Artesia Rec Center Foundation Provides Update On CID Litigation

The Artesia Recreation Center Foundation announces that a hearing has been scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2025, in the ongoing litigation against the Construction Industries Division (CID). At this hearing, the parties and the court will set deadlines for the case, including discovery, pre-trial activities, and the scheduling of a trial date in Spring 2026. … Read more

Roswell No Longer Accepting Plastic Recycling

The City of Roswell Solid Waste Department’s recycling program is no longer able to accept plastic #1 and #2 items. Removing these plastics from the city’s recycling program was made necessary because the city’s partner recycler – the entity to which the Solid Waste Department was taking the plastic items it collects – is no … Read more

City Of Artesia Surplus Item Auction

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

Human Remains Found Near Artesia Railroad Tracks

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

Check Out The Artesia Animal Shelter

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.

Artesia City Council News

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

Grand Street Project Complete In Artesia

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

United Way Day of Caring

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

NMDOT District 2 Awards $18.7M in 11 Transportation Projects

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