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Balloons & Tunes blasts off Friday

Owners Steve and Pam Wilson, along with their crew and sponsors team from Xcel Energy, set up their hot air balloon "The Empty Nest" at Roselawn Elementary Friday morning.

Zamora formally announces run for C D3 seat

The Republican is the first announced challenger who would like to unseat current Democrat incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez.

SNAP recipients to receive about half of benefits this month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, though benefits could take months to flow to recipients, the department said Monday in a brief to a federal court in Rhode Island.

SOS Toulouse Oliver announces run for lt. gov.

Following months of speculation, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced on Thursday she will seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in the June 2, 2026 primary election.

Mill levy showing different results in Artesia

Incumbents win another term for hospital board and school board.

Live blog: Artesia residents go to the polls for the Nov. 4 elections

Turnout has been described as light to steady in some polling places.

Man dies in custody at detention center

A 29-year-old Carlsbad man was found dead at the Eddy County Detention Center on the morning of Oct. 9, hours after he was incarcerated and after jail staff said the man had a “medical emergency.”

Explosion at refinery in Artesia injures 3

It was initially unclear if anyone was hurt, the cause of the explosion and level of damage to the facility.

Oil companies adjusting to boom near Carlsbad

As one of the world’s largest energy producers planned to vastly increase its output in the Permian Basin and southeast New Mexico, ExxonMobil Production Manager Scott Buechler told a gathering in Carlsbad the company is also focusing on protecting the environment.

Eddy County sheriff’s deputy arrested for drunken driving in Carlsbad

A deputy with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office was arrested for drunken driving near the intersection of South Canal and Bronson Streets.

New ventures planned at Roswell Air Center

Don Zaharia, founder and CEO of Aero Design Services (ADS), spoke to a group of local government representatives and others from the community on Oct. 17 about his plans for adding new operations at Roswell Air Center.

City to revitalize Land-Sun Theater

A shuttered movie theater in downtown Artesia could be getting revitalized after the City Council accepted donation of the theater from its corporate owner.

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