Chaves County firefighters were busy Thursday fighting a barn fire. Sheriff Mike Harrington said on Facebook that the fire broke out near Oasis and Golden Plains Road. here were multiple explosions from inside the building because of oxygen and acetylene tanks being stored inside, but no injuries at this time.
ENMU-Roswell is likely to request up to 100-thousand dollars from the state to fund an updated agriculture science degree program. The school’s Community College Board approved the funding request during its Wednesday meeting, and the ENMU Board of Regents is due to consider the item at a Jan. 19 meeting in Santa Fe.
Calrsbad Municipal Schools reported Wednesday that 344 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 since classes resumed on January 3rd. Superintendent Dr. Gerry Washburn said that the cases are split between 273 students and 71 staff members. Indoor sporting events continue to be reduced to 20 percent capacity.
Eddy County collected more than 5.5 million dollars in oil and gas taxes for the month of November… the latest month that statistics are available. The county says it could even see a surplus of oil and gas tax revenue when the current fiscal year ends at the end of June. OPver fiscal year 2022 … Read more
A car seat clininc is scheduled for Artesia on February 19th at Fire Station 2. Hours are 10am to 2pm. The event is free and will take about 30 minutes to ensure your child’s car seat is installed properly.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park has a new leader. Carmen Chapin was presented as the new director by National Park Serrvice Regional DIrector Mike Reynolds. She began her new duties on January 6th. Chapin will oversee 46-thousand acres of land, 119 known caves and an annual operating budget of more than 5.4 million dollars, according to … Read more
A new proposed ordinance in Carlsbad is targeting underage drinking of alcohol. If passed, the ordinance would those that provide alcohol to minors responsible. The Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug/Gang COalition is pushing the proposed Social Host Ordinance. That was the topic of discussion at a recent roundtable with city officials and Carlsbad Police. The ordinance has … Read more
Loving Elementary School is reverting back to remote learning for a few days. Superintendent Lee White said roughly 25 percent of the school’s staff were out due to quarantine requirements, while 20 percent of students were dsisplaying symptoms of COVID-19. White said that the district simply does not have enough available substitutes to cover all … Read more
Eastern New Mexico University invited New Mexico congresswoman Sen. Gay Kernan and community college presidents to ENMU-Portales this week to commemorate the signing of Senate Bill 77 – also known as the 2+2 pilot project – into law. The goal of the Pilot Project is to help students from two-year colleges throughout southeastern New Mexico … Read more
A Houston based oil and gas company has purchased natural gas processing plants in the Permian Basin. Enterprise Products announced the acquisition of Navitas Midstream Partners on Monday for 3.2 billion dollars. The deal includes about 1750 miles of pipelines and up to a billion cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity. This … Read more