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How are you celebrating Mother's Day this year?
Mother’s Day has meant different things to me over the years. The best ones were when I got to share them with my mother. It felt like a special day only we got to share together. The first few after she passed away were hard. The other day, while taking my son Will to school, he asked me when the holiday was. I told him it was in a few weeks. He said well, I want to make you a card because a card I make you would mean more than a card I buy at the store. It melted...
Poll: Eddy County to spend $350M on a new courthouse. What facility would you invest in?
Eddy County sought to replace its historic Fifth Judicial District Court in the heart of downtown Carlsbad, opting to spend $350 million to build the new courthouse on National Parks Highway on the south side of town. The topic was tabled during a recent Eddy County Commission meeting amid outcry from locals, several district judges and attorneys who argued the project would leave the historic building vulnerable to future demolition. They also contended court offices belonged...
State’s Orphan Well Program Turns New Mexico Environmental Challenges Into Success Stories
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) has achieved significant milestones in its ongoing efforts to address methane emissions and environmental hazards through its orphan well plugging program. Supported by federal funding, particularly from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EMNRD’s Oil Conservation Division (OCD) has emerged as a leader in combating methane pollution and safeguarding the environment.
Scams on the rise across the U.S. and Eddy County. Officials give advice to avoid rip-offs
About 2.6 million people across New Mexico and the U.S. lost money to fraud last year, the most ever, according to federal data. The Federal Trade Commission reported in February that consumer losses topped $10 billion in 2023, the first time fraud loss reached that benchmark and a 14% increase from 2022. ...
This Week in Eddy County Sports: Eddy County baseball and softball host playoffs
Playoff time for baseball and softball is here as Carlsbad and Artesia host first-round games on the road to a state championship. Cavemen baseball team faces familiar opponent At 4:30 p.m. Friday at Carlsbad High School, the Cavemen host Las Cruces Centennial in the opening round of the 5A playoffs. ...
One of Carlsbad's most popular fine-dining restaurants is expanding its menu and its hours
One of Carlsbad’s most popular fine-dining restaurants expanded its menu and hours to serve the city’s early morning breakfast crowd. Yellow Brix Restaurant started serving a new breakfast menu at the end of April, offering up favorites and New Mexican classics to diners looking for a bite before work or a dose of protein to keep them going through the day. ...
Softball Recap: Eunice's loss ends four-game winning streak at home
Eunice lost against Loving back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Eunice Cardinals lost 9-2 to the Loving Falcons. Eunice has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Eunice saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One...
Nuclear repository site near Carlsbad readies for waste from Washington after pause
Nuclear waste shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository near Carlsbad were suspended for about two months as workers completed numerous maintenance projects at the underground facility. Transuranic (TRU) nuclear waste made of irradiated clothing materials, equipment and debris is sent to WIPP for disposal via burial in a 2,000-foot-deep salt deposit from federal nuclear facilities around the U.S. ...
Voting returns for Current-Argus Prep Softball Hero of the Week Poll
Each week during the high school sports season, the Current-Argus asks readers to vote for Prep Hero of the Week. This week people can vote for their favorite softball player. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday and winners are announced online Thursday at currentargus.com. ...
Early voting dates set for Primary Election
Your browser does not support the audio element. Early and absentee voting dates have been set for the upcoming Primary Election. Those wishing to register to vote ahead of the election may do so now through Tuesday, May 7, at the County Clerk’s Office, 325 S. Main St., Carlsbad; the County Clerk’s Sub-Office, 602 S. First St., Artesia; or online by visiting voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us and clicking “Voter Information Portal,” then “Register to Vote.”
City sets public hearing on issuance of GRT bond series
Your browser does not support the audio element. At the Artesia City Council meeting on Tuesday the council set a public hearing for May 28 to consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of a new series of gross receipts tax revenue bonds, up to $5.6 million. Funds from the bonds...
Top administrator at Jefferson Montessori Academy arrested for driving intoxicated
Editor's note: This story will be updated as more information is available The head administrator at a Carlsbad charter school was arrested May 1 for allegedly driving intoxicated after police said she was observed speeding on South Canal Street early in the morning. Kelli Barta, 49, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated,...
Week in Sports: Eddy County baseball and softball teams head north for championship glory
Eddy County baseball and softball teams defeated the opposition in the opening rounds of the state tournament last week. All teams are seeking to bring back state titles to Carlsbad, Loving and Artesia with trips to Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. Cavemen baseball holds off Centennial for quarterfinals. At 10 a.m....
Arizona Game and Fish celebrates 100th Mexican wolf pup fostered into the wild
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Wildlife biologists are celebrating a huge milestone in the Southwest!. Arizona Game and Fish, alongside New Mexico and U.S. wildlife services, fostered the 100th Mexican wolf pup into the wild. The pup and two siblings were fostered from Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico into a wild den in Arizona on April 25.
Special Edition Focus on Oil & Gas 2024 is Now Published and Distributed!
We are excited to bring a surprise special edition of Focus magazine for you this summer – Focus on Oil & Gas! Grab your copy NOW from stands around Artesia and Carlsbad, or access it digitally on our website.
Arizona Game and Fish celebrates 100th Mexican wolf pup fostered into the wild
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Wildlife biologists are celebrating a huge milestone in the Southwest!. Arizona Game and Fish, alongside New Mexico and U.S. wildlife services, fostered the 100th Mexican wolf pup into the wild. The pup and two siblings were fostered from Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico into a wild den in Arizona on April 25.
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