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Small town New Mexican artist makes debut on Grand Ole Opry stage
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A small town New Mexican artist made his big debut on country music’s most famous stage on Thursday. “Four generations, to have Tyce continuing that on, it means more than words can say to our family,” said Neal Delk. What started as a normal gig for artist Tyce Delk and a word of […]
KFDA
Portales receives almost $195K for new animal shelter building
PORTALES, N.M. (KFDA) - New Mexico has awarded the city of Portales almost $195,000 for a project aimed at improving animal care and sheltering. A news release states Portales will get $194,953 in state funds for a mobile kennel building. The city says the new building will help expand kennel...
KFDA
NewsChannel 10’s Summer Celebration featuring 4 towns starting next week
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - NewsChannel 10’s Summer Celebration begins next week, shining a spotlight on four rural communities across the NewsChannel 10 viewing area. Each year, Summer Celebration sets aside time to feature the people, places, and progress happening outside the larger population centers — highlighting 3–5 towns annually.
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City of Clovis, Hillcrest Park Zoo announce birth of a giraffe calf
CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - The Hillcrest Park Zoo and the City of Clovis have announced the birth of a giraffe calf to first-time mom Jerrica. Jerrica, who has been at the Hillcrest Park Zoo since her birth in January 2012, gave birth to the male calf in the early morning hours of July 9.
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Metropolitan Park Bathhouse and Pool (former) – Tucumcari NM
The Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) developed the remarkable (former) bathhouse and pool facility at Tucumcari Metropolitan Park, a.k.a. Five Mile Park, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The pool was advertised as the largest in the Southwest. NRHP nomination form:. The bathhouse is a one-story building with a concrete foundation, brown stucco...
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Hillcrest Zoo to host educational substance use prevention event this Saturday
CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - Curry County leaders are inviting the community to an educational event on substance use prevention this Saturday. The Curry County Grant Programs and City of Clovis have partnered to host “Communities Talk” June 13 at the Hillcrest Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St. The event...
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You’ve Never Experienced A New Mexico Steakhouse With A Salad Bar Quite Like This
You know those places where you walk in and understand why the parking lot is packed? This steakhouse has that energy. In eastern New Mexico, it has been feeding locals for decades, and you can feel that history the second you sit down. People are not here for a quick bite they will forget by tomorrow.
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Route 66 Through Vintage Postcards
TUCUMCARI MOUNTAIN (ABOVE), 1938. “This card is pure Americana,” Lambert says. “As indicated by the messages on many other cards, heading west on Route 66 and seeing Tucumcari Mountain for the first time was a big deal.”. BICENTENNIAL WAGON TRAIN, 1976. “I knew folks riding in the parade,...
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Party Central on Route 66
For more than 50 years, the Pow Wow Room played host to good times. KNOWN TO MANY as “Mrs. Tucumcari,” Bettie Ditto owned the Best Western Pow Wow Inn for more than 50 years. Her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Helen Lins, opened the adjacent Pow Wow Room that became one of Route 66’s liveliest watering holes. After Ditto passed away in 2008, the inn has had several owners, but her legacy of hospitality still resonates on the Mother Road.