Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced a new member of her cabinet./ Barbara Vigil will take over for Brian Blalock as the secretary for CHidlren, Youth and Families. Blalock is stepping down because his wife has taken a job in California. Vigil is 62 years old and has worked as a judge and lawyer in … Read more
A celebration of Roswell’s all-inclusive playground will take place on Friday at 2:00 p.m. The event will happen at the southeast corner of the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center property. If you go, you’re asked to park in the overflow lot of the recreation and aquatic center off of Montana and 13th Street.
We begin with a traffic alert for you today. Pavement-maintenance projects will take place Oct. 11 through Oct. 16 on two of Roswell’s main thoroughfares. The work will require some traffic diversions, but will not result in any full road closures. Work on East College Boulevard between Main Street and North Atkinson Avenue is scheduled … Read more
The city of Carlsbad is pondering the idea of switching to a radio signal to read water meters. The city is applying for a grant to the tune of a half million dollars that would pay for overhauling the current system that required a human to personally visit every meter and read it. The Carlsbad … Read more
— The art design of the City of Roswell’s new water tanks at the Roswell Air Center area is competing with other water-tank designs from across the United States and Canada for the title of Tank of the Year. Residents of Roswell and the surrounding area can cast their votes for the local water-tank design … Read more
— The art design of the City of Roswell’s new water tanks at the Roswell Air Center area is competing with other water-tank designs from across the United States and Canada for the title of Tank of the Year. Residents of Roswell and the surrounding area can cast their votes for the local water-tank design … Read more
This week (Oct. 3-9) is National Fire Prevention Week, a good opportunity to remind Roswell residents of some fire-safety tips, especially as the area will eventually head into the consistently cooler temperatures of fall and winter, times of the year when more heaters and other appliances may be used in homes. RFD has lots more … Read more
Chaves County authorities say a dangerous escapee is back in custody. Dabiel Cobos was locate dinside a home by deputies at 2205 Portales Road, north of Roswell, Monday night. Deputies surrounded the house and occupants exited the front door as Cobos attempted to sneak out the back door. Deputies gave Cobos and a female commands … Read more
An 18-year-old man was apprehended Friday afternoon (Oct. 1) by Roswell Police Department officers within minutes of a shooting in which he is accused of killing his roommate following an argument. Chavis Lewis Thomas is charged with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and possession of a controlled substance. He is being held at the Chaves … Read more
The City of Roswell has been awarded a $2.8 million federal grant to expand the hangar used by an aviation business at the Roswell Air Center, allowing the business to grow in its capabilities and employ a greater number of people. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Thursday (Sept. 30) the CARES Act Recovery Assistance … Read more