Eddy County Fire & Rescue Chief Joshua Mack has been named Fire Chief of the Year by the New Mexico Fire & EMS Expo. Chief Mack received the award during the annual event held in Socorro, New Mexico, on Saturday, Oct. 11. The award recognizes Chief Mack’s exemplary leadership, dedication to fire safety and emergency … Read more
The 50th annual Art in the Park starts Friday. The city of Artesia says it wants to make sure that getting in and out of Jaycee Park is as smooth as possible. For that reason, you will only be able to enter Jaycee Park through the north gate, and the south gate will be used … Read more
A traffic alert for you in Roswell. Street work will take place on East Brasher Road between South Main Street and South Atkinson Avenue Oct. 16-17. During the work, traffic will be reduced to one lane. On Thursday, Oct. 16, work will be done on the westbound lane. On Friday, Oct. 17, work will be … Read more
The City of Roswell Community Development Department will be closed Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 21-22, in order to move its offices to a new location. The department will move from its current location in the Sunwest Centre at 500 N. Main St. to the office building at 400 W. Second St. (the corner of West Second Street … Read more
The public is invited to explore eight Roswell museums for free on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the third annual Museum Day Roswell. For one day only, Roswell’s museums will open their doors with free admission for everyone. Whether you’re into aviation, contemporary art, local history, toys, or something in … Read more
A traffic alert in Roswell. A large portion of Hobson Road in South Roswell will be closed beginning today. The closure wil last several months, according to the city. During the long-term project, during which the contractor will also do drainage improvements, Hobson Road will be closed between South Sunset Avenue and East Earl Cummings … Read more
We begin in Roswell today, with a tragic crash that took place Thursday night. Police responded to West McGaffey Street and South Union Avenue and found a Ford Escape had collided with a Honda ATV in the intersection. The driver of the ATV, 17 year old Anthony Palacios, was rushed to a hospital, where he … Read more
Roswell, N.M. — The Roswell Air Center on Monday (Oct. 6) received a new Oshkosh Striker 6×6 3000 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Truck. This truck has twice the capacity of water and foam than any of the air center’s existing fire equipment and has improved operational capabilities that allow a single driver to operate … Read more
A traffic alert for you in Artesia. The 26th Street project will move into phase 3 next week! In the third phase, they’ll be working on 26th from Washington to Mann. They will be replacing water pipes under the road, repaving the road surface, adding sidewalks, adding a path from the bridge to Hermosa that … Read more
The Artesia Fire Department recently moved back into the fire station at the corner of 7th and Mahone. The station was renovated for the first time since it was originally built in 1979. The city says, having crews at this station and the PSC will allow for faster response times to incidents throughout the city.