Eddy County News

Eddy County election officials say they hope they are wrong, but based on the low early voting and absentee voting turnout, they are predicting a low voter turnout in next Tuesday's primary election.

The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Jeff Davis, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler counties until 10 PM CDT... and Eddy and Lea counties until 9 PM MDT.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 502 N. Alameda St., invites all to the celebration of its 61st anniversary, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27.

As a 40-year-old New Mexico nonprofit organization that has been involved with nuclear waste issues for decades, we are dismayed at the factual errors in the recent My View, "Government needs to solve safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel" . Gary M. Sandquist also neglected to discuss that for decades New Mexicans have vigorously objected to spent ... (more)

Search and rescue volunteers who pay for their own training and personal equipment ran into the Lincoln County commission's budget wall last week.

The Carlsbad Downtown Farmers Market will be holding a meeting tonight A at 5:30 pm in the Power house room at the Riverwalk Recreation Center.

The Eddy County Sheriff's Office will conduct an alcohol DWI checkpoint from 7 p.m. today to 2 a.m. Monday in the Artesia area.

There will be a dog dip fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Circle S Feed Store, 2907 S. Canal St.

The placing of the war monuments on the southeast corner of the Eddy County Courthouse lawn was well intentioned, but public opinion reflects it would be more suitable for the monuments to be located at Carlsbad Veterans Park, the Eddy County Commission was told this week.

Although parts of the state recently received some much needed rain, Eddy County officials said it just wasn't enough.

Much of the state suffered from drought last year, with back-to-back dry winters sandwiching a windy spring and a summer in which monsoons never materialized.

So it comes as no surprise that the Eddy County Commission on Tuesday issued a proclamation stating its undying support of the industry and urging the state to create and maintain a positive business climate for the county's bread and butter.

Harding-Webster's "Swinging Rhythms 2012" Dance Revue matinee performance will be at 6:30 p.m. today at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Centre.

The way Artesia Mayor Phil Burch sees it, Eddy County government is flush with money but stingy in its appropriation to his city for services it provides to county residents.

The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed rabies in an 8-year-old male dog late last week from the city of Carlsbad.

The Retired Public Employees of New Mexico will host speaker Jason Shirley, new city counselor, when it meets at 2 p.m. today in the parlor at First Presbyterian Church, 309 W. Shaw St.

New Mexico health officials say 11 people are receiving vaccinations after being exposed to a dog that had rabies.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 731 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012 EDDY NM- 731 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY... AT 727 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF ... (more)

Fifth-graders city-wide will be graduating over the next month, not only from elementary school, but from the anti-drug/violence program they participate in throughout the year.

An AARP Driver Safety class will be held from 8 a.m. to noon today at North Mesa Senior Center, 1112 N. Mesa St.