June 2024

CARLSBAD -- Eddy County is warning the public to be on their guard following a fraudulent phone call that resulted in a resident being scammed. On June 4, a caller with a 615 area code -- associated with the Nashville, Tenn., area -- placed a call to the family member of an Eddy County Detention Center (ECDC) detainee one day after the detainee had been booked into the jail.

ARTESIA -- The Artesia City Council will hold a regular meeting Tuesday with one public hearing on the agenda. The hearing will precede consideration of an ordinance that would vacate 50 feet of public right-of-way in the Charlie H.

ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT June 7 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 12:32 a.m. - Officer dispatched to Sonic in reference to a suspicious person.

YARD OF THE WEEK Artesia Clean & Beautiful will sponsor its Yard of the Week contest beginning Monday, June 3, and continuing through September. Colorful, attractive, well-groomed lawns with curb appeal meet the qualifications. To nominate a yard worthy of the title, contact Linda at 575513-0143 or the AC&B office at 575-748-3192. ----------------- FILM SCREENING -- First Church Artesia, 402 W. Grand Ave., will hold a free screening of “Letter to the American Church” at 6 p.m. Friday, June 14. The public is welcome to attend. ----------------- CHASE SCHOLAR COMMUNITY SERVICE -- Chase Scholars will be performing community service for senior citizens June 19-21. Students will be in groups with an adult supervisor and will be available for yard work, cleaning exterior windows, and various odd jobs. Students will not be painting. Sign-ups for those needing work done are available at the Senior MealSite, the Senior Center, the Artesia Chamber of Commerce, and KSVP. For more information, contact Ginny at the Chase Foundation, 575-746-4610. ----------------- ELECTRONIC RECYCLING -- Artesia Clean & Beautiful will host its annual eWaste Event from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Eddy County Fairgrounds food court. Items to be accepted for recycling include all office-related equipment, fax machines, copiers, typewriters, CPUs, and consumer electronics including DVD and VCR players and video game consoles, radios, telephones and cell phones, server and telecom equipment, cameras and stereo equipment. There will be a $5 charge for large CRT monitors. Televisions and home appliances will not be accepted. For more information, call AC&B at 575-748-3192. ----------------- DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION -- CARC Document Destruction will be at Artesia Clean & Beautiful’s eWaste Event from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, at the Eddy County Fairgrounds food court to accept any residential documents in need of disposal, up to 100 pounds.