Roswell Earns Top NM Hospitality Association Award For UFO Festival

The City of Roswell recently received the New Mexico Hospitality Association’s Top HAT award for Outstanding Event, recognizing this summer’s UFO Festival marking the 75th anniversary of the Roswell Incident. The Nov. 10 Top HAT (Hospitality and Tourism) Awards Gala in Albuquerque celebrated those who have performed exceptional work to elevate the travel, tourism and … Read more

Eddy County Commissioners Certify 2022 General Election Results

The Eddy County Commissioners have put their stamp of approval on last week’s election results. The official canvass, as it’s called, gives Democrat candidate Stephanie Garcia Richard a seat on the Public Lands Commission, over Independent candidate Larry Marker. A day before the canvass, Marker questioned the integrity of the election and voting machines to … Read more

Eddy County Tank Battery Destroyed In Massive Fire

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.

Roswell City Manager Joe Neeb Resigns

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

Road Work On S. Grand Avenue In Roswell Begins Monday

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.

RPD SWAT Team Shows Skills At Competition

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 Touts New Mexico Electric Grid Upgrades

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

David Finger Wins 5th Judicial District Seat

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