News Staff As trick-or-treaters prepare to roam through neighborhoods on Halloween, the Roswell Police Department offers some tips to parents and other adults to try to make sure trick-or-treating doesn’t become “scary” when it comes to safety. ? If it’s going to be dark at any time while trick-or-treating, equip yourself and your kids with flashlights. Also, … Read more
The City of Roswell’s water-tower design placed ninth in the Tank of the Year contest, beating out all but eight of the nearly 300 tanks from across the United States and Canada that were part of the competition this year. Finishing among the top 12 tanks means Roswell’s tank design will be feaured in the … Read more
The art design of the City of Roswell’s new water tanks at the Roswell Air Center area is competing with other water-tank designs from across the United States and Canada for the title of Tank of the Year. Residents of Roswell and the surrounding area can cast their votes for the local water-tank design featuring … Read more
Children will be able to enjoy a safe and fun event on Halloween as the City of Roswell and Waymaker Church put on this year’s Fall Festival. The free festival takes place Sunday, Oct. 31, from 4 to 8 p.m. (admission into the event will end at 7:30 p.m.) at the Roswell Convention Center (912 … Read more
Xcel Energy is investing $1.1 million in electricity distribution upgrades in central Artesia to serve additional growth in power needs and to speed restoration in the event of outages, improvements that will sustain economic growth for years to come. The upgrades involve replacing wire on 2.75 miles of existing lines with a higher gauge wire … Read more
20 million dollars in grants will be distributed through the New Mexico Fire Protection Grant Fund, and several Chaves County departments will benefit. Chaves County will get 434-thousand dollars of that money, going to Berrendo Fire for new breathing equipment and Dexter Fire for a new water tanker truck. Additionally, the Happy Valley Fire Department … Read more
Federal water managers warned Wednesday that like other basins across the western U.S., the Pecos River Basin in New Mexico is likely to experience growing water shortages as temperatures continue to rise over the next century. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation discussed the findings of a recently completed study on the basin during a virtual … Read more
A major rehabilitation of a half-mile section of North Atkinson Avenue will take place beginning Monday (Oct. 25) and continue for the next six months as the street pavement is replaced and repairs and improvements are made to sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and ADA ramps that serve disabled citizens. The overall project area is from … Read more
Adults of all experience levels are invited to participate in a two-day workshop with Santa Fe-based artist Linda Lomahaftewa (Hopi-Choctaw) exploring individual responses to current and personal life events through painting and collage. The event will take place at the Roswell Museum and Art Center on Saturday, Nov. 6, and Sunday, Nov. 7, from 10 … Read more
The Roswell Police Department will be part of this year’s second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an initiative of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offering citizens an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The public can bring unwanted and … Read more