This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
Thursday morning briefing: Fair warning, holiday closing and finding the Titanic
August 31, 2020
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Thursday briefing. Fair warning Monday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Clovis police will be operating a DWI checkpoint somewhere within the city. Officers will be targeting drunk drivers. Holiday closing Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. The [...]
Zias still in rebuilding process
August 31, 2020
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks ENMU junior Tarrah Sweet returns a serve during a practice session Tuesday at Greyhound Arena. By Dave Wagner: CNJ sports writer PORTALES — In 20 seasons at Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball coach, Mike Maguire built a program that ran off 16 consecutive winning seasons, including two Lone Star Conference [...]
Texico officer involved in shooting back on job
August 31, 2020
Robin Fornoff A Texico police officer involved in the shooting of a 31-year-old woman is back on the job. Also on Wednesday, New Mexico State Police said their investigation into the Aug. 21 shooting of Lisa Salguero at her home is continuing and once complete, will be turned over to Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matt [...]
Portales, Tucumcari set record for August average high temperature
August 31, 2020
Staff and wire reports August will go down in the record books as one of New Mexico’s hottest in more than a century of record keeping, according to the National Weather Service. Portales, Tucumcari, Albuquerque and Roswell are among the cities setting records for the average daytime high. Portales’ average high in August was 98.8 [...]
Hotel Clovis project to move forward
August 31, 2020
Sharna Johnson A Taos developer has bridged a funding gap and will be cleared to move forward with renovation of Hotel Clovis in as little as a week, according to state officials. Developer Stephen Crozier is poised to close his loans by next week and has satisfied underwriting requirements, said Linda Bridge, housing development director [...]
September commodity deliveries canceled
August 31, 2020
CNJ staff The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico has not received adequate donations to make any commodity deliveries during September, according to food bank officials. However, the food pantry program will be in operation. Information: Teresa Wilcock, 763-6130.
Ticket feature: Liverpool Legends to perform during music festival
August 31, 2020
Courtesy photo: liverpoollegends.com The Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, will play in the Clovis Musical Festival on Sept. 9 at the Curry County Events Center. Freedom New Mexico The Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, will make their Clovis Music Festival debut 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Curry County Events Center. The Legends [...]
Education column: James Bickley principal focuses on school’s strengths
August 31, 2020
Taking the opportunity the other day to visit with one of our elementary principals, I learned about some of the things that would be happening during this upcoming year at their school. Carlos Carrillo, principal at James Bickley Elementary, focusing on strengths, shared, “we have great teachers at James Bickley, who work very well together [...]
