News Staff The suspect in the Aug. 25 fatal shooting of Darrin Estephen Johnson, 31, has been arrested. Steven Shane Boykin, 42, was arrested Friday afternoon (Aug. 29) about 12:30 p.m. at a residence in the 80 block of East Wells Street in “the base” area of south Roswell. RPD personnel arrested Boykin without incident. He has … Read more
Eddy County Manager Mike Gallagher has appointed two new directors. Jason Flores has been named IT Director. Flores began his career with the county as an IT Specialist in 2008. He was promoted to assistant director in 2019. Flores is a Carlsbad native qwho attended the University of Pennsylvannia, where he earned a degree in … Read more
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) has been on the ground in Ruidoso since July 9 providing emotional and spiritual care and aiding in the distribution of meals and many other necessities in the aftermath of flooding in the Roswell area. In partnership with the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army provided 14,755 meals … Read more
Pioneer Bank has informed RPD the bank has seen many cases recently in which customers have been scammed or have been targets of attempted scams. Customers have received phone calls telling them there are fraudulent charges on their debit cards and in order to receive a credit back, they will need to pay a fee … Read more
Portions of roads on the west and southwest sides of Roswell Air Center will be closed during daytime hours during the National Championship Air Races (Sept. 10-14) and a pilots certification event (Sept. 6-9; not a public event) that will precede it. The following closures will be in effect Sept. 6-14 from 7 a.m. to … Read more
An update to the Roswell homicide story we first reported yesterday. RPD now says an arrest warrant has been issued for a man named Steven Shane Boykin in connection to the shooting of Darrin Estephen Johnson. The invetsigation found Johnson was allegeldy involved in a domestic altercation with his girlfriend early Monday morning. The woman … Read more
A shooting early Monday has left a 31 year old man dead in north Roswell. RPD says officers responded just before 7:00 a.m. to the area of North Sherman Avenue and 23rd Street after multiple gunshots were heard. The victim then knocked on someone’s door in the 2300 block of North Sherman. The residents drove … Read more
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