Roswell Residents Ask City Council to Take Over Memory Lawn Cemetery
Descendants of Roswell's founding families urge City Council to assume ownership of Memory Lawn Memorial Park, a 2000-plus grave cemetery placed in receivership in 2011. Attorney Jimmy Craig sent a formal letter December 7 arguing the city should assume control and address years of legal and financial issues.
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Fifth Judicial District
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Chaves County
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Memory Lawn Memorial Park
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Truck rams Berlin Christmas market killing 12
A large Scania truck plowed into a crowded Berlin Christmas market near the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church killing 12 and injuring about 50. Police arrested a suspect believed to be the driver and a passenger died during treatment. Germany flags potential terrorism.
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New Mexico Electors Vote for Clinton Amid Disappointment
Five of New Mexico's electors cast their ballots Monday for Hillary Clinton though protesters outside the doorway voiced frustration with the Electoral College. Democratic electors signed a certificate of vote to be delivered to Congress. Later Trump was declared the winner with over 270 electoral votes.
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Roswell Chaves EMO Gets 300000 Grant for Radio Upgrade
Roswell Chaves County Office of Emergency Management will use 300000 of a 541500 federal grant to fund a 41 million emergency radio communications system upgrade. The Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center oversees the project serving fire police sheriff EMS animal control and the courts. The upgrade fulfills a 2013 FCC narrow banding mandate requiring new radio channels.
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Office of Emergency Management
Karen Sanders
New Mexico
Sanders
Pecos Valley
Federal Communications Commission
Trump wins Electoral College amid protests for 45th president
In Washington, Donald Trump secured the Electoral College vote to become the 45th president with protests present but few faithless electors. Despite Hillary Clinton winning the national popular vote, Republican electors largely favored Trump as Kasich urged unity.
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