Repairs to a broken water main in the area of South Virginia Avenue and East Tilden Street require the closure to through traffic of two sections of streets as of Friday morning (March 18). South Virginia Avenue will be closed between East Alameda and East Hendricks streets. East Tilden Street will be closed between South … Read more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a list of community-based clinics that it proposes to close in New Mexico and other rural areas around the country as part of a years-long process aimed at modernizing the department and streamlining its infrastructure. Some members of Congress vowed immediate opposition Monday, saying the clinics provide … Read more
Eddy County authorities are investigating the discovery of possible explosive devices being made at a home near Artesia. A statement from Sheriff Marek Cage says deputies responded Saturday to a home in the 400 block of 42nd Street. Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes as a precaution. A search warrant was executed and Cage … Read more
The Carlsbad City Council has approved an application for more than 200-thousand dollars in funding for rehab work on a series of street projects. One is for Church Street and Mermod Street, while the other is for work on streets from Pierce to Church Street. As part of the funding program, the state picks up … Read more
The 2021 UFO Festival advertising campaign – has won Best of Show in this year’s New Mexico Addy Awards! The winners were announced March 10. The New Mexico Addy Awards competition is the first level, or local level, of the annual competition conducted by the American Advertising Federation. As the top winner in New Mexico, … Read more
The city of Carlsbad has been named a 2022 Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. The city’s tree board will hold a small ceremony at 4pm Tuesday in front of the pickleball courts off Park Drive. The public is invited to attend.
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Roswell in January of 2020 has been captured in Mexico and returned to the US. A statement from RPD says Jorge Ernesto Rico-Ruvira fled to Mexico with the couple’s son after he killed 27 year old Isela Mauricio-Sanchez, whose body was found in a bedroom of her … Read more
Effective March 7, 2022, COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. every OTHER Monday at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Center (Exhibition Center), 4012 National Parks Hwy in Carlsbad. Please note time change. There will be no vaccine clinic on March 14 or March 28. COVID-19 home tests will also be … Read more
Xcel Energy crews will be at work during Artesia’s spring break, March 21-25, replacing poles and stringing new and upgraded wire on power lines in the vicinity of Artesia High School and Bulldog Bowl. The line projects are part of a $1.1 million grid improvement project announced last year that is improving the reliability and … Read more
Roswell residents have an opportunity to get rid of their spring-cleaning large-item trash – for free – during the annual March Out the Trash event. The city of Roswell Sold Waste Department, assisted by Keep Roswell Beautiful, is again hosting the event during four Saturdays. The first event will be March 12th from 7am to … Read more