Portales News

Wendy Toombs of Roosevelt County has gone from a child insisting on pony rides to a woman who finds peace and challenge working with horses.

Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico's Thursday briefing. Video of the day In the mood for a good book? Check our video...Librarian recommends.

A Portales woman died after her vehicle rolled over Tuesday on N.M. 267. She was identified as Leona Johnson, 34.

The Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail runs right through Portales and Clovis. Taco Box celebrated its recent election to the New Mexico Department of Tourism Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail on Wednesday.

The Local Growth Management Committee met Tuesday at the Clovis Police Department.

Clovis officials are desperate to get residents counted because people equal dollars.

The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence McDonald gives straight answers to the causes of the financial crisis that led to the company's death spiral and the aftershocks that rocked the global economy.

For her 27 years leading the local food bank, Nancy Taylor received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Way of Eastern New Mexico annual banquet Thursday night.

Students get practical experience and residents gain personal attention in a long-time partnership between Heartland Continuing Center in Portales and Clovis Community College.

The Board of Education of Portales Municipal Schools met Monday night at the district Administration Building.

Local movie fans are conceding "Avatar" is going to do well in Sunday's Academy Awards.

Gov. Bill Richardson cleared the way for the next step in the Ute Water Project, signing new legislation Saturday in Clovis.

Portales' most famous actor is still acting. But that's not all Ronny Cox is doing these days.

The New Mexico peanut breeding program has initiated an effort to breed for high-oleic acid Valencia peanuts, a trait that is gaining importance in the present U.S. domestic market to keep consumers "healthy." There are two major advantages of including this trait in the breeding program.

David Heflin is the new pastor at the Church of Christ at Third Street and Kilgore Avenue.

Depressed, infuriated and disappointed - those are just some of the feelings area lawmakers are bringing home after a four-day special session of the state Legislature ended Thursday with tax hikes on food and cigarettes.

The New Mexico Environment Department has ordered a second dairy in Roosevelt County to come up with a plan for cleaning up contaminated groundwater.

During the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday at City Hall, councilors: Acknowledged the service of outgoing Councilors Robert De Los Santos and Shawn Watson and outgoing Mayor Orlando Ortega Jr.

Portales has its first female mayor. Sharon King, executive director of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce but a political newcomer, picked up 32 percent of the vote Tuesday, edging three competitors.

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