The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

CLOVIS — Curry County commissioners on Tuesday voted to begin withdrawal from the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. In a 3-2 vote, commissioners decided to withdraw from the authority and work with Grady and Melrose to have 2011 state...

CLOVIS — Curry County commissioners on Tuesday approved a 2.25% cost of living salary increase for county employees. The wage increase will apply to all county employees with at least a year of service, and will be granted to other employees once...

Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees special meeting — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: 575-769-4001   Thursday • Curry County Health Council — 12-1 p.m., Commission Room, Curry County...

CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission will get a tour of the city’s new website and consider capital outlay requests for the upcoming New Mexico legislative session. The meeting, set for 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver...

CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will hear plenty about water and financial obligations when it meets Tuesday morning. Clovis Mayor and Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Chair David Lansford is scheduled to give a presentation on...

Tuesday • 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 Courthouse,...

Today • City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-763-9654 • City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N....

City officials’ authority respected Our Clovis City Commission consists of nine qualified individuals who we the people voted to make educated decisions in the interest of our city. Thursday, as I sat in an open meeting, I was impressed with the...

Monday • Veterans Day • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs),...

CLOVIS — For some of Clovis’ citizens, the thought of a third potential brewery on Main Street was too much to accept. To the Clovis City Commission, three feet didn’t seem like much of a reason to deny. Via a 7-1 vote, the commission approved...

CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission on Thursday will consider the next step in potential property tax increases to fund infrastructure for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Via resolution, the commission will take a look at a 1.554 mill in...

Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: 575-769-4001   Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St.,...

CLOVIS — At a meeting that was short as Curry County Commission meetings go, weighing in at just over an hour, commissioners took plenty of time paying respect and wishing good luck to one of the area’s top rodeoers. Clovis’ Shad Mayfield was r...

CLOVIS -- After more than two hours of information, and sometimes heated debate, the Clovis City Commission moved ahead on a raise in property tax rates to fund the interim groundwater portion of the Ute Water Project. By a 6-2 vote, the commission...

Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 4 p.m., Pappy Thornton Museum, Ned Houk Park, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Election Day • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry...

Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 9:30 a.m., Regents Room, ENMU Administration Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-2121   Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 4 p.m., Pappy Thornton...

CLOVIS — After nearly two hours of heated debate on Tuesday, the City Commission voted 6-2 to begin drafting a resolution to increase property taxes to fund the interim groundwater project portion of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. The p...

Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 4 p.m., Pappy Thornton Museum, Ned Houk Park, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654   Tuesday • City of Clovis Census Committee — 1:30 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly...

CLOVIS — A new airline may be providing flights from Clovis to Dallas early next year with Contour Airlines instead of Boutique Air Service as the alternate essential air service (ESA) provider for Clovis. During Tuesday’s meeting, the City...

CLOVIS — Before commissioners voted to draft a new property tax resolution to pay for part of the Ute pipeline project on Tuesday, several Clovis and Curry County citizens weighed in on the matter. Blake Prather, who lives just outside the city...

Dear Clovis city commissioners, Please don’t rob us. We get it. This is for a really good cause — funding the development of the interim groundwater portion of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. We can’t live without water. And we’re...

PORTALES — Whatever the newest infrastructure funding plan for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is called, be it “skin in the game” or the “20/30/40 plan,” David Lansford believes it’s the only language that will get...

PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority will hear numerous reports from board members and staff during its Thursday meeting, including a possible update on Clovis City Commission action regarding funding for the authority’s...

Today • City of Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654   Thursday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 3 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E....