguez Bustillos, 30, both of Clovis • Kress Clayton Pierce, 23, and China M...
Whether it comes in person, on a phone call, through a text or in a social media post, the threat of mass violence can create fear and disruption. Clovis residents were made keenly aware of such following the 2017 Clovis library shooting. District Attorney Andrea Reeb said the aftermath of the deadly incident saw an overwhelming number of threats to institutions across the city that put extra strain on an already nervous public. Now prosecutors from around the state have begun a legislative push to make threats of mass...
Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Dec. 2 • Civic Center Policy Committee — 2 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Dec. 3 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthou...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees still ended up paying six figures to make necessary renovations to its presidential residence in preparation for its new president. But the trustees were much more comfortable with the price tag they decided on Wednesday. Trustees approved what was considered as Revised Option One during a special board meeting, held two weeks after they were first approached with a request to fix the residence at 1621 E. 21st St. The original package of work presented to the trustees in...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE - Cody Smith had been in the audience at numerous awards ceremonies, hoping he could live up to the examples of those with whom he'd served. "Coming through the training pipeline, they were people I looked up to and wanted to emulate because of their ability to be proficient and support their team in the manner they did," Smith said. Now he's one of them. Smith was honored Friday with the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award for gallantry in...
