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  • Joined: June 25, 2024
  • Articles: 425

Cardiologist Dr. Luther “Dusty” Weathers joins AGH medical team

Artesia General Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in Eddy County is pleased to announce the addition of Dr, Luther “Dusty” Weathers as a new in-house cardiologist at the hospital. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular diseases, and with over 32 years of experience, Dr.

Donald Trump can’t stop talking about Kamala Harris’ mixed race

Did you catch former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists July 31 in Chicago? It was mesmerizing, and not in a good way. The former president’s task was easy: Go in and talk about how his second term as president could help the country’s black population and criticize Kamala Harris’ record.

Regulatory Reform is Required

Almost daily as a State Representative, I hear from someone about their troubles with a regulator. This to often has to do with a construction project being stopped while waiting for one of the required construction permits. Typically, this delay is caused by the Construction Industries Division which headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Delays are costly and in most contractor’s opinion, it is unnecessary and unwarranted.

Around Town

FOOTBALL RESERVED SEATS sales will begin on Monday, August 5, 2024, and will continue through Friday, August 16, 2024. Tickets may be purchased at the Bulldog Pit from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please enter through the West doors. Only reserve seat holders from the previous year will be allowed to purchase their same reserve seats the first two weeks of sales. Beginning on Monday, August 19th, all remaining reserve seat tickets will go on sale to the general public on a first-come-first-served basis. There will be four home games this year.

SENMC signs transfer agreement with Western New Mexico

Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) is proud to announce its collaboration with Western New Mexico University (WNMU) to offer a seamless transfer experience for SENMC students looking to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program. The purpose of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) is to encourage student completion of the associate’s degree and support transition to a bachelor’s degree by agreement to coordinate transfer policies, enhance advising, and promote acceptance of the programmatic transfer courses/ credits between SENMC and WNMU.

Junior Livestock Auction 2024

EXHIBITOR TOWN/CLUB SPECIAL PLACING SALE PRICE BUYERS Caden Golden Artesia FFA Grand Champion Market Cattle $30,000.00 GC Market Cattle, Fenns Country Market Braden Fuentes Artesia FFA Grand Champion Market Lamb $13,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Santo Petroleum, Devil Dusters, Frank Yates Jr. Foundation, Jim & Paula Townsend, Century 21 Black Gold, Kaufman Family, Bryce Bain, Ramirez Family Livestock Brooklynne Ivans Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Market Swine $13,000.00 Oxy Petroleum Lupito Carrasco Loving FFA Grand Champion Broiler Chickens $8,000.00 Stephanie Wood Meagan McKibben Loving 4-H Grand Champion Fryer Rabbits $8,000.00 Randy & Naomi Smith, Jim & Randy Ingram Creed Hughes Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Meat Goat $18,000.00 Dexter Livestock Commission, Rio Pecos Chiropractic, Carlsbad Heating & Cooling, Balzano Vineyards & Winery, Carlsbad Radio, Blue House, B & B Welding, 2B Hacienda, David & Jennifer Long, B&R Trucking, Guadalupe Mountain Fencing, Guadalupe Mountain Feeds, Triple T’s Lining Makayla Monk Artesia FFA Grand Champion Dairy Heifer $15,000.00 DBS Commodities, Select Milk Producers, Quality Milk Sales, Sideline Dairy, Amigo Machinery, Judah Oil, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Ag Invitational, Hocker & Sons Izabella Guell Artesia 4-H Grand Champion Baker Rabbit $5,000.00 Abo Empire Jace Deans Artesia FFA Grand Champion Yearling $20,750.00 Yearling Prospect Buyer Pool Brooklynne Ivans Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Cake $5,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Wilbanks Trucking Services, J&J Home Care, JS Ward & Sons Mason Golden Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Market Cattle $13,500.00 Diamond G Racing, Double D Animal Nutrtion, Triple T’s Lining Stetson Quintanilla Loving 4-H Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine $6,000.00 Colin Smith, Southern Eddy County Youth Program, CNB Bank, Gemma Ferguson, Forrest Tire, PVT Samuel Fodge Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Yearling $18,600.00 Yearling Prospect Buyer Pool Jules Cortese Artesi

Beat the heat with a weekend fishing trip

Continued summer heat was forecast this weekend for southern and southeastern New Mexico. A weekend trip to favored fishing spots could be a nice way to cool off, according to angling information from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Oil Patch Market

By Avery Taylor Artesia Daily Press On Tuesday evenings this summer, Artesia MainStreet has been hosting its Oil Patch Market events. The next two are on July 30 and August 6.