Carrizozo News

Lincoln County officials are moving ahead with two land purchases and one sale of county property.

Resigned Ruidoso police officer Christopher "Corky" Condon was charged Monday with six felony counts for allegedly defrauding the Village of Ruidoso out of more than $8,000. The nearly 10-year member of the police department was arrested Monday night by a New Mexico State Police officer after the Magistrate Court at Ruidoso issued an arrest ...

Three New Mexico-based productions netted seven Golden Globe award nominations for 2010.

Candidate packets will be ready Dec. 9, for residents interested in running for mayor, Ruidoso village councilor or municipal judge in the March 2 election.

For more than 18 years, Carrizozo has had many volunteers help light Town with luminarias on Christmas Eve.

Alamogordo will host one of a series of capital outlay application workshops early next year.

A woman had reportedly mixed large amounts of pills and alcohol. She was placed into protective custody and transported to the Lincoln County Medical Center.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Day shift Marcus Bryant, 22, of the 2000 block of Los Robles, was issued a citation for alleged shoplifting after he allegedly attempted to conceal merchandise from Walmart to avoid paying for it.

The commission meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in commission chambers of the county courthouse in Carrizozo, 300 Central Ave.

Michael Ortiz knows the New Mexico State University community may be wary of a presidential finalist who is a former Lobo, but he says his University of New Mexico background is nothing to worry about.

A centralized rural addressing office with a new employee to handle technical privacy issues is being researched for action by Lincoln County Manager Tom Stewart.

State Rep. Nate Cote, center, chats with Alamogordo City Commissioner Ed Cole, seated, before the start of an Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee meeting Friday afternoon at the Elks Lodge.

The president of Cal Poly Pomona announced Tuesday that he was one of five finalists to be president of New Mexico State University, according to a prepared statement.

Lincoln County property tax bills will begin arriving in mailboxes Thursday. County Treasurer Beverly Calaway told county commissioners Tuesday that 30,266 tax bills would be mailed today by her staff in Carrizozo.

A new warden has been named as the head of the Lincoln County Detention Center and he's not a new face in town.

A resolution in support of film-making in Lincoln County was placed on hold Tuesday as county commissioners asked for time to sort out representation and proper attribution for scenic backdrops and buildings.

When state officials cut gross receipts taxes in 2004 on "essential" grocery food sales and on medical services, they promised to make up the drop in tax revenue for municipalities and counties.

Editor's note: Police logs are provided to the Daily News by the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety.

Roswell Goddard at Clovis, 7 p.m. Class 2A Gruver at Texico, 6 p.m. Class 1A Loving at Fort Sumner, 7 p.m. 8-man Melrose vs.

A special meeting of Lincoln County commissioners is set for 8:30 a.m., today to conduct an executive session to discuss threatened and/or pending litigation, and purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property.