The New Mexico Department of Transportation has announced a long-awaited expansion of US Highway 82 from Artesia to Maljamar is complete. The 60-million dollar project is finally complete after four years… almost twice as long as it was slated to last at the beginning of the work. There remains some cleanup work to do, but … Read more
On Sunday, Aug. 29, Roswell Transit will have only one bus in operation on Main Street (instead of the usual two) as a result of a driver shortage that day. The bus will run from 9:16 a.m. until 5 p.m., but the times it will arrive at the bus stops will vary from the usual … Read more
The Carlsbad City COuncil as approved its own spending of 164 million dollars for future public works projects. The Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, or ICIP, is a working list of projects in Carlsbad. One new project added to the list before approval was the creation of a new recreation area at 6-Mile Dam south of … Read more
Education leaders in Carlsbad have approved an application for more than 8 million dollars to come form the federal pandemic relief money to address immediate needs of schools affected by the pandemic. The funding is designed to help maximize in-person learning, sustain the safe operation of schools, and address the academic, social, emotional and mental … Read more
RMAC Second Saturdays include hands-on activities and free admission for members and Roswell residents. Hands-on activities are offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a planetarium show is at 11 a.m. Second Saturdays are generously supported by the RMAC Foundation.
As a result of a staffing shortage, the Roswell Adult Center will be limited to opening one day a week as of Sept. 6, but scheduled classes throughout each week will still take place using other sites. The Adult Center (807 N. Missouri Ave.) will be open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering … Read more
At its special August 23rd meeting, the Artesia Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-0 to join the current lawsuit initiated by the Gallup Schools, Gallup-McKinley County Schools et. Al. vs. Ryan Stewart, Ed. L. D., et. Al. No. D-101-CV-202-02194. The lawsuit seeks to establish more authority for local decisions regarding schools, to curtail state … Read more
An Indigenous leader from New Mexico and former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called on the federal government Tuesday to overhaul its oil and gas leasing program to ensure the protection of cultural resources, saying for far too long tribal expertise has been ignored to the detriment of sacred landscapes. Acoma Pueblo Gov. Brian Vallo … Read more
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a New Mexico nurse and an agricultural worker challenges the constitutionality of recent public health orders requiring people with certain jobs to get COVID-19 vaccinations and restricting admittance to the state fair. The lawsuit filed last week in federal court asks a judge to block enforcement of an order … Read more
A developing story out of Roswell. RPD officers responded to the report of a shooting Monday afternoon in the 300 block of South Beech Street. Once there, the officers discovered a man who had been shot at least once. Paramedics arrived and began treating the unnamed victim, eventually taking him to an area hospital. Dteectives … Read more