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There are many reasons for the dog in your life, not the least of which are companionship and affection, but added to that is always the possibility that your pooch may save your life one day. You never know, like countless stories of everyday canines-turned-heroes, some day your furry friend may alert you to the smell of smoke as you sleep, frighten off burglars coming through a window, divert you before you stumble across a snake in your path, or drag one of the youngin’s b...
CLOVIS — Officially, the Clovis High girls basketball team is nicknamed 'the Lady Wildcats.' But they might as well call themselves 'the Lady Chameleons.' Indeed, the Lady 'Cats will need to be quite the chameleons this winter, adapting to the situations around them. According to head coach Jeff Reed, they won't have a specific style of play, no particular offense or defense they roll out each game like breaking out the good china when company comes over. The Lady Wildcats' s...
PORTALES — The 2016-17 Portales girls basketball team was supposed to be in a rebuild, after losing several seniors from the year before — and returning little experience — in the process. But somehow, the Rams managed to make a run to the 4A state semifinal. And now as the 2017-18 season tips off, they return much more firepower. In fact, according to head coach Wade Fraze, his 2016-17 team returned just one starter, point guard Zamorye Cox, and little else. “Really, we fielded a majority JV team from the previous year,...
CLOVIS — Everything changed in an instant for four friends caught in a structure fire Sunday afternoon from which only one escaped with his life. "He said everything just happened so quickly, all he remembers is everything getting real smoky," said Casandra Hernandez, relaying the account of her uncle and the fire's sole survivor, Rogelio Hernandez. "He happened to be near the window, and that's how he managed to be so lucky." Even then, that window exit was blocked by an a... Full story
On this date ... 1982: A continuing education class at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales had 14 slots open for third- through sixth-graders to take a class in basic computing. Computer hobbyists Tim Ashmore, association professor of communication at ENMU, and his wife, Sue Ashmore, business manager for student publications at Eastern, were team teaching the course. The weeklong class was slated to run for 2 1/2 hours each morning, and included a diskette for...
Today’s family in need: This young couple needs help. The father has been jailed in the last year and is having a hard time finding employment, according to Salvation Army Lt. Kelly Berggren. “From my perspective, he is doing the right things to turn his life around. Their son just turned 1 and started walking. The parents would love to have presents for their child,” Berggren said. About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint venture of the Salvation Army and The Eastern New Mexico News. The fund helps low-i...
Clovis will host an economic development conference today through Thursday that is intended to bring business professionals from across the state. The Clovis Industrial Development Corp. and the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce will co-host the New Mexico IDEA Statewide Economic Development Conference at the Clovis Civic Center, according to a press release from the chamber. “Economic developers from around the state will receive professional development and training opportunities, including seminars from the New M...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Thursday-Sunday: Clovis • Edward Brown, 25, criminal damage to the property of a household member, larceny • Joel Duran, 47, driving while license suspended or revoked • Felipe Rocha, 50, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Francisco Montoya, 38, possession of a controlled substance, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Lyle Case, 32, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia • Lisa Lopez, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor...
CLOVIS — The week-long cold-case murder trial for William Hadix continues today with opening arguments, following jury selection Monday. Hadix, 69, faces up to a life sentence plus 12 years in prison if convicted for the September 2003 slaying and robbery of Jessie Clyde “J.C.” Tucker in Clovis, said Deputy District Attorney Brian Stover. As of Monday evening, the jury consisted of three men and 11 women, of which two persons will be randomly selected as alternates at the end of the trial, Stover said. Hadix was arres...
A nationwide Christmas tree shortage has had little effect on the High Plains’ ability to purchase the real thing this year, according to local nursery owners. The shortage has driven up prices across the country because of the 2007 recession, according to National Christmas Tree Association spokesman Doug Hundley. But Cameron Simmons, general manager of Hamilton Providence Garden in Clovis, said prices haven’t changed from a year ago, though he had to import the trees from Michigan this time. “Trying to find them was diffi...
Thursday • Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m., at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828. • Curry County DWI Task Force — 4 p.m. at Curry County Administration Complex. Information: 575-763-6016. This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
Today • Books and babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: Kitty Cat Kisses. Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Get your game on. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. for ages 9-12 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Xbox one free play. Information: 575-356-3940 • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: Coloriffic. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis...
