Commissioners praise Curry County jail plan

Courtesy photo/ Paul C. Reed Architects Courtesy photo/ Paul C. Reed Architects An architect’s three-dimensional concept a new addition to the Curry County jail to be funded by a proposed $9.3 million bond issue before voters on April 3. The addition is the portion marked SHU, which is an acronym for Special Housing Unit. By […]

Everybody’s business: Banker talks business loans

A great management tool for business owners is to have current and relevant information in order to make good business decisions. The decisions to expand, hire additional employees, or to introduce a new product or service requires planning and usually capital infusion. This holds true for starting a new business as well. An interview about […]

Tuesday morning briefing: School stuff, flat bacon and kissing the bricks

Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Going to market Tops on the agenda for the Clovis school board today is a resolution approving the bond issue to fund a new middle school and renovations at existing buildings. It’s the final paperwork before heading to market with this multi-million dollar bond […]

Government mandates are always costly

Freedom Newspapers T he passage of the federal health care bill is likely the result of a confluence of various factors. A costly existing system, primarily due to doctor shortages, the cost of existing regulation and hefty lawsuit awards that drove up costs and insurance premiums, convinced many that change — any change — was […]

Cannon construction contract approved

CNJ staff WASHINGTON — A $12.1 million contract to renovate a fuel storage and loading facility at Cannon Air Force Base has been approved, according to a press release issued Friday by Sen. Pete Domenici’s office. First funded before the base was targeted by the 2005 base closure process, the project involves the renovation of […]

Let the willing pay for space conquests

CNJ Editorial Way back in January 2004, as almost a throwaway line in his State of the Union speech, President Bush proposed returning humans to the moon and eventually to Mars. Many commentators noted that this grandiose public-works proposal seemed to sink like a stone in the sea of public opinion, and the president has […]

Central Baptist expanding to take in new worshippers

Joseph Vest, pastor at Central Baptist Church, left, and Derek Osburn, the student pastor, look over the blueprints of the expansion/renovation project that will take place at the church. The project will include a new youth center. Photo: Eric Kluth By Darrell Todd Maurina Members of Clovis’ Central Baptist Church will break ground Sunday on […]