From the Pecos Valley Newsroom

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO CARLSBAD BRINE WELL REMEDIATION AUTHORITY IS HOSTING A PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

THE MEETING IS BEING HELD TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE CITY OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL ANNEX…JOHN HEATON IS DESIGNEE FROM THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO THE BRINE WELL AUTHORITY…
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THE MEETING RUNS FROM 2-TO-4…IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

A RAUCUS PARTY IN CHAVES COUNTY ENDS WITH DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARRESTED. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

CHAVES COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO TEH SCENE OFF NORTH MAIN STREET NORTH OF ROSWELL AROUND 1-45 SUNDAY MORNING. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND ABOUT 40 VEHICLES PARKED AND ABOUT 100 PEOPLE OUTSIDE. MANY RAN AT THE SIGHT OF DEPUTIES. ROSWELL POLICE AND NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE WERE ALSO CALLED IN. A TOTAL OF 56 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. ONE MAN WAS PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER PHYSICALLY RESISTING DEPUTEIS. WE’RE TOLD MULTIPLE FELONY ARRESTS ARE PENDING FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR AND PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO MINORS.

AGENTS WITH THE PECOS VALLEY DRUG TASK FORCE ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE DURING A RAID ON A HOUSE IN EDDY COUNTY. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

50 YEAR-OLD BRANDON CHANDLER AND 51-YEAR-OLD JOHN CAMBELL FACE DRUG CHARGES IN THE APRIL THIRD RAID…TASK FORCE COMMANDER LENNON LEOS…
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AGENTS ALSO ARRESTED 33-YEAR-OLD MARY BRODERICK ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FAILURE TO APPEAR.

A FALLEN ARMY SERGEANT WHO WAS A ROSWELL NATIVE THAT GRADUATED FROM THE NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE WILL BE HONORED LATER THIS MONTH. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

ON APRL 30th THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER NORTH MAIN STREET WILL BE DEDICATED IN HONOR OF ARMY SGT. CHRISTOPHER A. SANDERS.
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SANDERS WAS KILLED IN 2008 SERVING DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. DARRELL JOHNSON WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION…AND IS SANDERS’ FATHER IN LAW. HE SPEARHEADED THE EFFORT…
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THE DEDICATION CEREMONY IS THE EVENING OF TUESDAY APRIL 30th AT 9 O’CLOCK IN FRONT OF NMMI’S PERASON AUDITORIUM.

PART OF A BUSY ROSWELL STREET WILL BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

CREWS WILL BEGIN WORK MONDAY ALONG NORTH GARDEN AVENUE TO PREPARE FOR AN UPCOMING WATER-LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH GARDEN WITH EAST THIRD WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY…WITH ANOTHER CLOSURE PLANNED FOR LATER THIS MONTH WHERE NORTH GARDEN MEETS CHERRY. WE’RE TOLD DRIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS NORTH GARDEN TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS. BETWEEN THEM, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS NORTH GARDEN VIA EAST FIFTH STREET. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

EARTH DAY IS MONDAY AND WALLETHUB IS OUT WITH A NEW LIST RANKING THE GREENEST STATES IN AMERICA. DARRELL MOODY HAS A LOOK AT WHERE NEW MEXICO RANKS AND WHY…

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ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO RANKS 34th OVERALL…
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NEW MEXICO RANKED 21st IN ECO FRIENDY BEHAVIORS…AND 36th IN CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTIONS.

THE CITY OF ROSWELL’S NEXT PUBLIC FORUM IS THURSDAY NIGHT. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION DURING TOMORROW NIGHT’S MEETING WILL BE OPERATIONS…PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TODD WILDERMUTH…
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THE MEETING IS SET FOR 6 O’CLOCK INSIDE THE ROSWELL CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER. ALL RESIDENTS ARE INVITED.

EDDY COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A CASE OF FRAUD AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES STARTED INVESTIGATING A SERIES OF WORTHLESS CHECKS TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY DISCOVERED A DOCUMENT PROMOTING A COMPACT TRACK LOADER BEING AUCTIONED OFF WITH THE PROCEEDS TO BE DONATED TO THE 2019 CURE FOR CANCER. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE COMPACT TRACK LOADER WAS ABOUT 64-THOUSAND DOLLARS. TICKETS WERE BEING SOLD FOR 300-DOLLARS APIECE. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THE EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN STOLEN AND LATER RECOVERED. DEPUTIES ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE. CRIMESTOPPERS OF EDDY COUNTY IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST.

THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS HIRING. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

THE DOT…HOSTING A RAPID HIRE EVENT TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd AT DONA ANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN LAS CRUCES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY A WIDE RANGE OF STATE GOVERNMENT POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED. THE DEPARTMENT WILL PERFORM ON-SITE RECRUITMENT…WITH INTERVIEWS BEING CONDUCTED THAT DAY. WE’RE TOLD SOME CANDIDATES WILL BE HIRED ON THE SPOT. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND, BRING MULTIPLE COPIES OF YOUR RESUME, THREE PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AND PROOF OF RIGHT TO WORK IN THE US…ALSO DRESS FOR SUCCESS. THE RAPID HIRE EVENT IS BEING HELD FROM 9-TO-3 IN THE STUDENT RESOURCES BUILDING.

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY CARLSBAD IS HOSTING A CAREER EXPO TOMORROW. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS…

STUDENT ACTIVIES OFFICER MARIO CARRASCO SAYS THEY’RE EXPECTING ABOUT 40 EMPLOYERS AT TOMORROW’S EXPO…MANY OF THEM LOOKING TO HIRE ON THE SPOT…
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THE EXPO RUNS FROM 1-TO-3 TOMORROW IN THE NMSU-CARLSBAD GYM.