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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2012
Page
1
The third Wimpy Kid film rises above expectations released in a sluggish movie period. It defies the typical dog days slump with stronger box office potential and a foothold in audiences seeking light entertainment.
The Noon Optimist team heads to a tournament as Shorea TV crews film a segment on an “UFO town.” A hopeful hostel hostess plans an open house while Impact bidding closes today and Jessica Burson’s lamb appears in local coverage.
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas claimed the women's all around title in London becoming the third straight American to win the event and her second gold of the Games. She helped the U S clinch its first team Olympic title since 1996 with her Fierce Five teammates.
New Mexico taxpayers spent about 8 million dollars on redistricting for the Legislature and Congress, with actual costs at 5.2 million. The dispute echoing 2000s battles ended in court, renewing calls for an appointed bipartisan commission to draw districts. Senators Ortiz y Pino and Adair criticize the current process and advocate nonpartisan demographers and commissions.
The Chaves County 4-H and FFA Fair hosted 14 participants in the 13th annual Pignitary Pig Show. Larry Hobson, president of the fair board, reclaimed the Travelin' Trophy as Big Bacon, bringing experience and determination to the event.
The City Council workshop reviewed an infrastructure capital improvement plan with 100 plus projects requesting capital outlay funds for 2014 through 2018. Top five 2014 projects include downtown rest rooms, Fire Station No. 1 renovations, playground equipment, a Mystic sewer line, and South Park Cemetery paving, totaling over 2 million. The plan advances to the full council for September approval and then to the state. Rep Nora Espinoza urged careful oversight and reporting on funded projects.
Deputy Chief Brad McFadden will assume interim command of the Roswell Police Department while Chief Alfonso Solis is absent after being hospitalized. Solis remained listed in serious but stable condition with privacy being respected.
Bidding closed at 5 p.m. Thursday on Roswell's Impact Confections candy plant once a major employer with about 100 jobs. The online auction lists the 104000 square foot 3701 S Main St property for sale with a $899000 minimum bid. The plant's decline followed founder Brad Baker selling interests to a group outside New Mexico.
An SUV driven by Angela Stotts flipped after hitting a median and an electrical line in the 3800 block of South Main Street. The crash injured Stotts’ 9-year-old son and caused a power outage to about 1,118 RIAC area homes. Xcel Energy crews restored service after about an hour. Stotts refused medical aid and showed intoxication on field sobriety tests.
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