Eddy County works on opioid addiction

About 3.9% of New Mexicans, or 82,840 people, suffered from opioid use disorder in 2024, according to a report from the New Mexico Department of Justice, and 2,100 deaths were attributed to the drug’s use between 2017 and 2021.

County targets day care needs

About $2 million in county money could go toward a day care facility operated by Carlsbad Municipal Schools, as the county looks to address a perceived shortage in child care throughout the region.

The Final Judgment

None of us like to dwell on the final judgment that day when God shall settle all account and judge the wicked.

Eddy County outlines building priorities

Money for a new jail, county offices and ongoing renovations of Eddy County’s historic courthouse topped the list of infrastructure spending priorities for the county over the next five years.

Fishers of men

I’m sure you’ve heard the old story of the conversation between a pig and a cow. The pig is complaining to the cow that nobody ever has a kind word for him.