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Artesia is now 0-2.

First National Bank marked its 70th anniversary with community celebrations across Alamogordo, Tularosa, Cloudcroft, Ruidoso and Artesia. Events featured free lunches, prize opportunities and local bank officials, including a Friday gathering at the Artesia branch on West Main Street. The milestone highlights seven decades of service to Otero, Lincoln and Eddy counties.

Artesia faces Hobbs Friday in a high-scoring matchup that could hinge on explosive plays and late-game execution. To defeat the Eagles, the Bulldogs must slow Hobbs’ dynamic rushing attack, establish senior running back Cristian Pando and remain aggressive offensively. With both teams capable of piling up yards, turnovers and red-zone efficiency may decide the outcome.

For 50 years, Jim and Nancy Johnson have made 1408 W. Bush home, creating a distinctive Yard of the Week. Nancy maintains the plush lawn, while Jim tends the xeriscaped areas decorated with rocks, metal flowers and artwork. A family heirloom horse-drawn tractor and windmill have graced the yard for four decades.

Artesia is 0-1 on the season. While Carlsbad is 1-2.

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“I just heard a lot of positive things,” Maupin said. “I am really proud of our guys who ran the camp. We want to give them a little taste of being down in Bulldog Bowl, and we even turned on the lights so they kind of get that sense of what it means to play football on a Friday night. It was great. We loved it.”

The groundbreaking for the new Artesia Recreation Center took place Oct. 29, 2024, and the center is now officially open, nearly two years later.

Santa Fe County resident Cynthia Weehler raised the issue during a Wednesday, Aug. 5, town hall held by the U.S. Department of Energy in Hobbs to give a public update on operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Ivans knew it would be the last time she wore Artesia colors. That made winning as a senior mean more than the title she won as a junior.

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