Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Friday morning briefing: Frisbee golf and fries or tots?

Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Friday briefing.

Video of the day

It’s Frisbee golf and it’s right “In your backyard,” our latest video on local opportunities.

Burn rules

Lots of red flag days lately.

If you’re planning on burning off a field, maybe some debris or trash, here’s a link on guidelines for Roosevelt County.

http://www.rooseveltcounty.com/news/view/32

School challenge

Students and teachers at Parkview Elementary are taking it to court — basketball court, that is.

Sixth grade students are taking on the teachers today at 1:30 p.m. in the gym.

Question of the day

For you junk food junkies — which do you prefer...fries or tots?

Please share your thoughts with all the others craving fast food in our comment section below.

Today in history

On this day in 1972, Alabama Gov. George Wallace, a candidate for president and one of the most controversial men of his time, was shot by 21-year-old Arthur Bremer.

The next day, while fighting for his life in a hospital, he won major primary victories in Michigan and Maryland.

Wallace was noted for his Alabama governor’s inaugural address where he declared, "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!"

Here’s the rest of the story:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/governor-george-wallace-shot

Weather

Today — Grab an umbrella. Rain...showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

Tonight — Close the windows. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s.