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Teddy R. Blair III (Trae), age 34, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Visitation will be held at Muffley Funeral Home, 1430 N Thornton St. in Clovis, NM, on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM. Services will be held Friday, April 19, 2024, at 11:00 AM at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton St. in Clovis. He was born to Ted Blair and Dolores (Chavez) on August 9, 1989, in Portales, NM. Trae married his wife, Tori (Teague), in Portales, NM on July 11, 2020. He loved...
Wendell Wayne Blair passed away at the age of 68 in Lubbock, TX on Monday, April 8, 2024. Memorial Service will be held at First Christian Church, 1700 N Main Street in Clovis, NM on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 11:00 AM. He was born on March 27, 1956, in Clovis, NM. He was loved by his parents Gene W. Blair and Norma C. Blair (Bremer). Wendell married the love of his life, Norma J. Blair at the First Christian Church in Clovis, NM on May 11, 1980. Wendell was a learned man, h...
Memorial service for David Allen Williams, age 78, of Clovis, New Mexico, is scheduled for 11:00 AM MST, Thursday, April 18, 2024 at First Methodist Church in Clovis with Rev. Jeb Archey of Clovis officiating. David died Sunday, April 14, 2024 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born November 24, 1945 in Clovis to Charles and May Lea (Morse) Williams. He married Connie Marie Rebell in Denver, Colorado on July 19, 1970. Honorary Pall Bearers will be Senator Pat Woods, Steve Ray, Stan...
Clovis Municipal Schools has scheduled a community meeting for 7 p.m. Wednesday to review the Facilities Master Plan and related proposals. The meeting is at Marshall Auditorium. “This meeting is being held for the community in an effort to encourage public participation and to provide information about the Facilities Master Plan process,” a CMS news release stated. “Opportunity for questions and public comment will be announced during the meeting.” School officials have said they are considering school closures and repurpo... Full story
Mary 'Nina' Chavez, age 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Farwell Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mary was born on February 03, 1942, in Tucumcari, NM to Antonio and Fidelia Ulibarri. Mary was raised in Clovis where she also attended school. Mary married John Chavez Sr on July 15th, 1961. Mary worked at many places over the years. She worked at Sutton's Bakery for many years. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings Rafael Ulibarri and...
Larry Joe Don Davis, 53, passed away on March 24, 2024, at his home in Kempner, TX. He was born on May 25, 1970, in Hereford, TX to Floyd and Mary Eleen (Huckert) Cline. Larry grew up in Clovis, NM. He graduated from Clovis High School in 1988. Larry joined the United States Army in February 1990 and served his country proudly until 2001 as a decorated Army Ranger and achieved the rank of Staff Sergent. Larry served during the Desert Storm and other campaigns including...
Editor’s note: Content in this report may not be appropriate for younger readers. A Clovis massage parlor owner and her associate are facing federal racketeering charges after allegations their employees offered illicit commercial sex. Shaoping Wen, 64, and Xu Wang, 41, were charged with conspiracy to use interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises, court records show. They were arrested March 24. Records show Wen is the owner of several massage parlors across New Mexico and Texas, including one in Clovis, two in C...
A meet and greet with Portales' interim city manager has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday night. T.J. Cathey was named interim manager by the City Council on Tuesday to succeed the fired Sarah Austin. The meet and greet is set for the Council Chambers in the Memorial Building. Cathey said he welcomes questions in person or via email: [email protected] ....
House Republicans have picked a conservative lawmaker known for his direct and sometimes combative style at the Roundhouse as their new minority leader. Rep. Rod Montoya, R-Farmington, said Friday his leadership style is one of collaboration. But Montoya, who is among the more seasoned Republican lawmakers remaining in the House as others retire or choose not to run for reelection, said he also stands up for what he believes. “I’m direct,” Montoya, 57, acknowledged. “I would say whether or not I’m combative depends on who I...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Travis Ash, 33, criminal trespass • David Merril, 63, probation violation • Cynthia Rodriguez, 41, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Danny Price, 57, first degree murder, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Clifford Franklin, 46, driving while license suspended or revoked, driving while under the influence of intoxicat...
Two High School seniors from Portales and Elida are among 23 New Mexico high school seniors named Daniels Scholars. Kaylynn Belew who attends Portales High School and Jeremiah Woodruff who goes to Elida High have secured up to $100,000 in college funding toward an undergraduate degree. Belew is one of Portales High School’s senior students. Belew has been taking courses at Eastern New Mexico University according to her aunt, Woody Rebrovich. She is expected to graduate with honors from PHS. Belew plans to attend Angelo State...
On this date ... 1945: Ted Thomas, who spent a lot of time working in the Rogers area before joining the military, was back in the United States at a West Coast hospital, The Portales Daily News reported. Thomas was “being treated for his nerves,” the newspaper reported after surviving the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment. 1951: Pioneer Air Lines at the Clovis airport reported sustained winds at 35 mph and gusts to 45 mph. High temperatures were in the 40s. “An...
Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of stories looking at Clovis Municipal Schools plans for closure and repurposing. The series will continue over the next three weeks. One aspect of the Clovis Municipal Schools Facilities Master Plan is the repurposing and liquidation of some of the system’s buildings. Lincoln-Jackson school, a building that is on the National Registry of Historic Places at Alphon St. and Grand Avenue and Los Niños Early Intervention Center at 3001 N. Thornton St. are two buildings set for repu... Full story
Optical Source of Clovis has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar. Optical Source will be presented with the award at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its location at 1908 Prince St. Optical Source was nominated for the honor by the previous winner, City Printing....
