NM land offered to oil and gas leases in November

The Bureau of Land Management on Friday, July 17, announced it was accepting comments from the public on the proposed lease sale, including lands within the southeast Permian Basin region of New Mexico.

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Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Friday that he was ending his bid for New Mexico governor and endorsed the GOP nominee for the seat. The announcement came at about 2 p.m., July 17 via a...

Artesia 12U rolls into state title game

Artesia 12U is one win away from the regional tournament.

Former Las Cruces mayor Miyagishima out in NM governor’s race

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Friday that he was ending his bid for New Mexico governor and endorsed the GOP nominee for the seat. The announcement came at about 2 p.m., July 17 via a...

Eddy Jr. Livestock Auctions wraps up Eddy County Fair. Here is a photographic recap of Saturday’s event.

Children all over Eddy County participated in the annual auction.
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We cannot keep spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money responding to disasters while underinvesting in preventing them.

Siah Correa Hemphill: Congress was never meant to be a lifetime job

The Founders never envisioned a permanent political class. They expected citizens to serve for a time and then return home, allowing new voices and fresh ideas to emerge.

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Warren Louis (W.L.) Gray passed away quietly at his home in Kyle, TX on June 28, 2026 at the age of 91.

Dub married his high school sweetheart, Dewana Lou Berry, one week after her graduation in 1955.

Vega M. Nilsson

Vega M. Nilsson, a long-time resident of Artesia, New Mexico passed away at home on December 29, 2025, at the age of 87. Vega was born in Brooklyn, New York to Fredrik and Hilda Nilsson,...

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Artesia youth fisherman earns first state championship

Jonathan Chavez caught four largemouth bass totaling 52¾ inches.

NM land offered to oil and gas leases in November

The Bureau of Land Management on Friday, July 17, announced it was accepting comments from the public on the proposed lease sale, including lands within the southeast Permian Basin region of New Mexico.

Artesia 12U rolls into state title game

Artesia 12U is one win away from the regional tournament.

Former Las Cruces mayor Miyagishima out in NM governor’s race

Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima announced Friday that he was ending his bid for New Mexico governor and endorsed the GOP nominee for...

Eddy Jr. Livestock Auctions wraps up Eddy County Fair. Here is a photographic recap of Saturday’s event.

Children all over Eddy County participated in the annual auction.

White Sands National Park offers cure for Full moon fever

The park’s white gypsum sands reflect the moon so brightly that visitors don’t need a headlamp, and they can savor the full range of the park’s activities even at night.

Scenes from the Smokin’ Hot Bull Riding at the Eddy County Fair

Smokin' Hot Bull Riding packs the crowd in on Friday night.

Bulldogs’ intrasquad scrimmage ends in a 14-14 tie

Bulldogs' scrimmage ends in a tie.

Dunes sagebrush lizard loses federal protection during court proceedings

Adrian HeddenCarlsbad Current-Argusachedden@currentargus.com A federal court rescinded protections for an imperiled lizard species that dwells among the sand dunes and oil rigs of the Permian...

Scenes from the sheep contest at the 81st Eddy County Fair

Bailey Trujillo wlaks her sheep around the ring on Thursday.

State Rep. Harlan Vincent: The Future of Our Forests

We cannot keep spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money responding to disasters while underinvesting in preventing them.

Fodge prepared for the Eddy County Fair

Samuel Fodge is repared for the Eddy County Fair