Carlsbad
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Parents express concerns about COVID-19, praise new regulations
As COVID-19 cases rose in Eddy County Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced new masks and vaccination requirements throughout the state. Some Carlsbad citizens reacted negatively to the mandates, staging protests against mask and vaccine requirements, while others…
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Southeast New Mexico College Board of Trustees: Who are the candidates?
Candidates for the Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) Board of Trustees have been announced and Carlsbad-area residents will have a new elected body to vote on this November. New Mexico State University Carlsbad began the process of transitioning to…
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Carlsbad City Council approves $164M public works spending plan
Carlsbad City Councilors approved a nearly $164 million spending blueprint for future public works projects at an Aug. 24 meeting. The Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) is a working capital project list for the city,…
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Eddy County COVID-19 vaccination rates increasing
COVID-19 vaccination rates in Eddy County increased during August, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH). DOH data from Aug. 2 indicated 48 percent of Eddy County’s population had at least one shot and…
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Eddy County residents protest healthcare worker mandated vaccines
Eddy County healthcare worker Vanessa Harvey and private citizen Selah Perkins were among a throng of citizens who stood outside Artesia General Hospital on Wednesday to protest a state rule mandating healthcare workers get the COVID-19…