La Fiesta restaurant at Fifth and Main streets in downtown Clovis officially opened with a ribbon cutting last Wednesday hosted by Clovis MainStreet. “La Fiesta is owned and operated by Rudolfo and Irene Gonzales. The Gonzales’ have come to Clovis from Mexicali in the Mexican state of Baja,” Dominique Chairez said. Chairez is on the board of Clovis MainStreet. Chairez described the restaurant as “family oriented, faith oriented and home style.” “It’s got its own Baja California spin. The little gem on their menu are the...
Tropical Twist Café has opened a second location in Clovis. Jonathan Rodriguez, who operates the cafes with partner Amanda Ornelas, said the new location at 616 W. 21st St. was opened in response “to customer requests.” “A lot of our customers were asking for a drive-through location,” Rodriguez said. Tropical Twist’s first location, at 713 E. 21st St., unit A, “is doing really well,” according to Rodriguez. The grand opening of the second location is Saturday, featuring a bouncy house, DJ and face painting from noon to 8...
The Clovis Civic Center’s home and garden show set for this weekend has been canceled. Civic Center General Manager Sarah Stevens said the cancellation was “due to unforeseen circumstances,” but declined to elaborate. Home/garden show fans aren’t all out of luck. The Curry County Events Center still expects to host its show June 1-2. “By moving Pioneer Days to May we had to push the home and garden show to June,” said CCEC General Manager K.C. Messick. Messick said the Events Center and Civic Center previously held home/g...
Concerns have been raised by the overseers of Clovis’ Norman Petty Studios over the use of the Petty name and other points by the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce. “It has come time to draw a line in the sand. I’m writing to let you (and others) know that we are not working with the Chamber and do not approve of the actions they are taking in association with our intellectual property and items,” Greg Walker wrote in a letter to Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt that was obtained by The News. Walker is managin... Full story
ALBUQUERQUE -- The body camera worn on the chest of New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare the early morning of March 15 captured the image of a stranded motorist on Interstate 40 who wanted a lift into town. The NMSP-issued device recorded the sound of the first gunshot, causing the 35-year-old Hare to slump over in his patrol vehicle, an FBI agent testified Tuesday in federal court. The video footage showed the assailant come around to the driver’s side, “briefly pausing as a semi-truck passed by,” and then shoot...
Michael Zeiler knows it might sound wrong from every angle, but he wants you to have the best possible total solar eclipse experience when it crosses North America on Monday. So if you're traveling to San Antonio, he suggests staying away from the viewing party at the city's most famous landmark. "The slogan is 'Forget the Alamo,'" Zeiler says. "You would think that would be a cool place to see it. It's historic. It's scenic. But it's outside the path [of totality]." But it's close, he says, adding, "They only have to travel...
While Monday’s solar eclipse will bring night-like darkness to a “zone of totality” about 400-500 miles to our east, the event will also dim sunlight in eastern New Mexico. Gary Zapotoczny, vice president of the Clovis NM Astronomy Club, said the moon will eclipse most, but not all, of the sun’s disc in our area. “We won’t be in totality. You’re probably looking at about 85% coverage. You’ll see the moon eclipsing the sun, you’ll still see sunlight, but sunlight will dim,” Zapotoczny said Thursday. Zapotoczny said any solar e...
Looking at the recent Clovis city election, voter turnout was 11% to 13%. Any idea as to why voter turnout is so low? What if voters were offered incentives such as Jell-o shots or gift cards after voting? Clovis City Clerk LeighAnn Melancon said she doesn’t know the answer. “I have heard, ‘it doesn’t matter, nothing changes,’ ‘It’s rigged and the winner has been decided,’ ‘I didn’t know there was an election,’ ‘I don’t know any of the candidates, so I won’t vote,’ and some say the citizens must be okay with the representati...
Cal-Maine Foods’ poultry facility in Farwell tested positive for bird flu last week, forcing the destruction of 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets, officials said. “They’re going to be working hard to clean up the facility and get it ready to go back to work,” said Max Bowman, vice president and chief financial officer for the company. In a press release from the Texas Department of Agriculture, the loss accounts for approximately 3.6% of the company’s total flock. Cal-Maine, headquartered in Mississippi, is the U.S....
A Fort Sumner man was found guilty Friday in a double homicide that happened in early October 2022. The Fort Sumner jury deliberated for just over two hours. Kelby Randolph, 55, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder, each with a firearm enhancement, in the shooting deaths of Brian Beaver, 48, and his wife Rachelle Beaver, 38. Sentencing will be soon, according to Judge James Waylon Counts in his concluding address to the court. Special Prosecutor Andrea Reeb said Randolph faces a maximum sentence of 32 years...
Portales Fire Chief TJ Cathey will serve as interim city manager until the City Council replaces Sarah Austin who was fired in a 6-2 Council vote on Tuesday. Cathey said he will direct the public to the resources it needs and take over some “in-charge” duties. “I am willing to step in as interim, to be a team player and help out, but I am not interested in the City Manager position at this time,” he wrote in a text message Friday. He said the Council agenda calls for an executive session at this Tuesday’s meeting to discus...
