News Staff Next Saturday, October 11th the City of Artesia will hold an auction to sell items our departments no longer use. The list of items includes vehicles, exercise equipment, power tools and much more. There will also be some equipment from our fire department. The auction will be held at the Cottonwood Winery. You can see … Read more
Some disturbing news today out of Artesia, where human remains have been discovered near a set of train tracks. Artesia Polcie responded to the 300 block of North 1st Street on September 29th after a BNSF train conductor reported discovering a portion of skeletal remains near the tracks. Law enforcement then located additional skeletal remains … Read more
If you’re thinking about bringing home a new pet, check out the Artesia Animal Shelter! If you go to the city of Artesia’s Facebook page, you can see some of the animals available at the shelter. Check out their website or visit them in person to see all the available animals.
A portion of Main Street will be closed Monday (Sept. 29) for a few hours to accommodate the Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade that will come through downtown Roswell. Main Street between 19th and McGaffey streets will be closed to traffic beginning shortly after 9 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m. It will … Read more
At city council in Artesia this week, the council approved a land swap agreement with the school board. In the deal, the board will receive property at Roberts Park for the site of a new school. Once the new school is built, the existing Roselawn School property will then be given to the city. Mayor … Read more
The city of Artesia says the Grand Street project is now complete and open in both directions. For this project, the city replaced an old water line under the road. The old pipe had been leaking, which had impacted many homes in the area. Replacing the pipe will eliminate those leaks and also improve water … Read more
The United Way of Eddy County held their day of caring event on Sunday. Volunteer teams from local companies worked on projects all throughout Eddy County, including multiple projects in Artesia. For one of these projects, a team from ConocoPhillips painted three walls along 8th street. Additional projects took place at CASA, Haven of Hope, … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) awarded $100,435,817 to 71 projects statewide through its Transportation Project Fund (TPF) projects, District Two invested $18,739,805 in 11 projects. Among the projects: City of Clovis, 21st Street Maintenance – $2,660,000 City of Jal, 2026 Roadway Improvements – $3,096,245 City of Portales, S Avenue K Improvements – $2,850,000 … Read more
In another sig nof the summer season winding down, the splash pads at Poe Corn Park and Carpenter Park will wrap up their summer season Sept. 30. The city of Roswell’s two splash pads will operate for their final day of the year that day before closing until next year. The splash pads are open … Read more
A man and woman were injured in a shooting incident late Monday in Roswell. RPD says the incident happened in the 1000 block of South Michigan Avenue. officers nearby heard the gunshots and responded. One officer noticed a vehicle speeding away from the scene and pulled over the driver, who said his two passengers had … Read more