Filing window looms for New Mexico school board races
New Mexico voters go to the polls February 7 to elect school board members with Roswell four of five seats open. Filing runs December 20 at the Chaves County Clerk’s office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Candidates must be qualified electors and district residents. Current RISD members plan to run again, with a ballot drawing pending that day.
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Raiders’ Toys for Tots vehicle recovered after theft
A 2004 Ford F250 King Ranch truck and a white enclosed horse trailer stolen from a Roswell Toys for Tots mission were found wrecked and stripped in Albuquerque. The owner Jim Bloodhart recovered the vehicles, aided by police plates. Roswell volunteers reported increased donations and signups at Wal-Mart as efforts continue to provide gifts for local kids.
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Retired Judge Alvin Jones Pursues Unconventional Path
Retired State District Judge Alvin Jones began higher education at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, an unconventional route for a future lawyer, challenging the typical liberal arts start. He notes starting his studies about 50 years ago, illustrating an atypical career arc that influenced Roswell.
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From physics to law and public service Counselor Jones recalls career shift
The article profiles Alvin Jones who began in physics at Holloman AFB and shifted to law after his mother urged the LSAT and later supported by GRE scores. He grew up in Boles Acres near Alamogordo, Albuquerque, Biloxi and Socorro, and spent 18 years on the bench before founding CASA of Chaves County and Character Counts.
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