Eddy County News

St. Edward School was one of the five applicants in Eddy County to receive a grant from the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation through its 2009 Southeast New Mexico Grant Program.

The Community Garden will meet at 5:45 p.m. today at the Carlsbad Public Library Annex, 101 S. Halagueno St.

Health officials say seven more people have died in New Mexico due to the swine flu.

Economy wise, this past year has been a difficult one for businesses in the tourism industry and retail sector.

Village of Loving Mayor Pete Estrada is seeking help from Eddy County government that would involve the county's road department and could cost the county $48,000 or more.

Leather creaks as cowboys lean on fences, chat quietly, and lope their horses to warm them up.

Pate Elementary School will have a Scholastic Book Fair through today . Proceeds will be used to purchase new books for the library.

Parents, friends and supporters of the men and women from Eddy County who serve in the United States military in Iraq and Afghanistan have organized to raise funds to build a memorial in honor of their service.

The Carlsbad High School choirs will perform their fall concert at 7 p.m. today in the P.R. Leyva Middle School Auditorium, 800 W. Church St.

The City Council and Eddy County Commission joined together Thursday in a special joint meeting to take the unusual step of pre-emptively declaring a state of emergency in regard to the possible brine well collapse on the south edge of the city.

The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad, N.M. Motorists are warned that: "U.S. 285 south subject to sinkhole 1,000 feet ahead." But there's little other evidence of a giant cavern.

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park is hosting an America Recycles Day event Sunday, Nov.

With some trepidation, the Eddy County Commission approved a grant application on Tuesday that seeks state funding for a new ambulance for Care Plus, a private, for-profit ambulance company in Carlsbad.

Eddy County Treasurer's Office Clerk Carolyn Stroble accepts a 2009 property payment from a property owner.

Children of all ages, encouraged by parents, siblings and friends, converged on the Eddy County Courthouse grounds Friday afternoon for the 13th annual Carlsbad MainStreet Downtown Fall Festival.

Workers lay the liner as part of the effluent project. A public open house of the project, including tours, is scheduled for Sunday.

Jose Francisco Adams, 29, of the 1400 block of Ortega, charged with contempt of court/failure to pay fines.

A local businessman faces criminal charges after an incident early Wednesday in which he allegedly bit his wife and threatened to crash their vehicle with her inside.

A New Mexico State University-Carlsbad student has been arrested for allegedly claiming there was a bomb in the Clara Belle Williams English Building on NMSU's main campus.

The Fifth Judicial District Pro Bono Committee is celebrating New Mexico Pro Bono Week Monday, Oct.