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County votes to unrecognize Queen fire station

The Eddy County Commission passed a resolution to unrecognize Fire Station 11, also known as the Queen Station, during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Eddy...

Mariscal announces candidacy for City Council District 1

Ignacio "Nacho" Mariscal has announced his candidacy for Artesia City Council District 1. Mariscal is the incumbent in the upcoming Regular Municipal Election, having been...

Early voting underway for municipal election

Absentee and early voting for the upcoming Regular Municipal Election have begun. Those wishing to vote early or absentee in-person may do so from 8...

What’s Happening at the Round House by Representative Jim Townsend

This is the 15th day of a 30-day legislative session. You would think that this means we are halfway through with the people's work; however,...

County officials keeping tabs on certain bills

The 2024 New Mexico legislative session was the focus of the Eddy County Commission meeting on Tuesday. Eddy County Manager Roberta Gonzales shared a legislative...

Lawmakers want attorney general to create new task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people

BY Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth Five New Mexico lawmakers want the state attorney general to establish a task force focused on missing and...

Senate Bill 137 Introduced to Expand and Enhance the Training and Transparency of Local School Boards

Senate Bill 137, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) and Senate Education Committee Chair William Soules (D-Las Cruces), has been introduced...

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