An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus has been confirmed in New Mexico, where affected horses showed fever and neurologic symptoms. Additional minor cases have been reported in Arizona, all of which are currently under quarantine. The horses attended the 2025 WPRA World Finals and Elite Barrel Race event in Waco, TX, on November 5-9, 2025. The … Read more
The Eddy County Commmission has approved a request for proposals to solicit competitive bidding from qualified firms for the construction of a new jail. The project will be located at 1501 Corrales Drive in Carlsbad. The current jail, built was in 1993, and updated in 2002 and again in 2012. Despite the upgrades, the sheriff’s … Read more
The city of Artesia has a number of job openings. Openings include building inspector/electrical, community improvement tech, division chief of EMS, equipment operator, firefighter recruit, fire lieutenant, information tech supervisor, lateral firefighter, police officer, both certified and uncertified, senior IT tech, and water technician. For more details on these job openings, visit the city of … Read more
The Eddy County Commission has approved millions of dollars in housing funding for various municipalities in the county. During last week’s special meeting, the board voted to move forward with the Municipal Housing Partnership Initiative, which allocates about 15 million dollars to efforts led by Carlsbad, Artesia, Loving and Hope – to create new affordable … Read more
The Artesia City Council has approved a request from Artesia Main Street to hold a Pearl Harbor Day event on December 7th. The Artesia Animal Shelter reported it offered free spay and neuter services to 42 animals before they were adopted out. The program was made psosible thanks to outside grant funding. The council approved … Read more
The Roswell Poclie Department announces the arrival of its new armored tactical.rescue vehicle. The Alpine Armoring Pit Bull VX was made possible through the generous support of the New Mexico Municipal League. The new vehicle replaces the department’s military-grade Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicle, which has been in service for more than a decade after being … Read more
The Artesia Public Library is currently doing their holiday cards for the troops event! You can sign one of the cards at the library or bring your own. This is a chance to leave an encouraging message for our troops who are away from loved ones over the holidays. The final day to sign the … Read more
Criminal charges have been filed in a 2021 murder case out of Roswell. RPD says 22 year old Miguel Angel Ramirez-Gallegos is also charged with tampering with evidence for disposing of the gun he is accused of using to kill 18 year old David Gonzales on December 26th, 2021. The killing happened in the parking … Read more
Congratulations going out to the Artesia FFA chapter Wildlife Team. The wildlife team has earned a bronze rating from Empower. Artesia FFA WIldlife Team members are Sage Akerman, Addy Bratcher, Hagen Murph and Jaden Waldrip.
An active emergency alert was issued on Friday at the HF Sinclair Navajo Refinery. Artesia Polcie initially responded to reports of an explosion and thick smoke emitting from the plant and drifting over parts of the city. A shelter indoors advisory was issued for Artesia. By 1pm, the emergency was lifted after a fire was … Read more