News Staff A list published this week by the federal government claims Eddy County is harboring illegal immigrants. The list was published by the US Department of Homeland Security, identifying hundreds of counties and cities across the nation as sanctuary jurisdictions. Eddy County is on the list… as is Chaves, Otero and Lincoln Counties…. and the cities … Read more
Prosecutors in the murder case of Otero County SHeriff’s Deputy Jacob Diz Austin are asking to have the case moved out of Alamagordo. The change, according to the DA’s office, was requested by 17 year old Elija Hadley’s family. Diaz Austin is accused of killing the teen in June of 2024, despite the fact that … Read more
Eddy County leaders are spelling out their building priorities over the next five years. The county’s infrastructure capital improvement plan was presented last week, which is designed to guide the priorities through 2031. At the top of th elist of improvements included… money for a new jail, county offices, and ongoing renovations at the historic … Read more
Fire crews were busy over the holiday weekend with a wildfire at Fort Stanton that spread to 350 acres. The Camp Fire began Sunday and has been raging on Bonito Loop and Black Pershing Road on land managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the state of New Mexico, according to the New … Read more
New flights could bring a big boost to southeast New Mexico. Three airlines are bidding for a contract with the Carlsbad City Council. The contract is with Advance Air right now, but that ends by the end of this year. Advance was chosen in 2023 for an 11 million dollar, two-year contract. But now Boutique … Read more
Also in Roswell, the city’s deputy police chief has annoucned he will run for Chaves County Sheriff. Michael Taylor has spent the past 25 years with RPD. His entrance into the contest means there will have to be a primary election between him and current Undersheriff Charles Yslas. That Republican primary contest will be in … Read more
The summer meal program in Roswell will have some changes this year. The grab-and-go style is going away and kids will have to eat any meals served – on-site. RISD Superintendwent Brian Luck told the school board this week that the new guidelines no longer allow breakfasts and lunches to be served together or served … Read more
The $7.8M roadway rehabilitation project on US 285 north of Roswell will start today. The rehabilitation on US 285 from milepost includes a mill and fill and re-striping of the roadway. Mill and fill is a structural pavement treatment that involves the removal of the existing surface layer with a milling machine and the replacement … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Health reports an unvaccinated child in Chaves County has been diagnosed with measles. The diagnosis makes Chaves the third county affected by the ongoing measles outbreak in the southeastern part of the state. As of Tuesday, April 8, the total number of measles cases in New Mexico this year is … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the case count for measles has risen to 54. All but two of the cases are in Lea County. The remaining cases are in Eddy County. Most of the cases involve unvaccinated residents. State health officials say this is not a rapidly expanding outbreak, but a situation where … Read more