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Fields of hope: How Portales won the battle for Eastern New Mexico University (Portales News-Tribune)
Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission of New Mexico Magazine. In 1912, the New Mexico Constitution called for “a normal school, which shall be established by the Legislature and located in one of the counties of Union, Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves or Eddy.”Press release: Woman arrested for drugs in undergarments (Clovis News Journal) On Thursday, June 25th, Nathania Nathan, (36 YOA female), of Clovis, New Mexico, was arrested by Curry County Sheriff's Office investigators assigned to the Region 5 Drug Task Force, and charged with Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (3rd Degree Felony), Tampering with Evidence (4th Degree Felony), Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Digging for evidence of Maryland's Indian heritage (Baltimore Sun) Patuxent River site could be among state's most important Anne Arundel County archaeologists have uncovered an Algonquian Indian camp on a bluff above a lush bend in the Patuxent River, a find that includes the oldest human structure ever detected in Maryland.
Residents blame health problems on nearby Asarco plant, landfill (El Paso Times) SUNLAND PARK -- Could pollution be the cause of health problems in Sunland Park? Many residents suspect that it is. They consider the Asarco smelter in El Paso and the Camino Real landfill in Sunland Park to be the major sources of contamination in their community.
Federal order will divide magistrate elections (Clovis News Journal) Election procedures for Curry County’s magistrate court judges are about to be changed, leaving some with a bad taste in their mouths.
Digging for evidence of Md.'s Indian heritage at Arundel site (Baltimore Sun) Patuxent River site could be among state's most important Archaeologists have uncovered an Algonquian Indian camp on a bluff above a lush bend in the Patuxent River, a find that includes the oldest human structure ever detected in Maryland. Artifacts show that the campsite — in a location favored by native people for hundreds of years for its bounty of fish, shellfish and game — was in use two ...
Curry County to vote on closing road for Cannon (KVII 7 Amarillo) The Curry County Commission is expected to vote today to close Curry Road R out of consideration of concerns from Cannon Air Force Base.
South county site might have oldest structure in state (The Capital) Who would think a series of dark spots in the ground and a tiny clay pot could generate such excitement? Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital County Archaeologist Al Luckenbach with a box full of artifacts culled from a Native American settlement site being excavated this summer near Jug Bay. He is holding a very rare intact pottery bowl, circa 1290, and an 8,000-year-old spear tip found there.
Dairy Fest draws more than 9,000 (Clovis News Journal) “Smells like poo...it grew.” White’s job at Dairy Fest is to teach people about manure, and it’s uses — fertilizer being high on the list. White said the sign was written to be funny and to attract people to the tent.
Prince Street bridge raisies concerns (Portales News-Tribune) The New Mexico Department of Transportation schedules a regular inspection for the Prince Street bridge over the railroad tracks once every two years.