Local News
Roswell Museum & Art Center receives CARES grant
The Roswell Museum and Art Center has been awarded a $7,500 CARES grant for humanities and cultural organizations across New Mexico facing financial hardship...
Protestors take stand against racism
For the third night this week, locals and some people from out of town migrated to the sidewalk on North Main Street in front...
COVID-19 Situation
Eight deaths, 122 new COVID cases in New Mexico
No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday in Chaves County, though eight deaths and 122 new positive test results for the virus...
More than 100 new COVID-19 cases reported at prison
More than 100 new cases of COVID-19 in a state prison contributed to a jump of 227 cases Tuesday across New Mexico.
The total number...
Local Sports
Cal Villareal doesn’t take anything for granted
Cal Villareal is a study in perseverance. He was coming off a championship in his senior year. It had taken him four attempts to...
Ty Villareal brings intensity to the game
Ty Villareal doesn’t do things halfway in life. Anything he does is going to be 100 mph. Whether it’s playing basketball or football, there’s...
Police Blotter
Dinosaur vertebrae among items stolen from vehicle
The following public records are from the Roswell Police Department and can be viewed at rpdp2c.org. All people arrested or cited are presumed innocent.
An...
Op/Ed
Letter: Governor deserves ‘high marks’ for virus response
I am concerned. We live in a nation with 4% of the global population yet we have 29% of the deaths and 30% of...
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Roswell Museum & Art Center receives CARES grant
The Roswell Museum and Art Center has been awarded a $7,500 CARES grant for humanities and cultural organizations across New Mexico facing financial hardship...
Protestors take stand against racism
For the third night this week, locals and some people from out of town migrated to the sidewalk on North Main Street in front...
City seeks self-sufficiency for public services
In attempting to create a balanced budget for fiscal year 2021 hampered by a crash in oil prices and a worldwide pandemic, the city...
Man arrested after Monday standoff
A man surrendered to police Monday night following an hours-long standoff during which he allegedly fired multiple shots while inside a southwest Roswell residence.
Jerry...
No arrests at Monday Black Lives Matter protest
No arrests were made Monday night during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in downtown Roswell, something that drew praise from both the organizer of...
Census workers now hand-delivering packets in NM
The U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of “contactless” hand-delivery of census forms to rural areas in an effort to reach populations that...
GOP chair: Party will take Legislature in 2020
Republicans will win control of one or both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature this November, the party’s state chairman predicted Thursday.
“I think that...
Man arrested after meth allegedly hidden in pants
A man was arrested Friday during an early morning traffic stop in Roswell after a plastic bag containing nearly 20 grams of methamphetamine fell...
Roswell police seek crash witnesses
The Roswell Police Department is seeking the assistance of anyone who witnessed a crash involving a green SUV and a white SUV in the...
Letter: Governor deserves ‘high marks’ for virus response
I am concerned. We live in a nation with 4% of the global population yet we have 29% of the deaths and 30% of...
