The city of Roswell now also putting out a notice to property owners about weed control. Carlsbad did something similar last week, and now Roswell says city workers have been mowing on city-owned properties. Citizens are stringly urged to do the same to control weeds on their properties in order to help prevent fires from … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Two will begin bridge repairs on the westbound lanes of the Greene Street Bridge (U.S. 62/180) in Carlsbad on Oct. 1, 2022. Construction will consist of bearing and pier cap replacement, concrete, and joint repairs. The approximate cost is $1 million with an estimated completion of 6 … Read more
The City of Roswell’s Keep Roswell Beautiful program has been awarded a state grant that will fund several projects designed to beautify and enhance Roswell. The state Tourism Department awarded Keep Roswell Beautiful $49,109.44 through the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Grant Program that supports projects and initiatives that contribute to preventing littering, reducing waste, … Read more
The city of Carlsbad is on a weed blitz. Planning Director Jeff Patterson has sent a letter to the community, asking property owners to begin taking care of overgrown weeds on their properties. Patterson says unkept weeds can grow to an enormous size and cause serious fire safety hazards, especially when they dry out and … Read more
Four people were injured Wednesday when an ambulance transporting a patient crashed and rolled over. The crash happened on US Highway 70. State Police blocked traffic through about 6pm Wednesday evening. Chaves County Sheriff’s Deputies said only one person’s injuries were throught to be serious. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The Artesia Public Library is spreading the word that September is National Library Card Sign Up Month. The local ibrary is joining the American Library Association to celebrate the event by encouraging anyone without a library card to get one. All you need to sign up for a library card is a picture ID and … Read more
Artesia Polcie are asking for some help in finding a tree vandal. Over the past two years, APD says there has been more than 30-thousand dollars in damage done to the city’s First Street Greenway Project. The project has more than 350 trees that were planted as an entry point to downtown Artesia. The entire … Read more
Roswell Poclie are releasing surveillance pictures showing a person who may be involved in a shooting homicide. Last week’s shooting left 36 year old Robert Smalley dead. His body was found inside an RV camper in the 600 block of South Missouri Avenue Friday morning. The man seen in the pictures was wearing khaki shorts, … Read more
Flash floods causing about 200 people to be stranded at Calrsbad Caverns National Park. Tourists and staff at the park’s visitor center and a caravan park were ordered to shelter in place on Saturday after roads became impassable. The Eddy County Office of Emergency Management said in an update that more than 200 had been … Read more
The Roswell Police Department is investigating a shooting homicide that occurred shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning in the 600 block of South Missouri Avenue. The victim has been identified as Robert Smiley, 36, of Roswell. Emergency responders found him deceased inside a travel trailer on a residential property. He had at least one gunshot … Read more