The Roswell Chamber of Commerce Red Coats attended the ribbon cutting for HTeaO on Oct. 4. HTeaO is located at 3303 N. Main St.

Note: Updates are added throughout the week

This week, it was announced that Roswell Animal Services will receive a $168,201 grant from the New Mexico Animal Welfare Fund.

Anette Montanez

Behind the long ears and charismatic personalities of Arizona's iconic wild burros, their growing numbers are imperiling the future of Sonoran Desert plant life, accor…

This week, members of the Roswell Legal Committee recommended advancing a request for proposals (RFP) for plans to repair citywide flood damage.

Those seeking mayoral, city council positions invited to participate

Natalie Loya

The City of Roswell has relocated its Community Development Department from the ground floor of the Sunwest Centre to another space a few blocks away from City Hall.

Slow-burning descent into paranoia, alienation

If anyone notices a strange green light emanating from the Miniatures & Curious Collections Museum at 320 N. Richardson Ave. in the next week, they can rest assure…

Dozens of people with signs showed up at the anti-Trump "No Kings" protest Saturday outside the Chaves County Courthouse. There was also in attendance a smaller contin…

Joe “Butter” Milo calls himself an advocate for the north side of the city. “I remember when the north end of town had no street lights, street signs,...

Benny Jasso experienced the inner workings of City Council in Deming. The former mayor of the city says the local government branch does a lot of posi...

With the weather getting chilly, one program at Red Mountain Middle School has partnered with the local Elks lodge to kick off their second annual coa...

First responders of the Village of Columbus handle 35 to 40 emergency calls a week. Luna County officials recognized that the Columbus Fire/EMS Depart...

Note: Updates to Thursday's and Friday's entries include information on accessing these meetings remotely.

Tiffany Coleman is one of five candidates that are running for the District 2 seat on the DPS School Board, and may just be the newest to the area to ...

Carlsbad church opens charitable pumpkin patch for fall

When voters go to the polls on Nov. 4, they will have an opportunity to do something about city streets. The General Obligation Bond will be up for ap...

The Roswell Literacy Council held an open house on Saturday to remember one of the group's founders. A mayoral proclamation also declared Oct. 18 as Clayton Stallings …

LAS CRUCES – New Mexico singer-songwriter Randy Huston and farrier Jim Keith received the 2025 Rounders Award Oct. 15 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum …

A pelican wades in the water at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Wednesday. Despite the current lapse in government funding, the park remains open during daylight …

Luna County was presented with a prestigious award last Thursday at the board of county commissioner’s meeting. County Manager Chris Brice presented t...

Avery Ingram

One of the first Halloween events took place on Friday at sunset at the Chaves County JOY Center. Kids of all ages decided early on that Pioneer Bank's station had the…

Roswell Air Center announces new venture

Young Spaniard attends Goddard as exchange student

New Mexico had the sixth-highest drug overdose death rate in the nation, and nearly one quarter of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs such as opioids, seda…

Roswell City Manager Chad Cole said last week that recovery from the October 2024 storm and flood will take several years.

On Friday, Oct. 17 at approximately 6:30 p.m., deputies responded to an area south of Roswell in reference to the discovery of a corpse. The individual has now been id…

On Saturday, Scouting America and the Conquistador Council awarded National Outstanding Eagle Scout Awards (NOESA) to two local leaders, radio personality Mike “Winter…

On Wednesday, October 15, three school board candidates spoke at the monthly Chaves County Federated Republican Women. ENMU-R President Shawn Powell also spoke, advoca…

Dozens of "No Kings" protestors showed up outside the Chaves County Courthouse to express their discontent with the Trump administration on Saturday afternoon. This co…

Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention. No one is…

A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's best-known accusers is set for release Tuesday. The book by Virginia Roberts Giuffre offers an expanded account of her …

Coming up this week in the Roswell Daily Record:

J.M. Smucker is suing Trader Joe’s, saying its new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design and packaging. I…

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped. That's being viewed as an encouraging sign that Americ…

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sel…

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers has prompted bipartisan cal…

Some farmers in South Dakota are using farm tunnels to extend their growing season. The tunnels are similar to greenhouses in that they capture heat from the sun, but …

Joaquin Bolanos

People from across Luna County packed themselves into the Train Depot Tuesday night to hear candidate campaigns and agendas in one of the best attende...

1975 brought about the end of the Vietnam War and the fall of Saigon. The year also marked the beginning of the Hollywood blockbuster age with the rel...

Kickin’ it at the Deming Luna County Animal Shelter may seem like a resort for the homeless pets that are residents at the facility, but according to ...

The Southwestern New Mexico State Fair has officially returned to Deming, and cowboys around the area are itching to get into the saddle. From Youth e...

Red Mountain Middle School music teacher Gerard Flores will be before Judge Jennifer DeLaney in New Mexico Sixth Judicial District Court for a Detenti...

Jose and Mirna Tafoya noticed they had out-grown their business at the 100 block of South Gold Avenue. Desert Land Express MVD LLC needed state-of-the...

Coming off a 3-1 match loss in El Paso on Thursday, the Deming High Lady Wildcats will host a loaded Centennial High varsity at 6 p.m. today at Frank ...

Residents are prepared to showcase the best Luna County has to offer at the Southwestern New Mexico State Fair, Oct. 1-5, at 4300 Raymond Reed Blvd. i...

Improvements to Columbus Elementary School are inbound after last Thursday’s school board meeting. The board approved two high ticket items, including...

The Las Cruces United States Bowling Congress (LCUSBC) is excited to host Youth Bowling and Scholarship Program for the 2025/2026 season. This program...

For the second time this year, the Deming Luna County Chamber of Commerce is on the hunt for an executive director. Rosela Nanez, local small business...

As the fall semester hits its swing, the students around Deming are beginning to settle in, and it’s no different for those at Cesar Chavez Charter Hi...

The Luna County Health Council is hosting its first community Narcan training of the fiscal year on Thursday morning in the basement training room of ...