The latest health department statistics show that just 33 percent of residents in Eddy County are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19. 40 percent of people in Eddy County have had at least one dose. That’s as of August 30th. Statewide, New Mexico reported a total of just over 231-thousand cases of COVID-19 since the start … Read more
Roswell Poclie are asking for some help in finding a missing teenager. Jaida Marie Fain is 15 years old and was last seen with her family as she was being dropped off for school Friday morning at Goddard High School. Jaida did not show up for class that day. She also uses the nickname MJ, … Read more
A convicted killer has been arrested in Roswell after poclie say he kidnapped a woman and led poclie on an 85 mile chase. A statement from RPD says Orlando M<artinez Flores pointed a gun at two women and ordered one of them into a car before driving off. The case started in the 1400 block … Read more
The music and dancing of the past will return to the Roswell Adult Center Friday, Sept. 17, when it hosts an “Oldies Dance” that will have people “Crusin’ Into Fall with the Classics.” Those who are part of an earlier generation, as well as anyone who simply loves the oldies, will be able to take … Read more
Roswell, N.M. — Two local teenagers face multiple criminal charges following their arrests Monday night (Aug. 30) after they went on a short-lived crime spree during which they attempted a carjacking and shot at the vehicle, stole another car, and committed an armed robbery. Monday’s series of events began around 4:30 p.m. at a park … Read more
Beginning Wednesday morning (Sept. 1), a one-block section of West Mescalero Road will be closed between Kentucky and Lea avenues as crews attempt to locate a water leak. Traffic will be detoured one block north to Vista Parkway. It is unknown how long the closure will be in place.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has announced a long-awaited expansion of US Highway 82 from Artesia to Maljamar is complete. The 60-million dollar project is finally complete after four years… almost twice as long as it was slated to last at the beginning of the work. There remains some cleanup work to do, but … Read more
On Sunday, Aug. 29, Roswell Transit will have only one bus in operation on Main Street (instead of the usual two) as a result of a driver shortage that day. The bus will run from 9:16 a.m. until 5 p.m., but the times it will arrive at the bus stops will vary from the usual … Read more
The Carlsbad City COuncil as approved its own spending of 164 million dollars for future public works projects. The Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, or ICIP, is a working list of projects in Carlsbad. One new project added to the list before approval was the creation of a new recreation area at 6-Mile Dam south of … Read more
Education leaders in Carlsbad have approved an application for more than 8 million dollars to come form the federal pandemic relief money to address immediate needs of schools affected by the pandemic. The funding is designed to help maximize in-person learning, sustain the safe operation of schools, and address the academic, social, emotional and mental … Read more