State environmental regulators have cleared the way for work to continue on a multimillion-dollar ventilation shaft at the federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico. Ventilation has been an issue since 2014, when a radiation release contaminated parts of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and forced an expensive, nearly three-year closure, delayed … Read more
The Eddy County Sheriff’s Office is currently hiring both certified and uncertified individuals for the position of Deputy Sheriff. If you have questions about the requirements, benefits or the hiring process, please contact our ECSO Recruiter Deputy Gracie Gonzales @ 575-887-7551. You can find additional information at www.eddycounty.org
Youth and adult ceramics classes for the winter term will start in January at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Registration is now available through the museum’s website at roswellmuseum.org. Students may also register by phone at 575-624-6744 or in person at the museum during hours of operation, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Youth … Read more
A ceremony is planned for Friday to honor everyone involved in the planning and construction of the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center. A plaque will be unveiled recognizing those who played a role. The Friday ceremony will take place at 2pm at the center at 1042 West College Boulevard in Roswell.
A Los Lunas woman has pleaded no contest to careless driving and failing to obey a traffic signal after a that killed her sister last June in Roswell. Inez Crawley was in court Tuesday, pleading guilty to the lesser charges after she was first charged with vehicular homicide. A judge sentenced Crawley to 90 days … Read more
The Chaves County Metro Narcotics Task Force seized narcotics with an estimated street value of $35,000 during an investigation at a residence in south Roswell Tuesday (Oct. 26). Agents with the multi-agency task force that includes RPD responded to the house in the 800 block of West Jaffa Street to assist the New Mexico Adult … Read more
Believing that “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure,” the Roswell Adult Center will host a Secondhand Treasure Sale Nov. 5-6. Tables are currently being reserved for anyone who wishes to sell their wares. The sale at the Adult Center (807 N. Missouri Ave.) will be Friday, Nov. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. and … Read more
Eddy County Treasurer, Laurie Pruitt, has been made aware of a gentleman going door to door stating his name is “Robert Cash” and telling citizens that their property taxes are delinquent and is claiming their home will be sold at a tax auction very soon. He is offering to buy the property to keep it … Read more
As trick-or-treaters prepare to roam through neighborhoods on Halloween, the Roswell Police Department offers some tips to parents and other adults to try to make sure trick-or-treating doesn’t become “scary” when it comes to safety. ? If it’s going to be dark at any time while trick-or-treating, equip yourself and your kids with flashlights. Also, … Read more
The City of Roswell’s water-tower design placed ninth in the Tank of the Year contest, beating out all but eight of the nearly 300 tanks from across the United States and Canada that were part of the competition this year. Finishing among the top 12 tanks means Roswell’s tank design will be feaured in the … Read more