News Staff Tuesday is the filing date for anyone interested in participating in the upcoming municipal election. All local elections, including this one, are now handled by the Eddy County Bureau of Elections. Candidate filing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Eddy County Clerk’s Office, 325 S. Main … Read more
The United Way of Eddy County’s Eighth Annual Day of Caring will be held on Sept. 18, 2025. Local businesses and industry partners will again pick up a paint brush, shovel or gloves and make a difference by assisting an area nonprofit with a wide variety of projects. This year’s event is being sponsored by … Read more
The City of Carlsbad is hosting the third public meeting for the Carlsbad Comprehensive Plan on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Consensus Planning, the City’s consultant, will be presenting the draft Comprehensive Plan, a 20-year framework for how Carlsbad should grow and develop. The Comprehensive Plan addresses and includes goals, objectives, … Read more
A traffic alert for you. Big changes coming to the intersection of Bowman and Richey in Artesia. The city says, at the end of October, the intersection will become a 3-way stop. Signs will go up and the road will be painted with stop bars and crosswalks. Additionally, 2,000 feet of sidewalk will be added … Read more
Roswell Police have arrested a man accused of using acid to burn his girlfriend, and then shooting her in the leg and tasering her. The incident Monday morning when police responded to the 2300 block of West Alameda Street in Roswell. 42 year old Steven Rainer, a convicted felon, is charged with aggravated battery and … Read more
Don’t forget, you can follow along on the Artesia Rec Center project on YouTube. Over the past five months, the city’s contractors have been putting out weekly videos showing each step of the construction process. Stay up to date on the project and also watch how it all started from the beginning. Just search Artesia … Read more
Artesia flag football registration has been extended! If you haven’t already, get your child signed up for this season! Registration will now be open today through Wednesday August 20th. You MUST bring your child at time of registration so that they can sign the code of conduct. Player registration will not be valid if your … Read more
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas has vacated the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. The court granted the US Fish and Wildlife Service voluntary motion to vacate the listing, while denying motions from environtal groups to intervene. New Mexico Republicans say the ruling is a victory … Read more
Red Dirt Black Gold is now less than a month away. This year, the event will be three days of music, with eaxch night having its own theme. September 11th will be New Mexico Heritage Night, with music from El Origen Norteno and Los Consentidos Del Norte De CD Juarez. The 12th will be Indie … Read more
The Artesia city council meets tonight in regular session. Several items on the agenda, including skydiving and Red Dirt Black Gold. If you can’t make the city council meeting, you can always try to attend the Minuyte with the Mayor events. Mayor Jon Henry will be at the Kith and Kin on Wednesday from 8:30 … Read more