Clovis News

They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place but it struck twice in different parts of Clovis on Monday evening.

Deputies from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office arrested Dustin Nelson, 31, of Clovis New Mexico, on Wednesday July 01, 2009 for Receiving Stolen Property during a follow-up investigation.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sharon King Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce 356-8541 or 635-8036 chamber@portales.com Fireworks Fund Short of Goal Portales, NM The Annual Fireworks Display will be held on Friday, July 3rd, again this year.

Representatives from Cannon will be hosting public meetings July 1 in Clovis and Portales, N.M., to speak directly with local communities about the base's mission and training, and how these will affect the local populace.

Renowned musician Charlie Phillips is holding a CD release party 2 p.m. Saturday for his new album "Full Circle, The Last Norman Petty Sessions." It's at the Norman and Vi Petty Rock 'n' Roll Museum, according to the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce.

Editor's note: Reprinted with permission of New Mexico Magazine. In 1912, the New Mexico Constitution called for "a normal school, which shall be established by the Legislature and located in one of the counties of Union, Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves or Eddy." A normal school was a term used for a teachers' training institution.

Some come for the money, some come for the camaraderie. Naturally, many vendors are actually drawn by both to farmers' markets in Clovis and Portales, which are just now gaining momentum for the summer season.

AGENDA CITY COMMISSION MEETING North Annex, Clovis-Carver Library 5:15 p.m., Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Invocation and Pledge.

Recent rains have helped crops in Roosevelt and Curry counties, but farms and ranches still need more, producers said.

Four years of failing Adequate Yearly Progress exams has caught up with Clovis High School.

This year's Dairy Fest is featuring a No. 1-hit country singer and, for the first time, a mechanical-bull, on top of cheeseburgers, dairy foods, educational booths and games.

A Texas man was shot in the leg during a Saturday night drive-by shooting at the Grand Avenue apartments.

Associated Press - June 22, 2009 12:15 PM ET CLOVIS, N.M. - A 45-year-old woman has been arrested on a murder charge in the stabbing death of her boyfriend in Clovis.

He lived in the same town but family rarely heard from him. Maybe it was his mother's death when he was 11, or it might have been something else.

A Clovis man was arrested Friday night on charges of sexual exploitation of children, according to a release from the Curry County Sheriff's Office.

A former Clovis state representative is among four men indicted Friday, accused of fraud in the case of an Albuquerque-based housing authority that defaulted on $5 million in bonds sold to the state.

Fall is traditionally the homecoming season for schools and their alumni, but summer has more than its fair share of happy returns as well.

Food banks around New Mexico will share in nearly $700,000 worth of food through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergency Food Assistance Program.

Clovis police are preparing to charge someone for killing 37-year-old Clifford Webber.

A story in Sunday's newspaper detailed expense reports for six key government leaders in eastern New Mexico.