Michael Smith

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.

XTERRA weekend is here

Ruidoso is set to welcome more than 500 world-class athletes and 3,000-4,000 people to watch them compete this weekend in XTERRA Ruidoso, a three day off-road triathlon event offering thousands of dollars in prize money plus berths in the 2025 XTERRA World Championships in Trentino, Italy, or next year in Ruidoso when the championships begin a three-year run in this mountain village.

Game and Fish offers podcast

Want to learn more about fishing in New Mexico, or try your luck with one of the Department’s fishing challenges?

Police blotter

A look at some recent crimes committed in Artesia from the Artesia Police Department.

Peeler Marketing and Production

The Artesia Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new business.

Vasquez warns of food insecurity amid GOP cuts

Seniors from throughout Eddy County rely on meals served at the Alejandro Ruiz Senior Center on Pate Street – meals that U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez worried could be at risk amid a continual funding battle in Congress.

Yard of Week

Information supplied by Artesia Clean and Beautiful.

County appoints community services director

Debra Hampton is the newly appointed eddy county community services director.

Back to safer schools?

As President Trump prepares to head to Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the killing” in Russia and Ukraine, what is being done to stop school shootings in America as millions of children begin returning to their schools this week?

AHS welcomes new academic year with pep rally

Another school year for the Artesia Public Schools started Aug. 7 as kids from all grades transitioned from summer vacation to the classroom.

From hero to human

Cleo Cordova climbed inside of a Carlsbad police tactical vehicle used by its SWAT team on some of the most dangerous of missions.

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