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Artesia fireighters and police officers joined in on Monday to help with painting of the mural near Eagle Draw. Anyone can help create the mural. A sign welcomes people to help create the painting.

A 19 year old has been charged with two crimional counts in connection to what police say was an accidental shooting that resulted in the death of the man’s 17 year old brother. Diego Bueno-Ibarra is charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent use of a deadly weapon for the death of Bryan Bueno. Roswell Police … Read more

As you can expect, most local government offices will be closed on Friday for the 4th of July holiday. The Roswell Visitor Center and Nancy Lopez Golf Course at Spring River will be open on the Fourth. Roswell City bus service and trash pickup will be altered because of the holiday. Roswell Transit will have … Read more

— City of Carlsbad, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) today announced a collaboration to bring an outdoor Fitness Court® and digital wellness programming to Carlsbad. The Fitness Court® located at 511 Riverwalk Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220, will open June 25, 2025, at 1:00 PM with a ribbon-cutting … Read more

The Daily Press is reporting that Lara Conklin has been selected to lead Artesia MainStreet. Conklin, an Artesia native, is retirning to her homeotnw from Lubbock, Texas, where she has lived the past 15 years. Cinklin replaces Morgan Fox, who resigned to take a legislative aide position with State Senator Jim Townsend and State Rep. … Read more

Artesia assistant boys basketball coach Charlie Campbell has been named the 2025 New Mexico Boys Assistant Coach of the year. The honor comes from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Campbell was selected by the association’s 10-member board of directors after being nominated by Alamagordo head football coach AJ Cisco. Campbell is an Artesia … Read more

Artesia General Hospital has announced the appointment of Adriana Rodriguez as the leader of the wound care and hyperbaric medicine center. AGH cited Rodriguez’s background in family practice and emergency medicine – and her commitment to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to patients with chronic and non-healing wunds in Artesia and surrounding communities.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for the new Eddy County Shooting Range expansion. The facility now has indoor plumbing! The association says the range is a great place to hone your shooting skills in any category of sportsmanship.

Artesia General Hospital is now serving as a provider for Continuing Medical Education for healthcare professionals. AGH received accreditation for the NMMS programming that will run through May of 2027. The Daily Press reports the designation enables AGH to offer locally accredited educational activities for physicians, nurses, technicians, and allied health professionals, further supporting clinical … Read more

A list published this week by the federal government claims Eddy County is harboring illegal immigrants. The list was published by the US Department of Homeland Security, identifying hundreds of counties and cities across the nation as sanctuary jurisdictions. Eddy County is on the list… as is Chaves, Otero and Lincoln Counties…. and the cities … Read more