Saturday Matt’s Coffee House Interdenominational Jam Session Concert — 7 p.m., second Saturday of the month, First United Methodist Church, open to the public to perform and watch, free refreshments provided. To perform, contact Vyanne Bradley at 760-4071 or 742-3389 or Matt Carter at 799-2696. Sunday Worship service and Sunday school — 8 a.m. and […]
Religion calendar — Jan. 7
January 6, 2011
Saturday Matt’s Coffee House Interdenominational Jam Session Concert — 7 p.m., second Saturday of the month, First United Methodist Church, open to the public to perform and watch, free refreshments provided. To perform, contact Vyanne Bradley at 760-4071 or 742-3389 or Matt Carter at 799-2696. Sunday Worship service and Sunday school — 8 a.m. and […]
Press release: Bingaman talks about start of congressional session
January 4, 2011
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reporters and answered question on a variety of topics. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman010411m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman says the 112th Congress with convene on Wednesday and will begin by swearing-in newly […]
Lame ducks take advantage of last session
December 25, 2010
To the surprise of most observers, the lame-duck session of Congress proved to be prolific in passing legislation. Whether it was productive is another question. The existence of lame-duck sessions, that period in which legislators rejected by voters in November get to pass new laws before the winners assume office in January, is one of […]
Volunteers needed for tax time
December 22, 2010
The base legal office is looking for volunteers to prepare taxes for active-duty airmen, their families, and retirees. Anyone can volunteer. Volunteers must complete a week of tax training class, Jan. 3 – Jan. 7 at Clovis Community College. The training times are Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday through Friday from […]
Entities prep for legislative session, play defense
December 2, 2010
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Sen. Clint Harden, R-Clovis, speaks during Thursday morning’s legislative breakfast as Wells Fargo Bank. The meeting brings together state legislators from the area with entities looking for funding. By Kevin Wilson: CNJ staff writer New Mexicans can’t expect smart budget building without smart prioritization. With that in mind, Sen. Clint […]
Press release: Bingaman talks about second week of session
November 29, 2010
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reports about the Congressional lame duck session and other topics. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman112910m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of the Senate schedule for the second week of […]
Save a Life Tour to visit Cannon
November 24, 2010
Courtesy photo The Department of Defense-sponsored Save a Life Tour will visit Cannon Air Force Base Dec. 8-9 to give Air Commandos a realistic sober perspective on the effects of driving while intoxicated. This will be a lecture and a hands-on event. By 27th Special Operations Public Affairs The Department of Defense-sponsored Save a Life […]
Press release: Bingaman talks Congressional lame duck session
November 15, 2010
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reports about the Congressional lame duck session. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman111510m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman gives a brief overview of the Senate schedule for the lame duck session. 02:10 – Bingaman […]
City commission meeting to vote on budget
July 21, 2010
Clovis City Commission is meeting in special session 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Library. The meeting is to vote on the city’s 2010-2011 budget. Also planned for discussion will be a cooperative agreement with the state transportation department for improvements to 21st Street.
School board holding special session
July 19, 2010
The Clovis school board meets in a special public session at 5:30 p.m. today in the district board room, 1009 Main St., to reconsider sites for a new $30 million middle school.
School board to revisit middle school site selection
July 12, 2010
CNJ staff The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. July 20 to revisit its decision last month on a site for a new middle school. On June 8, the board chose a 40-acre plot of land from three gifts of land. The site is on Pleasant Hill Highway and Humphrey […]
School board may name superintendent
July 6, 2010
CNJ staff The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education is meeting in special session 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to possibly name a new superintendent. The board plans to recess into executive session to discuss the position of superintendent. The agenda also states the board will reconvene from executive session and consider an offer of employment for […]
Clovis superintendent candidates complete interviews
March 26, 2010
CNJ staff The Clovis Municipal Schools board of education wrapped up two days of meetings Friday with the three finalists for the position of superintendent. The finalists, Fort Sumner Schools Superintendent Patricia Miller, Douglas (Ariz.) Unified School District Superintendent Earl Pettit, and Clovis Deputy Superintendent of Operations Joel Shirley, interviewed with the school board, administrative […]
Education digest: Board meeting today
March 10, 2010
Board meeting today The Clovis school board is holding a special executive session 5:30 p.m. today in the district board room. The board will discuss personnel matters related to the position of superintendent.
Lawmakers express frustration with special session
March 4, 2010
By Sharna Johnson: CNJ staff writer Depressed, infuriated and disappointed — those are just some of the feelings area lawmakers are bringing home after a four-day special session of the state Legislature ended Thursday with tax hikes on food and cigarettes. The Legislature adjourned with a new budget after approving more than $230 million from […]
Senator says state budget would be guesswork
February 23, 2010
Staff and wire reports Even by postponing the special session till Monday, the state Senate minority leader says the governor is still asking the legislature to guess at a budget. Tuesday, Gov. Bill Richardson moved the start of the special session, originally planned for Wednesday, to next week in response to requests from legislators. Sen. […]
Special session delayed until Monday
February 23, 2010
The Associated Press SANTA FE — Gov. Bill Richardson says he has pushed the start of a special legislative session back until Monday. The governor says he had requests from House and Senate leaders for more time to negotiate spending cuts and tax increases before they resume debate over a state budget. Richardson says he […]
Legislators say tone of session unusual
February 20, 2010
Different, unusual, fatalistic. Those are some of the words used by area legislators to describe the tone of this year’s 30-day legislative session. Pending elections, the strain of having no money to work with, little guidance from the executive branch and a growing moderate platform are some of the reasons local leaders have come up […]
