The change was requested after members of Hadley’s family said they were intimidated by the Otero County Sheriff’s Office during a preliminary hearing for Jacob Diaz-Austin, the deputy accused of murdering Hadley in June 2024.

Theologically it goes back to the Garden of Eden, but in modern times it begins at certain universities and bigoted social media sites.

And so, when we read the story of the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14, we tend to focus our attention on the question, “Did it really happen?” There have been a number of attempts to “explain” the miracle.

The only thing Artesia needed for a rematch with Silver City and a chance to win the District 4-4A state softball championship was a shutout inning against the Lovington Wildcats. 

During my time in the wedding business, June in our inviting mountain town was already a pretty full month with the racetrack opening, our Texas friends arriving, spring winds were finally dying down, and it’s warm enough that vegetation is greening up.

Here’s how the federal government honored the fifth anniversary of the tortured death of George Floyd: It stomped on his memory by gutting the very programs that could help police departments avoid such brutal and racially polarizing deaths.

About 3.9% of New Mexicans, or 82,840 people, suffered from opioid use disorder in 2024, according to a report from the New Mexico Department of Justice, and 2,100 deaths were attributed to the drug’s use between 2017 and 2021.

The Artesia boys and girls track teams went to the 2025 track and field state championships in Albuquerque on Friday and Saturday looking to make the podium individually and as team medalists. 

About $2 million in county money could go toward a day care facility operated by Carlsbad Municipal Schools, as the county looks to address a perceived shortage in child care throughout the region.

None of us like to dwell on the final judgment that day when God shall settle all account and judge the wicked.

Money for a new jail, county offices and ongoing renovations of Eddy County’s historic courthouse topped the list of infrastructure spending priorities for the county over the next five years.

Bulldogs are state champs