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
Also in Roswell, there is an upcoming public meeting on November 7th at the Roswell Convention Center. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the old Yucca Recreation Center site at 500 S. Richardson Avenue. The city says community input is needed on the facility, which was closed in 2016 and torn down two … Read more
A traffic akert for you. Drivers on Main Street between College Boulevard and McGaffey Street in Roswell will experience some lane closures beginning Wednesday, Nov. 2, but traffic will continue to flow through the work zone during an estimated five-week pavement-maintenance project. The project will be done in three segments: College Boulevard to Sixth Street, … Read more
The City of Roswell annual water, sewer and sanitation rate adjustments as established by city ordinances are scheduled to begin appearing on customers’ bills in November. The annual adjustments, established in city ordinances in 2013 (water and sewer) and 2020 (sanitation), are made to these rates to ensure the city has sufficient revenue to take … Read more
A traffic alert for Artesia residents. There are a couple of road closures coming up. First, construction north of 13th and Richey will close the southbound lane for pump station repairs. Another project involves Pecos Avenue and COmmerce Road, which will go down to one lane on Pecos Avenue in order to fix large potholes. … Read more
The Roswell Police Department will again be part of the 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 unneeded … Read more
Looking ahead to preliminary plans for the 2023 UFO Festival, as well as gathering input regarding potential new tourism events Roswell citizens would like to see developed, will be the focus of a Tourism Talk on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The City of Roswell will host the meeting at 1 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center … Read more
On Thuesday, the Roswell City Council heard discussion on the Air Center marketing contract and a request for 21-thousand dollars to finance the purchase of a combination dump truck-snow plow. It was the first disucssions about the air center since the October 4th resignations of the director and deputy director. The search to fill those … Read more
State Police are investigating a deadly crash south of Roswell. It happened on US 285 between Roswell and Artesia Wednesday morning when a semi tractor-trailer rig headed south behind a Chevy pickup truck rear-ended the pickup. After the initial impact, troopers say the pickup rolled over, killing 23 year old Luis Alberto Borunda. Borunda was … Read more
A New Mexico judge is granting an injunction against an armed paramilitary group in Southern New Mexico – that drew attention in 2020 for its armed presence at demonstrations against police violence and colonialist monuments around the state. The New Mexico Civil Guard claimed it was acting as a volunteer peacekeeping force. Tuesday, a judge … Read more