News Staff Thick black smoke drifted above Eddy County from a massive oilfield fire that broke out near Malaga and Loving. Eddy County Fire and Rescue posted pictures of the fire on the Facebook page, saying the flames broke out in a tank battery. Fire crews remained on scene for more than 13 hours fighting the blaze.
Rather than see whether the city council would affirm Roswell Mayor Timothy Jenning’s suspension of city manager Joe Neeb, Neeb submitted a resignation letter on Thursday. Both items were on the public agenda for Thursday council meeting, but were abruptly removed after councilors received a copy of Neeb’s letter. The city nor the mayor have … Read more
Police in Carlsbad are on the hunt for the person who stole an expensive race car. The car, valued at more than 15-thousand dollars, was taken Halloween night, along with a trailer used to store the car, in the 900 block of West Greene Street. The car is described as having a chartreuse and green … Read more
Pavement-maintenance work will take place on South Grand Avenue between East Ballard Street and East Hobbs Street from Monday, Nov. 14, through Wednesday, Nov. 16. All or parts of that section of South Grand will be closed during working hours each day as the project progresses from East Ballard north to East Hobbs.
Members of the Roswell Police Department SWAT Team competed in October in the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association’s SWAT Competition in Conroe, Texas. RPD was the only department from New Mexico participating in the Oct. 6-9 competition that featured 30 teams. The team-oriented competition consisted of eight events during the four days with most events … Read more
Xcel Energy is touting boosts to the New Mexico electric distribution grid. A statement from the company this week says it has invested more than 76 million dollars in projects to upgrade and build feeder lines and substations – and has completed voltage upgrades in several locations in the New Mexico service area. That’s on … Read more
The New Mexico House District 66 contest saw Artesia Republican Jimmy Mason defeat Libertarian candidate Andrew Kennedy by an 81 to 19 percent margin. That seat had been vacated by Independent Phelps Anderson, of Roswell, who was thrust out of the district due to boundary changes. The district now covers the area east of Roswell … Read more
The secretary of state’s office is reporting that Republican David Finger has defeated Democrat challenger and incumbent Eileen Riordan for the 5th Judicial District Court Division 1 seat. Riordan was appointed to the position last year and had previously served 25 years as Carlsbad city attorney, while Finger, from Lovington, has been a Lea County … Read more
A four-year Roswell Police Department investigation into the killing of a Roswell man who disappeared in 2018 and whose body has never been found, resulted in the filing Wednesday (Nov. 2) of a murder charge against another Roswell man who is currently serving time in federal prison. 35 year old Alfonso Reyes Vasquez Junior is … Read more
A former city fo Artesia employee is in hot water for alleged theft of thousands of dollars in brass that was meant for various city projects. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Blake Ledbetter, who had been hired as a water technician. He had only been on the job for a couple … Read more