News Staff This year’s Artesia girls basketball summer camp was attended by 105 campers. That’s a record, according to Coach Candee Pollard. The camp had two sessions that split of kindergartners through 5th graders in one group and 6th grade through 9th grade in another group. Pollard said her main goal with the camp is to instill … Read more
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Tuesday night shooting death of a woman. 53 year old Paul Sedillo-Reyes is accused of fatally shooting 46 year old Nadia Madrid inside a home in the 1600 block of South Mulberry Avenue in Roswell. Family members describe Sedillo-Reyes as an “off-and-on” … Read more
The National Championship Air Races (NCAR) recently completed its first-ever Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS) at its new home in Roswell. The four-day training event brought together race officials, volunteers, and pilots preparing to compete in the upcoming races. The National Championship Air Races will take place September 10-14th. PRS is a long-standing requirement for pilots … Read more
Artesia fireighters and police officers joined in on Monday to help with painting of the mural near Eagle Draw. Anyone can help create the mural. A sign welcomes people to help create the painting.
A 19 year old has been charged with two crimional counts in connection to what police say was an accidental shooting that resulted in the death of the man’s 17 year old brother. Diego Bueno-Ibarra is charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a deadly weapon for the death of Bryan Bueno. Roswell Police … Read more
As you can expect, most local government offices will be closed on Friday for the 4th of July holiday. The Roswell Visitor Center and Nancy Lopez Golf Course at Spring River will be open on the Fourth. Roswell City bus service and trash pickup will be altered because of the holiday. Roswell Transit will have … Read more
— City of Carlsbad, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) today announced a collaboration to bring an outdoor Fitness Court® and digital wellness programming to Carlsbad. The Fitness Court® located at 511 Riverwalk Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, will open June 25, 2025, at 1:00 PM with a ribbon-cutting … Read more
The Daily Press is reporting that Lara Conklin has been selected to lead Artesia MainStreet. Conklin, an Artesia native, is retirning to her homeotnw from Lubbock, Texas, where she has lived the past 15 years. Cinklin replaces Morgan Fox, who resigned to take a legislative aide position with State Senator Jim Townsend and State Rep. … Read more
Artesia assistant boys basketball coach Charlie Campbell has been named the 2025 New Mexico Boys Assistant Coach of the year. The honor comes from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Campbell was selected by the association’s 10-member board of directors after being nominated by Alamagordo head football coach AJ Cisco. Campbell is an Artesia … Read more
Artesia General Hospital has announced the appointment of Adriana Rodriguez as the leader of the wound care and hyperbaric medicine center. AGH cited Rodriguez’s background in family practice and emergency medicine – and her commitment to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients with chronic and non-healing wunds in Artesia and surrounding communities.