Articles from the June 26, 2019 edition
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Route ready to rock
After a one-year hiatus, the sounds of old-school rock 'n' roll again will fill the air in Tucumcari this week with a new organizer and a rebranded...
School board approves resolutions
The Tucumcari Public Schools board during a mostly routine meeting June 17 approved several resolutions for the upcoming school year, including applications requesting more than a half-million...
Revitalizing the 'T'
If the faded big "T" on the side of Tucumcari Mountain eventually is refurbished, the key individual behind the project is a non-native who's lived...
Freedoms being abused
The movie “Braveheart” ends with William Wallace, a leader in the First War of Scottish Independence (against English rule), portrayed as proclaiming, “Freedom!” while being executed in 1305....
Media leader named head of NMPA
Sammy Lopez, a longtime New Mexico media leader, has been named executive director of the New Mexico Press Association. “We are pleased to have retained the forward-looking services of this native...
San Jon to vote on bond package
Voters in the San Jon school district during the Nov. 5 general election will vote on a proposed $800,000 general-obligation bond package for repairs to the district’s school buildings and other...
Cancer walk scheduled
Quay County on the Move’s final first-Saturday walk of the season will be a Cancer Survivor’s Walk. The organization has joined with Esperanza Gutierrez, a four-time cancer survivor, to host the...
Menus - June 26
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken and rice, broccoli, peas and carrots, potluck roll with margarine, oatmeal cookie. Thursday — Baked spicy fish, wild rice, Brussels sprouts with...
Calendar - June 26
• Thursday-Sunday — Rockin’ Route 66. The festival will be packed with live entertainment, a car and motorcycle show, a pinup contest, tiki pool party, Black Collar Vendor Markette, a special...
Rockin' Route 66 schedule
This is the schedule for Rockin’ Route 66 in Tucumcari. All events are at the Tucumcari Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change. Thursday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Welcome...
Proud of Texas volunteers who fight trafficking
For some pastors, caring for the flock can mean taping and floating drywall in Juarez. Churches across Texas regularly help people rescued from human trafficking, often lending their own time and...
Non-delegation very slippery slope
The Supreme Court last week made a decision whose minority opinions matter more to the future of federal, state and local government than the majority opinion that prevailed. That’s because one of...
Republicans seek race they can win
Just when you think the Trumpettes have been banished from the Land of Enchantment come candidates who are already tugging on the president’s coattails, hoping to find redemption down south for the...
First Christian has new pastor in Wheeler Hughes
He was looking to lead a church in Tucumcari. A church in Tucumcari was looking for a new pastor. Those two goals recently were met with one fell swoop when Wheeler Hughes became pastor of First...
Racing commission meetings canceled
The New Mexico Racing Commission abruptly canceled working session, committee and regular meetings scheduled for last week until further notice, possibly further delaying a decision on a sixth...
County, state officials converge on Clovis
CLOVIS —Election reimbursements and workman’s compensation claim investigations probably aren’t that riveting to the people tasked to handle them. They’re even less interesting to John and...
Jail log - June 26
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 17 to June 23: • Jamie Lynn Griggs, 25, no address listed, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any...
Police blotter - June 26
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 17 to June 23: Monday • 7:13 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 1100 block of South Seventh Street,...
Pages past - June 26
On this date ... 1969: Franklin Jackson, 14, of Porter found a nest containing three owl chicks in an area of his family’s barn where he was about to stack wheat. The mother owl apparently...
