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About 7,500 acres of public land in southeast New Mexico was scheduled to be sold to the oil and gas industry at auction July 24.

A new style of barrier will be used by the Artesia Police Department after city councilors approved a donation.

New Mexico Health officials reported one additional New Mexico measles case April 25, this time an adult in Eddy County, bringing the total reported infections to 66.

The location is at 1502 W. Main Street.

The Race Track serves as a key tourism draw for the entire southern New Mexico region, with attendees from cities such as Carlsbad and Artesia traveling to Ruidoso Downs to participate and spectate.

Roxann Brannon’s favorite part of her more than decade-long tenure at Eddy County was the people.

This year’s event, the eighth, was held April 19 at Morris Field on 13th Street and drew an estimated crowd of 2,500 to 3,000.

 Community members seeking to receive food assistance do not need to register in advance or bring any paperwork with them.

An ongoing measles outbreak crossed southern New Mexico to the western edge of the state with health officials reporting that an infected person in Doña Ana County was hospitalized April 15.

The Long Rope Safety Award is dedicated to all linemen in New Mexico who have been killed or injured on the job.