Carlsbad, NM

18 hours ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Carlsbad Downtown Farmers Market gets earlier start
Entering into its seventh year, the Carlsbad Downtown Farmers' Market kicks off on Saturday, a month earlier than in previous years. Amy Barnhart, Carlsbad MainStreet executive director, said th...

18 hours ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Oil and gas boom fuels population surge in Southeast New Mexico
SANTA FE - Lea County, in the heart of southeastern New Mexico's bustling oil patch, was the fastest-growing county in the state last year, while two-third of the counties lost population, accor...

43 hours ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Heavily used Loving road to get $1 million fix
The Eddy County Commission agreed that the $1 million it set aside to fix three roads in Loving would better serve the community by fixing one road without cutting corners, rather than doing qui...

3 days ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Friends Hellen Chiou, Chance Najera graduate at top of CHS class
The race began in ninth grade. After a three-year tie and what ended as a close finish, Carlsbad High School seniors Hellen Chiou and Chance Najera made it to the top of their 336-member class t...

3 days ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Schools hope to continue bilingual education efforts
Imagine moving to a new country and being required to attend school and be graded in a language you're barely familiar with. That's what a lot of students in the Carlsbad Municipal Schools go ...

4 days ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Stun gun stops fleeing man
After allegedly engaging police in a foot pursuit and climbing on a rooftop, a Carlsbad man was shot with a stun gun and arrested Monday on charges of resisting, evading or obstructing an office...

6 days ago — Carlsbad Current-Argus Eddy County commission getting overview from Holloman Air Force Base
Unaware of the Eddy County's proximity to military installations, new residents to Eddy County are often surprised to see occasionally military aircraft propelling across the sky on training mis...

18 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Alamogordo Democrat Leslie Endean-Singh challenging Steve Pearce for Congressional seat
SANTA FE - Democrat Leslie Endean-Singh says jobs will be the centerpiece of her campaign for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd District. Endean-Singh, 69, on Thursday became the first Democrat to en...

18 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus NM Air operator files claim against Carlsbad city councilman over email exchange
The long dispute about Carlsbad's air service is over, but a court battle between air service provider Greg Kahlstorf and the city has only just begun. Kahlstorf, CEO of New Mexico Airlines, ha...

18 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Model citizens: Retirees build railroad model of Old Carlsbad
It's new to the museum, but perhaps a better description of the exhibit is "old." Using pictures of Carlsbad from a historical database, a group of local retirees and self-proclaimed history ent...

16 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Youth Police Academy coming to Carlsbad
Cops don't have it easy and are oftentimes misunderstood when it comes to the work they do, but police officers in Carlsbad are here to set the record straight, starting at the kid-friendly leve...

10 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Carlsbad man honored for Vietnam War sacrifice 5 decades later
It's been 47 years since Carlsbad native Clark David Franklin became a casualty of war, but his name will be revered forever by visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Than...

10 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus New Mexico drought worsens; no relief in sight
ALBUQUERQUE - Major stretches of river have already gone dry, farmers are leaving their land fallow, and cities are clamping down on water use, but things in New Mexico just went from bad to wor...

10 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Water wisdom workshop: Carlsbad students get lesson in conservation
It's all fun and games until someone gets wet - though fourth grade students from Carlsbad elementary schools didn't seem to mind as much as their teachers did on their field trip to the Childre...

08 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Carlsbad loses fight with feds over essential air service; New Mexico Airlines awarded contract
Despite the efforts of the mayor and his air service committee to make sure it didn't happen, the U.S. Department of Transportation has renewed its contract with New Mexico Airlines for continue...

05 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Washington lobbyist contract back before county commission
A Washington-based lobbying firm representing Eddy County and the city of Carlsbad has changed ownership, and the local governments have to decide whether to stay with the new firm or cancel the...

05 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Washingaton lobbyist contract back before county commission
A Washington-based lobbying firm representing Eddy County and the city of Carlsbad has changed ownership, and the local governments have to decide whether to stay with the new firm or cancel the...

05 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Otis waiting for water as demand grows
Otis Mutual Domestic leaders, formerly Otis Water Co-op, say due to the continuing drought, the water levels in the well fields have dropped about 23 feet since March of last year and measures h...

05 May 2013 — Carlsbad Current-Argus Governor Martinez speaks in Carlsbad
The first ever Motor Vehicle Division sponsored Community Appreciation Day was not only a chance to acknowledge the recent successes of the Carlsbad field office but was also a very intimate set...