A New Mexico State Police officer was fatally shot on a highway Thursday and authorities chased the attacker, killing him in a shootout, officials said. The officer who was killed has been identified as 28-year-old Darian Jarrott, reported KVIA-TV El Paso. Authorities also released the name of the attacker who was killed, 39-year-old Omar Felix … Read more
Did you feel the ground shake a little? Some did, as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was registered by the US Geolicical Survey near Whites City. That’s about 15 minutes almost straight south of Carlsbad. The earthquake was felt in Southeast New Mexico and west Texas early Monday moring, around 8:30 in the morning. There have … Read more
A massive house fire on Monday in Chaves COunty. Sheriff Mike Harrington posted on Facebook, saying firefighters and deputies responded to the 5600 block of Gramma Road. The first crews on the scene found a home engulfed in flames. The home is a total loss, but thankfully, Harrington said there were no injuries. Harrington asked … Read more
A Carlsbad company has been awarded a 2-million dollar contract to complete road work projects. The Eddy County Commissioners awarded the funding to Constructor’s Incorporated. 1-million dollars will go toward rehabilitation of the Old Cavern Highway, while 1.3 million dollars will go toward improving Black River Village Road. The Old Cavern Highway project is expected … Read more
The gates to Jaycee Park are now open. The hours the park will be open are 5:00 am to 10:00 pm. This will allow for limited 4 to 1 practice by the League Associations who have submitted their paperwork to the Recreation Department and received approval. The public will also have access to the park … Read more
The Roswell city council having some trouble deciding on how it hears agenda items. At the last city council meeting, which lasted more than six hours, the council bickered simply over the items that would be listed on the council agenda. Ward 1 Councilor Juan Oropesa said the council as a whole doesn’t seem to … Read more
As a rmeinder in Roswell, City administration offices and certain other city facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some city services will have an adjusted schedule for that Monday or that week. In addition to city offices, the Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center, Roswell Adult Center … Read more
The Eddy County Commissioners have approved transferring as much as 15 million dollars earmarked for road projects to fix damage caused by flooding almost ten years ago. Director of Finance Roberta Smith told the commissioners there are still 17 projects that need to be complated. The work will be ocmpleted by three contractors… Constructor’s Inc… … Read more
The CHaves County SHeriff’s Office says it’s made two arrests in cases where mail was stolen from local mailboxes. A man and woman were arrested in the case, You can see their pictures posted on the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Although the department did not name the pair, the sheriff says the man … Read more
The Roswell Fire Department has a new deputy fire chief and a new fire marshal, with both top-level positions recently filled by promotions of a pair of department veterans. Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Fuller has been with RFD since 2012, beginning as a firefighter before being promoted to driver in 2013. He became a lieutenant … Read more