Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Wednesday briefing.
Get in the parade
The annual Pioneer Days Parade is just around the corner — June 5.
Community organizations and business are being encouraged to be parade participants this year.
Contact the Clovis/Curry County Chamber to sign up and enter a float.
Question of the day
Where would you seek shelter in the event of a tornado?
Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Did you know?
Floyd had 78 people in 2000, according to the census that year.
In the population 15 years old and older, 67.6 percent were married.
For people at least 25 years old, 75.4 percent had a high school diploma or higher education.
Among those employed, 46.2 percent worked in the educational, health and social services industry.
Today in history
Horror writer Bram Stoker's classic vampire tale, Dracula, is first offered for sale in London on this day in 1897.
Through fictional journal entries and letters written by the novel's principal characters, Dracula tells the story of a Transylvanian vampire and his English victims.
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Weather
Today — Ho-hum...isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight — More of the same..partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
