With Thanksgiving so near, I have been thinking about many Bible women who were thankful. Their examples can give us encouragement today that God is the author of all blessings. God works out the biggest events and the smallest details of our lives. Eve was no doubt t thankful when she had another child after […]
Cain presents bold ideas at GOP debates
Tuesday night’s Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential candidate’s debate did little to change the complexion of the GOP primary. It did further distinguish former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain and his ideas as deserving of national attention and campaign momentum. It also showed that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is already running a general election campaign, […]
On the shelves — April 17
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library The Redemption of Sarah Cain by Beverly Lewis was given by Maria Inman in memory of Sara Denise Shell. A thoroughly modern woman with a successful career, Sarah Cain had ridiculed her sister Ivy’s choice of a Plain lifestyle, but after Ivy’s death, Sarah is stunned […]
Business digest: Bank names senior vice president
By Jean Verlich: CNJ news editor Paul Ellis of Clovis has joined American Heritage Bank as senior vice president. Responsible for all types of commercial and consumer lending, Ellis said he has been in banking since 1976. He had been vice president and commercial lender at Access Bank in Clovis. A Hobart, Okla., native, Ellis […]
Reaching out to others part of Easter story
By Judy Brandon: Local columnist Sometimes simple and seemingly insignificant words leave permanent impressions and stay in our memory for a long time. For years, I have remembered a woman who said something to me when I was a young girl. At just a very young age, this woman helped me look within myself and […]
Texico shakes off the rust

Texico’s Lori Richardson spikes past a Santa Rosa defender during the third set of their District final Saturday at Texico. CNJ photo: Eric Kluth John Eisel: CNJ Sports Writer TEXICO — Texico dispatched Santa Rosa for the third time this season, 25-20, 25-20, 26-24 Saturday, to give the Lady Spikers the District 6-2A tournament championship. […]
Cain, Weldon
Weldon Cain Mr. Weldon Cain, 71, of Snyder, Texas, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, at his home. He was born on Nov. 24, 1931, in Kaufman, Texas. He married Patricia Overton on May 24, 1955, in Lovington. He was a truck driver for Mussel White Trucking Co. He served in the U.S. National Guard. He […]