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Purple Pride honorees named CLOVIS — Honorees have been named for this year’s Purple Pride Hall of Honor induction and banquet. The banquet is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 11 at the Clovis Civic Center. The annual ceremony is an effort of the Clovis...

On this date ... 1969: Mrs. Virginia Torgeson was teaching a series of bridge classes, for beginners and intermediate players. Daytime and evening classes were scheduled in Clovis. “Bridge is fun and a grand way to make new friends,” a...

CLOVIS — A rising “red dirt” country musician makes his debut in the Land of Enchantment with a concert this weekend in Clovis. Hayden Haddock, 19, is a sophomore at Texas A&M University during the week and a rustic-roots singer-songwriter by...

The New Mexico Racing Commission again has placed awarding a sixth license on its tentative agenda for its regular meeting Thursday in Albuquerque. But with a lawsuit due in an Albuquerque courtroom in about two weeks from a license applicant, it...

Legislators passed bills with wide-ranging implications for New Mexico’s future. What they did: The 2019 legislative session was one of the busiest in recent state history. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has until April 5 to act on bills passed...

SANTA FE — Lawmakers can expect to take up a proposal next year to make New Mexico the 11th state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will add the issue to the agenda of the 2020 legislative...

Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis • Rita Lopez, 38, probation violation • Johnathan Cruz, 28, possession of a deadly weapon or explosive by a prisoner • Leroy Romero, 26, receiving/transferring stolen...

Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service at 2:42 p.m. reported Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Melrose, moving northeast at 40 mph.... Full story

SANTA FE — If we didn’t know 60 days ago, we know now: New Mexico is under Democrat control. “I feel like the state of New Mexico turned left,” Rep. Randy Crowder, R-Clovis, said as the state Legislature wrapped up its annual session 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,...

CLOVIS — New operators of Clovis’ Colonial Park Golf Course touted an impressive list of credentials during a Tuesday meet-and-greet, with a management company the National Golf Foundation named as one of golf’s top 100 businesses. But...

On this date ... 1969: Hundreds of fans had welcomed home the NAIA basketball champions to Portales. Eastern New Mexico University, seeded 12th in the 32-team field, won its first and only national basketball championship, 99-76, on March 15. The...

CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission is expected to consider the closure of 2.28 miles of Curry Road 6 during Tuesday’s meeting. Road viewers who met Wednesday recommended the road be closed and a yield sign be placed at the intersection of CR 5...

PORTALES — A trio of financial matters make up most of the agenda for Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting, with the commission expected to hold a board finance meeting with Treasurer Layle Sanchez before providing her direction...

PORTALES — The city of Portales’ annual loan agreement with the National Museum of the Air Force will go before the city council at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Sammy Standefer said the city has hosted the F-111 jet displayed just north of...

CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education on Tuesday will discuss moving from a 260-day calendar to a 238-day calendar for 12-month employees. Superintendent Jody Balch said the change would not affect any employee salaries, it...

Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday - Thursday: Clovis • Jose Sena, 44, probation violation • Eugene Foster, 42, failure to pay fines • Josette Anaya, 37, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • James Sanchez, 32, poss...

SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers are sending Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham a proposal that would raise the statewide minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2023. It’s the product of a late-night agreement struck in the final days of the legislative...

SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that would have repealed the state’s 1969 anti-abortion law — an issue that emerged as one of the most emotional of the session. The legislation, backed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Gris...

SANTA FE — A proposal to raise income taxes on high-earning New Mexicans — as part of a broader tax package — won approval in the final minutes of the 2019 legislative session. The last day also included final passage of legislation for a new...

Darci Pierce in 1987 kidnapped a woman who was 8 months pregnant. She drove her to a remote area in the East Mountains where she strangled her, cut out her baby with a key, then tried to pass the baby off as her own. Frank Martinez and two other men...

Today • St. Patrick’s Day • The Hard Road Trio and Travis Erwin in concert — Floyd United Methodist Church, 1536 NM 267, Floyd. Performing in workshop service at 9 a.m.; potluck lunch at 10:30 a.m.; concert from 2-4 p.m. All events free and o...

Bubba Jennings, a former Naismith Award winner and college basketball standout, was among inductees announced Monday to the Clovis High School 2019 Hall of Honor. Jennings, a 1980 CHS grad, played four seasons at Texas Tech University where he was...