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A FORMER BOOK KEEPER EUNICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACES SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES…ACCUSED OF STEALING MONEY FROM THE DISTRICT. ON FRIDAY, NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARRESTED KRISTEN McLEAN. SHE WAS BOOKED INTO THE LEA COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON FOURTH DEGREE FELONY CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT CARD. DETECTIVES SAY McLEAN HAS NOT COOPERATED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATION.

WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A PLANNED REBOOT OF A TV SHOW BASED ON ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

THE ORIGINAL ROSWELL — BASED ON THE ROSWEL HIGH BOOK SERIES — AIRED ON THE WB AND UPN FROM 1999 TO 2002. NOW, THE CW IS DEVELOPING A REBOOT OF THE TV SERIES. I REACHED OUT TO THE NETWORK AS WELL AS WRITER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CARINA McKENZIE…WHO CONFIRMED SHE IS WORKING WITH THE CW. THE NETWORK ALSO CONFIRMED THE SCRIPT IS IN DEVELOPMENT…BUT DECLINED TO COMMENT. EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE CW COULD DECIDE TO BEGIN SHOOTING A PILOT FOR ROSWELL. IF THEY DO, THE NETWORK WILL DECIDE NEXT MAY WHETHER PICK IT UP FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON.

ARTESIA’S ANNUAL “SHOP WITH A HERO” EVENT IS COMING UP THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND ORGANIZERS NEED YOUR HELP. THE ARTESIA SHOP WITH A HERO COMMITTEE IS REQUESTING DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SPONSOR THE EVENT. PARTICIPATING CHILDREN ARE IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOLS, CHURCHES. SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE GOAL FOR THIS YEAR IS TO SPONSOR AT LEAST 100 AREA KIDS IN NEED. IF YOU WANT TO HELP, CONTACT RICARDO HUERTA WITH THE ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

REMEMBER THE SHOW “ROSWELL?” THE SCI-FI HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA WENT OFF THE AIR 15 YEARS AGO, BUT THERE ARE TALKS OF A REBOOT. DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD REPORTS THE CW HAS PUT THE SHOW IN DEVELOPMENT. WE REACHED OUT TO THE NETWORK. WE’RE TOLD THERE IS A ROSWELL SCRIPT IN DEVELOPMENT, BUT NO DEFINATE PLANS FOR A SERIES.

ROAD WORK THIS WEEKEND WILL LEAD TO SOME CLOSURES IN ROSWELL. THE CITY TELLS US PORTIONS OF EAST COUNTRY CLUB ROAD AND NORTH MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED WHIE SURFACE WORK IS BEING DONE. ON SATURDAY, EAST COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN NORTH MAIN STREET AND GARLAND AVENUE BETWEEN 7:30 AND 5. ON SUNDAY, CREWS WILL MOVE ON TO THE OUTER LANES NORTH MAIN STREET BETWEEN COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. ONE LANE WILL REMAIN OPEN IN EACH DIRECTION. AT SOME POINT SUNDAY, WE’RE TOLD THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN AND 19th STREETS WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC.

WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE UPGRADES MADE TO THE ROBERT H GODDARD PLANETARIUM IN THE ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER. PLANETARIUM COORDINATOR JEREMY HOWE SAYS THE PROJECT COST ABOUT 380-THOUSAND DOLLARS…
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HOWE…QUICK TO POINT OUT THESE ARE THE FIRST UPGRADES MADE TO THE FACILITY SINCE IT OPENED IN 1969. THE MUSEUM AND ART CENTER IS HOSTING A “STEAM” THEMED FAMILY FUN DAY SATURDAY FROM 10-TO-3.

THE ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER IS HOSTING A “STEAM” FAMILY FUN DAY TOMORROW. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

IT’S ALL PART OF THE OFFICIAL RE-OPENING OF THE ROBERT H GODDARD PLANETARIUM…FOLLOWING THE FACILITY’S FIRST UPGRADE IN NEARLY 50 YEARS. PLANETARIUM DIRECTOR JEREMY HOWE SAYS THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE HOURLY TOURS BETWEEN TEN AND THREE…

THERE ARE ALSO HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ART ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS A CHALK ART CONTEST.

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES STEMMING FROM A CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY LAST WEEK IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. PROSECUTORS SAY 22-YEAR-OLD ERIC REDDICK VIOLATED BOTH THE HOBBS ACT AND FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS WHEN HE SHOT THE STORE CLERK AND A WITNESS WHO WAS TAKING HIS PICTURE DURING THE ROBBERY. THE HOBBS ACT PROHIBITS ACTUAL OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OR EXTORTION AFFECTING INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE. REDDICK, WHO WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING, IS BEING PROSECUTED UNDER THE FEDERAL “WORST OF THE WORST” ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVE. FOR NOW, HE’S BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND, BUT WILL GO BEFORE A JUDGE TOMORROW.

THE ROBERT H GODDARD PLANETARIUM AT THE ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER OFFICIALLY REOPENS THIS WEEKEND…WITH A “STEAM” FAMILY DAY ON SATURDAY. THERE’S A RIBBON CUTTING AT 10 O’CLOCK FRIDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY FREE HOURLY SHOWS IN THE PLANETARIUM. THE FINAL TOUR STARTS AT 2 O’CLOCK. OUTSIDE, THERE’S A CHALK ART COMPETITION. THEY’LL HAVE HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND ART ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM AND ART CENTER. INSIDE THE PLANETARIUM, VISITORS WILL BE TREATED TO A 20-MINUTE FILM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEEKEND’S EVENTS OR TO REGISTER FOR THE CHALK ART COMPETITION, VISIT ROSWELL MUSEUM DOT ORG AND CLICK ON “EVENTS.”

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION MONTH AND THE ROSWELL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS URGING RESIDENTS TO JOIN THEIR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE, R-P-D IS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU ORGANIZE ONE. YOU CAN CALL FORMER R.P.D. OFFICER RICHARD LUCERO OR STOP BY THE ROSWELL POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 128 WEST SECOND STREET.

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Oct. 11, 2017 3:06 PM CST
by dmoody