Michael Smith

Baby box planned in Artesia

A space for infants to be safely surrendered by their parents could be coming to Artesia after Artesia General Hospital signed an agreement with a contractor that will be tasked with designing and installing Eddy County’s second “baby box.”

Democrats are on the wrong side of medical malpractice reform

The State Ethics Commission tore the mask off New Mexico Safety Over Profit and revealed – ta da! – trial lawyers.

Is Holtec pulling out of New Mexico?

Grave concerns for the viability of a project to store nuclear fuel at a site near Carlsbad were shared by the company proposing to do so in a letter to local officials in southeast New Mexico.

Artesia prepping for Air Races

A large influx of visitors to Artesia and throughout southeast New Mexico is expected for this year’s National Championship Air Races in Roswell after the races were moved from their usual host city, Reno, Nevada.

A ‘complicated’ legacy

An aging, wooden house in a rural New Mexico town was a flashpoint in New Mexico’s difficult, decades-long entanglement with the nuclear age.

Knowing that We Know Jesus

A lot of people claim to have a personal relationship with Jesus, but there’s little evidence that they really do.

Police blotter

Here is the latest police news from Artesia.

Giving

An inspirational message from Ty Houghtaling.

Around Town

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Vasquez visits Carlsbad Caverns

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez’s two-day tour of Carlsbad, as he rallies against the federal government’s funding bill signed by President Donald Trump July 4, continued among the peaks of the Guadalupe Mountains and 700 feet underground at Carlsbad Caverns.

Eddy County announces new chief of staff

Staff reportsThe Eddy County Board of Commissioners approved the creation of a new Chief of Staff position at its July 29 meeting. Adrienne Jones...

Oil and gas lease sales focused on Eddy County

Two sales of public land to the oil and gas industry in southeast New Mexico were planned this fall and winter as interest in the region remains high for energy companies empowered by recent policy decisions enacted under the administration of President Donald Trump.

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