A Carlsbad-area oil and gas operator has been fined 440-thousand dollars for alleged violations of federal air pollution regulations three years ago. The facilities are located in Eddy County. Chisholm Energy Operating was found to be in violation of the Clean Air Act during an aircraft inspection in 2020 throughotu the Permian Basin region. This … Read more
A man has been convicted of being involved in a Roswell murder three years ago. Manuel Villareal was found guilty of murder and two other charges for the shooting death of 43 year-old John Halfmann in November of 2020. Halfmann’s body was found in a shed in the 700 block of East 5th Street. Villareal … Read more
U.S. regulators say they need more time to wrap up a final safety report and make a decision on whether to license a multibillion-dollar complex meant to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a new schedule last week, citing unforeseen staffing constraints. … Read more
Longtime Roswell Police Department member Capt. Joe Smith has been appointed the department’s interim chief. Mayor Tim Jennings named Smith to serve in RPD’s top law enforcement-commissioned position while the city conducts a search for its next police chief to replace Phil Smith (no relation to Joe Smith), who left RPD this month for a … Read more
The Roswell City Council has approved the mayor’s appointment of Chad Cole as Roswell’s new city manager. The vote at Thursday’s regular City Council meeting was 8-1 in favor of hiring the Roswell native as the next city manager. Cole accepted the position in late February, pending council approval. Mayor Tim Jennings chose to recommend … Read more
The City of Roswell and its Water Maintenance and Transmission Department are seeking two residential water customers and two business water customers to serve on the Drought Contingency Plan Task Force. They will serve along with representatives from the Roswell school district and the local conservancy district. The task force plays a key role in … Read more
A new report suggests more funding should be provided to Southeast New Mexico for road repairs and upkeep. two projects alone, repairing about 60 miles of State Road 128 – and New Mexico State Road 31 from Eddy County to the Texas State line, would cost an estimated 335 million dollars. The study was conducted … Read more
A new study claims two of New Mexico’s National parks are threatened by the oil and gas industry. Carlsbad Caverns and Chaco Culture National Historic Park are named in the study published this month by a group called The Coalition To Protect America’s National Parks. It claims that extranction of nearby fossil fuels could impact … Read more
A new audit report of Eddy County’s finances shows continued growth in 2022. In fact, the reprt shows consistent growth over the past five years. The firm Carr, Riggs and Ingram studied Eddy County’s finances, finding no negative results. The report showed Eddy County’s cash balance increased by more than 70 million dollars from June … Read more
The city of Artesia has selected Sports Facilities Companies to manage and operate the aquatic center. The firm has already begun it’s transition. Mayor Jon Henry said the selection was made because of this firm’s national expertise in soiorts, recreation, and aquatics. Henry said Sports Facilities Companies has a strong track record of aquatic center … Read more