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Lenwood "Earl" Tinsley, 84 Funeral services for Lenwood "Earl" Tinsley, 84, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sat., May 11, 2024, at the First Baptist Church in Portales with Rev. Phillip Smith officiating, assisted by Dr. David McFadden. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with the deacons of the church serving as pallbearers. Military honors will be rendered by the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Lenwood "Earl" Tinsley was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Ethel, WV to...
We are profoundly saddened to announce the passing of Matt Carter on April 30, 2024, at the age of 62. He was at the home of his cousin, Lee Sumner, who graciously accompanied him to his first Chemotherapy treatment and wound care treatment on April 29, 2024, in Amarillo, Tx. Matt died in his sleep overnight. Matt was preceded in death by his father Dwayne Carter. Matt is survived by one brother Dan Carter, two sisters Kathy Cohoon and Jennifer Warren, his mother Ann Carter....
Terry Lee Holden July 15,1946 - April 8, 2024 Terry Lee Holden, 77, was called to his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. He was a beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, friend and comrade to those who knew him. He was preceded in death by wife Carol, parents June and John R. Holden, brother Robert Holden, and sister Gerri Sawyer. He is survived by sister Bonnie Gemoets, brothers Garrey Richard Burger and Larry R. Burger, sister Dawn Emani, nephew Chris Sawyer, numerous nephews and nieces, friends, comr...
Maria Manuela Esquibel, age 85, of Clovis, NM passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton St., Clovis, NM with Rosary to follow at 5:00 pm. Mass of the Christian burial will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 9:00 am at Sacred Heart Church, 921 N. Merriwether, Clovis, NM with Father Franklin Iwuagwu officiating. Burial will take place at Mission Garden of Memories, 2900 W 7th...
Mary Lacrecia Rusk was born on July 18, 1932, in Mississippi to Ray and Ozell Truitt and passed away from this life on April 26, 2024 Lacrecia married John Orley Rusk, Jr. on April 25, 1952 in Anthony, NM. After John graduated from New Mexico State University in 1953, he and Lacrecia moved to Clovis, NM. They had 3 boys, Audy, Eric and Frank. John moved Lacrecia out to the Rusk Ranch headquarters after John's mother passed away in 1962. From 1962, she became involved in the...
On this date ... 1941: J.J. Steele, co-owner of the Hart Ranch southwest of Melrose, had sold about 800 2-year-old steers to a buyer in Dexter, Kan. The purchase price was reported at $60,000. 1955: Portales Valley Mills workers discovered the company safe had been cracked the night before while three employees worked in an adjoining warehouse. Employees noticed a strange car in the parking lot, but hadn’t noticed anything out of place. The thieves took $70. 1957: Ernest M...
Today *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission budget workshop - 9 a.m., Com...
Today *Hiring event – 2-6 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Sponsored by Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation, New Mexico Workforce Connection, and ENMU. Bring resumes, ID, and dress professionally. Be ready to complete applications and be prepared for interviews. Information: email Jodi Diaz at [email protected] or call 575-356-8541 *ENMU Chamber Ensembles concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Directed by Sid Shu...
The Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum in the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce building will be closed until the end of the year. According to a Friday social media posting from the Chamber, the closure is due to construction. Chamber Executive Director Ernie Kos explained in an email the closure was planned. “(We) are ready to get started on the construction and development of the Clovis Sound Studios. We are very excited about the design plans with the demolition to begin in the next week,” Kos wrote....
The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently for a new member, High Supply Cannabis LLC. The store is located at 106 N. Main Ave. High Supply’s Manager is Christopher Debow....
A Clovis ENMRSH employee has picked up a national award from the American Network of Community Options and Resources. According to an ANCOR news release, Anthony Chavez, a direct support professional at ENMRSH, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Special Category Award: Innovation Award. Chavez joins 54 other honorees in the 2024 edition of ANCOR’s annual Direct Support Professional of the Year Awards program. “ENMRSH, Inc. is grateful that Anthony is part of the team and exemplifies the important role that direct car...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Facilities Master Plan will go into effect as planned after school board members approved it by a 5-0 vote Tuesday. Approval means the closure of Cameo Elementary School in May 2025, consolidating the system's dual language program to La Casita school (this August), changing Lockwood Elementary to an early childhood center (this August), moving the Freshman Academy to the Clovis High School Campus (August 2025), creating an I-Academy at the former...
The massive fire at Hampton Farms outside Portales on April 15 did more than destroy the peanut processing plant. It also exposed staffing challenges at the Portales Fire Department. Firefighters from around the region responded to help PFD at the peanut plant, but the facility continued to burn for days, requiring personnel to keep an eye on it. The night of April 17, with the peanut mill still requiring oversight, responders received a call for a house fire in the 700 block of North Avenue M. Four minutes after that, an...
The Portales band is set to host its third annual Mattress Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Portales High School. Custom Fundraising Solutions will have “25 different mattress styles on display in all sizes for customers to try,” according to its news release. Pillows, bed frames and mattress protectors will also be for sale and delivery is available. Custom Fundraising Solutions has nearly 100 locations and works with more than 3,000 schools annually. “The unique business model helps schools raise thous...
