Artesia, NM Debt Consolidation in New Mexico

A century-old New Mexico bank is changing its name. The chairman and chief executive officer of 1st National Bank, Everett Crawford, said the name will change to First American Bank on Jan.

Although phone and Internet service for Eddy County government has been restored by Qwest, the county's Artesia offices have limited phone service and still no Internet, county leaders were told Tuesday.

The Permian Basin Regional Training Center plans to seek a state grant to construct a commercial driver's license driving course at the center.

A series of Legislative hearings to obtain citizen and community comments for State Capital Outlay funding has been announced by the Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development District/Council of Governments ...

CARLSBAD/LOVING - The Solid Waste Department will work the following schedule during the holidays: today all residential and commercial pickups normally scheduled for Thursday will be serviced.

Rudy F. Tellez, 78, of El Paso, who produced NBC's "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson in the 1960s and co-founded KASK-FM in Las Cruces, died Nov.

The completed installation of a multi-million dollar regional interoperable communication network will let public safety agencies in the county talk with each other and other emergency agencies in the region, a ...

Even in her wildest dreams, Emma Salgado said she never envisioned herself overseeing Eddy County's finances.

A student at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in southeastern New Mexico has been accused of battery against a fellow female student.

They're on the proverbial frontlines of the war against drunk driving and on Saturday afternoon they were honored for their efforts in the ongoing fight.

A jury has exonerated a 70-year-old Farmington man accused of molesting an 8-year-old neighbor more than a decade ago.

Public health officials in Carlsbad believe a syringe program at the Eddy County Public Health Office is just a small tool, but a good tool in reducing the number of cases of Hepatitis C in drug addicts and the ...

Elizabeth Elayne Miller, 69, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at Specialty Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., following a courageous battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Elayne was born Nov. 22, 1939, in Logan, N.M., to the late Rex and Irene Miller. She attended McAlister Grade School and Tucumcari High School and graduated from high school in Big Spring, Texas, in 1958.

Elayne is survived by her son and his wife, Marvin and Kitty Martin of Magdalena, N.M.; her daughter, Michelle Smith of Artesia, N.M.; seven grandchildren, Matthew and Emily Martin, both of Albuquerque, Luke and Nathan Martin, both of Magdalena, Bill, Melissa, and Christina Smith, all of Artesia; two great-grandsons, Aiden Martin of Albuquerque and Javirius Solmone of Artesia; sister Patricia (Miller) Cross of Canyon Lake, Texas, and three brothers: RC Miller of Tucumcari, Mac Miller of Lake Meredith, Texas, and Gary Miller of Roswell, N.M.

The state Oil Conservation Division and Marbob Energy Corp. reached a settlement Wednesday under which Marbob will pay $500,000 for reporting violations.

Floyd Earl Proctor, 72, of Artesia, passed away from this world Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.

Carlsbad City Councilman Nate McDonald says he believes it would be in the public's best interest for the city to consolidate its emergency services dispatch with the Eddy County Central Communications ...

La Fonda, 210 W. Main St., Artesia, was inspected by the State of New Mexico Environment Department on Nov.

Outgoing U.S. Senator Pete Domenici doesn't mind a little adulation, though joking in his wife's absence he says she's had enough.

The CHS swim team will host its third meet of the season when it faces Artesia in a dual meet at 5 p.m. today at the CHS natatorium.

Fixing county roads sometimes can turn out to be a head-scratcher. The Eddy County Commission said it is reluctant to adopt and maintain a road where half is in the city limits and the other half is in the ...