Golfers and other citizens of Roswell are encouraged to attend a community meeting to share ideas for the future of the city’s Nancy Lopez Golf Course at Spring River. The public meeting will take place Monday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. To ensure there is enough room to accommodate all those who would like to … Read more
Eddy County has been awarded 750-thousand dollars in communicty development block grant funding. The money comes out of an overall 10.5 million dolar kitty being doled out around the state. The funding will be used for water, wastewater, streets & drainage, and public facilities projects. An additional $1.6 million will be used for economic development … Read more
Hobson Road between South Main Street and Y.O. Road in south Roswell will be closed to traffic for several days this week as repairs are made to a railroad crossing. The impacted section of Hobson Road will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 4, unless Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway completes the work … Read more
Chaves County deputies are investigating what Sheriff Mike Harrington describes as a “brutal” beating. Harrington posted on Facebook that deputies were trying to locate a woman, approximately 20 to 30 years old, Hispanic or Native American, who was down in the Midway area at some point on Sunday morning. The person of interest was wearing … Read more
South Park Cemetery staff will soon be removing all Christmas flowers (including all poinsettias) and decorations that were left at gravesites. People who placed items on gravesites and would like to retrieve those items should do so by Friday, Feb. 11. After that, cemetery staff will begin clearing away and disposing of the Christmas items. … Read more
Eddy County law enforcement – really trying to target violent crimes taking place in and around Artesia. The Violent Crime Suppression Unit hosted a multi-agency law enforcement Acessorial Impact Operation over one day last week, when police made five arrests on state warrants. Additionally, police discovered new information rgearding several burglary cases around Artesia that … Read more
Artesia Police have made an arrest in a bu rglary case at CT Donuts, located at 1301 West Centre Street. Artesia Poclie say a safe containing more than 55-hundred dollars and a handgun were stolen from the business. Video footage of the suspect was observed that matched the desription of a suspect that had damaged … Read more
Meanwhile, the county has approved the hiring of six new sheriff’s deputies. Sheriff Mark Cage requested the new positions as part of an overall plan to hire a total of 12 new deputies over the next four years. The six new positions now will cost about 142-thousand dollars for the remainder of this fiscal year. … Read more
Eddy County is trying to prepare future firefighters with the tools and experience they need to hit the ground running when they’re hired. Chief Joshua Mack said Friday that Eddy County’s 12 fire districts are looking for volunteers to help cover more than 4-thousand square miles of the county that are not served by paid … Read more
Tense moments in Roswell TGhursday after Roswell High and Valley View Elementary were locked down when polcie got the report of gunshots fired near the high school. RPD says it never found the person responsible for firing a weapon. School Superintendent Brian Luck confirmed both schools were placed on a “soft lockdown” only as a … Read more