April 17, 2026
Storm changes plans on final day of Red Dirt Black Gold
The final night of the Red Dirt Black Gold Festival in downtown Artesia was officially rained out.
Over 360 Artesia Students to Participate in NDI New Mexico Residency Program
In addition to providing a creative and celebratory community event, the Residency Program will offer NDI New Mexico’s highly effective teaching methodology that incorporates dance instruction with live musical accompaniment and emphasizes social-emotional skills such as teamwork, self-confidence, and self-discipline that are critical to children’s long-term development.
Crew members, pilots pleased with new venue
Standing in a hangar at the National Championship Air Races, Scott Saddlemire watched as his son Joshua prepared his red and white airplane “Red Zeppelin” for its race in the Biplane Class competition, which was starting just a few minutes later.
Artesia’s Estrella Gutierrez played on team that won u16 NPL Nationals
Artesia’s Estrella Gutierrez plays for U S National team
JT Keith
Artesia Daily Press
jtkeith@elritomedia.com
Artesia junior defender soccer player Estrella Gutierrez played a lot of sport this summer.
Artesia helps with United Way Day of Caring
Volunteers gathered across Eddy County Thursday to help nonprofits.
NASA engineer and author to speak at SENMC
Zaida currently works at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, where she helps design lunar architecture as part of NASA’s efforts to send humans back to the moon.
For the Gadsden Panthers, the mindset of belief is the key to victory over Artesia
JT Keith
Artesia Daily Press
jtketih@elritomedia.com
The Gadsden Panthers football team will entertain the No.1 team in District 4-4A, the Artesia Bulldogs.
Political violence and Charlie Kirk’s legacy
My stomach fell when I learned he had died.
‘Airstream rally’ coming to Artesia
When Artesia holds its annual hot-air balloon festival this fall, some earthbound vehicles will go along for the ride.
Taking off
The National Championship Air Races concluded Sunday in Roswell after five days of airplane races and demonstrations, despite weather delays over the weekend and the exclusion of two of the main classes of aircraft from the competition.