From the Pecos Valley Newsroom

Eddy County Public Works in partnership with Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), is scheduled to begin work on McDonald Road in Eddy County on Wednesday, April 14, 2021

McDonald Road will be closed to through traffic at the Black River Crossing ending approximately two miles north.

Advanced warning signs will be placed advising motorists of the closure. Motorists should expect travel delays during construction and are encouraged to seek alternate routes of travel during construction. The public’s cooperation and observance of all construction signs will be greatly appreciated to help ensure the safety of the traveling public and the construction crews.

It is anticipated that construction should be completed within three days.

Work hours will be from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday 4/14/2021 through Friday 4/16/2021.

For questions on this project call Eddy County Public Works at (575) 885-4835.

The Eddy County MVD Artesia Office has updated hours of operation to Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.

Face masks are required to be worn inside the lobby and office occupancy will strictly follow New Mexico public health orders.

Computer Tests: Monday- Friday 8:30 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.
VIN Inspections: Monday- Friday 8:30 A.M.- 3:00 P.M. (weather permitting)
Driving Test: Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 8:30 A.M- 10:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M.- 2:30 P.M. (weather permitting)
Motorcycle Driving Test: Tuesday- Wednesday-Thursday by appointment only (weather permitting)
For more information call the Eddy County MVD Artesia Office at 575-746-1323.

The City of Roswell’s Keep Roswell Beautiful organization will help local
residents celebrate Arbor Day by again handing out tree and shrub seedlings for citizens
who wish to plant them in their yards or other properties.
The Arbor Day Drive-Thru Seedling Giveaway is scheduled for April 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. at
Cielo Grande Recreation Area (1612 W. College Blvd.). This is a free event that will offer
two seedlings per vehicle and tree- and shrub-care information will be provided. Also, a
planting-demonstration video will be posted on the Keep Roswell Beautiful Facebook page
and the city website. Seedling delivery to each vehicle will be contactless.

A carjacking reported north of Roswell. Sheriff Miek Harrington says deputies learned that a 62 year old womean had been at IHOP when she paid for a 22 yr old males meal because he had no money. The man asked her for a ride to the truck stop where he stated his family was waiting for him. The female agreed to help him out and give him a ride. However, once they arrived at the truckstop the man then pulled a knife and told the woman to get out of the car. He then pushed her out of the car, moved over to the dfriver’s seat, and stepped on the gas, running over her legs as he fled the scene. Thankfully, deputies located the man in Guadalupe COunty after a long chase.

Current Roswell food-truck operators, as well as anyone who might
possibly operate a food truck in the future, are urged to attend an informational meeting
that will be hosted by the City of Roswell Thursday, April 8. The meeting will take place at
the Roswell Adult Center (807 N. Missouri Ave.) at 9 a.m.
The meeting will present new permitting and licensing procedures and a discussion
regarding new regulations from the city’s Community Development Department and Fire
Department as they relate to the food-truck business in Roswell.

Chaves County Sheriff Mike Harrington posting a message on Facebook, saying a number of people showed up last weekend to test for the SHeriff exam. After doing the physical testing, candidates returned to the building to take the written exams. The easiest way to apply for the CHaves County SHeriff’s Office is from the county’s website. Click on the applications tab and then click on deputy sheriff. APplications can be submitted online every five weeks.

The Carlsbad Poclie Department is hosting a Law Enforcement Torch Run Event from April 9th through 11th. The event consists of law enforcement officers running 4 miles every four hours, for 48 straight hours. Donations received for this event will benefit the Special Olympics of New Mexico. The Carlsbad Poclie Department is asking you to please consider donating to this worthy cause. Find all the information on the Eddy County SHeriff Facebook page.

Roswell Poclie are asking for help from the public in finding a woman who has been missing since last Friday. 47 year-old Lilly Bailey was last seen leaving a motel room, getting into a vehicle driven by another person. Bailey does have a home address in Moriarty, near Albuquerque, but was said to be staying with her boyfirend at teh ROswell Inn in the 2100 block of North Main Street. Bailey is often known to use the name “Zanna.” She left the motel room around 5pm last Friday, saying she was going to visit a friend in another room, while her boyfriend remained in their room. But she was seen getting into a white older-model Chevy single-cab pickup truck and leaving. The friend said she never made it to his room.

RPD Investigators are asking for the public’s help in providing any information related to the homicide of a local man whose body was found March 16 at the city’s southern edge. The body of Robert Francis Sorbo Jr., 31, who had been shot, was discovered by a Chaves County Sheriff’s Office deputy around 6:45 p.m. just south of Roswell Air Center. Sorbo was found lying on the ground near Y O Road, some distance east from Old Y O Crossing Road. The Roswell Police Department assumed the investigation since the body was located within city limits just outside the air center’s perimeter fencing. Anyone with potential information regarding this case is asked to call the Roswell Police Department at (575) 624-6770 or Chaves County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-594-TIPS(8477).

Traffic detours will be in place on short sections of North Garden Avenue this Thursday (March 25) and East College Boulevard this Friday (March 26) as work occurs on a pair of
railroad crossings. The railroad crossing on North Garden is located between East 19th
Street and East College Boulevard. The railroad crossing on East College is located just east
of Grand Avenue. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will perform the work Thursday
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. During each one-day street
closure, local traffic will be accommodated in the affected area.