A Clovis motorcycle police officer was involved in a crash late Tuesday afternoon on Grand Street near Main Street. Police said no serious injuries were reported, but Motor Officer Jared Herrington went to Plains Regional Medical Center as a precaution. “He (Herrington) went to the ER to get checked out but he’s fine,” said Police Sgt. Sanford Wagner. “He was up and walking around.” Wagner said the driver of the other vehicle involved, a black passenger car, was not injured. The vehicle sustained “very minor damage,” he...
A Clovis man on Wednesday was sentenced to four years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. A Curry County jury on March 22 found David Brown, 53, guilty of the second-degree felony. Brown was arrested after probation officers on Jan. 25, 2023, found methamphetamine, black tar heroin, Xanex and fentanyl pills in his hotel room, the release stated. District Judge Fred Van Soelen sentenced Brown to five years supervised probation in addition to...
Shelly Smith last week was named principal at Parkview Elementary School in Clovis. She has been principal of Cameo Elementary since 2023. Cameo is slated to be shuttered at the end of this school year as part of district consolidation, according to a Clovis schools news release. Smith has worked 20 years in Clovis schools, mostly as an elementary school teacher. She is a Clovis High School graduate and has a master’s degree in education from Wayland Baptist University. The reassignment was created by the retirement of P...
Lockwood Elementary School Principal Rodolfo Arceo has been named coordinator of English Language Initiatives with Clovis Municipal Schools. A school news release stated Arceo began his career with CMS in 2011 as a Spanish teacher at Clovis High. He has also worked with bilingual families through the Bilingual Summer Institute and Migrant Mentor Program, and served as an English Language Learner case manager. His newest mission is to “expand language services for district students,” the news release stated. Lockwood Ele...
Plateau last week announced 38 area scholars who are sharing $201,000 in scholarships awarded from the Education Foundation at Plateau. Winners include: $8,000 Robert M. Harris Memorial Scholarships Heidi L. Macfarlane – Melrose Camryn Dawn Cantrell – Logan Taylee Sours – Texico HS $8,000 Evelyn Patterson Memorial Scholarships Madison Marie Hodges – Texico Isabella Elena Coronado – Logan $5,000 Banner Scholarships Bailey Jo Cline – Clovis Lily Macfarlane – Melrose Cade Paul Figg – Texico Morgan Ryleigh Thatcher – Texi...
For the fourth year, Curry County will administer the summer internship program for high school students, ages 16-18. “The goal of this program is to provide career exploration in a field that the intern may have an interest in,” said Darian Roybal, the county’s human resource director. Among 33 counties in New Mexico, Roybal said Curry County is one of 14 that take on the grant that makes it possible. “This began as the New Mexico Public Education Department College and Career Readiness Bureau Summer Enrichment Program...
On this date ... 1881: Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail, where he was being held and awaiting execution for the 1878 shooting death of Sheriff William Brady. The website aboutbillythekid.com reports the Kid saw his opportunity to get away about noon. One of his guards had taken other prisoners to lunch at a nearby hotel. The Kid convinced his only remaining guard to let him visit the outhouse. While details vary about what happened next, all agree the Kid...
Today *Muleshoe Volunteer Fire Department hamburger fundraiser – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (Central time), Muleshoe Fire Department, 215 S. First St., Muleshoe, TX. Annual benefit for the MVFD. Information: 806-272-4569 *Percussion Ensemble spring concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Emily Salgado, director. Free and open to the public. Information: 575-562-2377 Monday and Tuesday *Free tire dumping days for Roosevelt County residents – 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Roosevelt County Road Department, 1500 N. Boston, Porta...
The Clovis Walmart held a "grand reopening" Friday, nearly eight months after an alleged arsonist caused $42 million in damages. An estimated 450 people turned out for the event, including Walmart store personnel, Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors, Clovis police, fire and emergence-response personnel and area residents. Walmart store Manager Johnny Barajas thanked the community for all the help after the catastrophe and during the rebuilding. Walmart was...
Roosevelt County will pay about $245,000 more for insurance over the next three years, County Manager Amber Hamilton told commissioners on Tuesday. The county currently pays $720,350 annually to the New Mexico County Insurance Authority pool for property, workers compensation and law enforcement liability, Hamilton said. New Mexico counties are self insured through the pool. Hamilton, who serves on the NMCIA board of directors, said the insurance market is challenging across the state. “It is just difficult,” Hamilton sai...
Public school officials representing more than 50 districts, including Clovis, Portales and most in eastern New Mexico, have filed a lawsuit against the state Public Education Department. They’re asking a court to halt the 180-instructional day mandate imposed in March. The lawsuit, filed April 18 in Curry County by the New Mexico School Superintendents Association and individual superintendents, comes as schools across the state attempt to draft budgets and academic calendars for next year — a process complicated by the new...
