Tucumcari Lady Rattlers in transition seek steady return
Tucumcari High School volleyball faces a transition season after losing six seniors and shifting to a new enrollment class and district. Coach Dana Benavidez expects a strong core with leaders Caylee Benavidez and July Lafferty, while Cambree Benavidez recovers from knee surgery to regain form. first test is a home match vs Fort Sumner, with JV at 1 pm and varsity around 2:30 pm at Rattler Gymnasium.
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Tucumcari High School
Lady Rattlers
Tucumcari
Fort Sumner
Rattler Gymnasium
THS
Dana Benavidez
Benavidez
Caylee Benavidez
July Lafferty
Aliyah Marez
Nevaeh Montoya
Kyla Lopez
Cambree Benavidez
Caylee
Cambree
Ron Warnick
Tucumcari Eyes Route 66 Drag Race During Centennial
Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board backs a 2026 drag racing event along east Route 66 modeled on Kingman Arizona Street Drags. Organizers aim for September or October 2026 with up to 300 participants, pending permits and coordination with state and local bodies.
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Doug Woodward
Bill Delaney
Kingman
Arizona
Woodward
Kmart
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Matt Bednorz
Tucumcari
al Patel
Michael Carlson
Tonya Rigdon
Patel
Route 66
Bednorz
Rigdon
Carlson
Jim Livingston
Quay County views plan for Eastern New Mexico Behavioral Health Facility
The Clovis project will house a Crisis Triage Center with 12 short term beds for up to 24 hours and 10 recliners for assessment. It targets five eastern counties, seeks 6.8 to 8.5 million dollar construction plus land costs, and aims to open in 18 to 24 months with a $1.4 million loss in year one to three.
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Eastern New Mexico
Bailey
Eastern New Mexico University
Clovis Community College
Mesalands Community College
Jerri Rush
Field Day Spotlight Delivers Ag Research Impact in Tucumcari
About 80 attendees heard Jay Lillywhite of New Mexico State University extol ag research yields. He cited a $1 investment generating $14 to $56 in food production efficiency and $20 million in out of state funds for the Kirksey Agriculture Science Center in Tucumcari. The nine county Quay region accounts for 40 percent of NM farm goods from 3,600 farms, contributing $3.3 billion to output and $1 billion in payroll annually. The event noted a November bond proposal to fund facility upgrades and a pivot irrigation sprinkler purchase aided by state funds championed by Sen. Pat Woods. Field day featured a $100,000 grant to expand Kirksey station livestock research.
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New Mexico Department of Transportation
Mike Cherry
Matt Monahan
Bednorz
Monahan
Art City
New Mexico
Quay County
Jay Lillywhite
New Mexico State University
Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Services
Rex E. Kirksey
Tucumcari
Lillywhite
Kirksey
Quay
Leonard Lauriault
Lauriault
Pat Woods
Broadview
NMSA
Marcy Ward
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City Commission
Local Economic Development Act
TAX Board
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