Roswell picks new faces on school board
In Roswell, Alan Scott Gedde defeated board president Peggy Sue Brewer 200 to 140 for District 3, while Mona Kirk won District 1 with 392 votes and Nicole Austin beat Louis Messias in District 2 424 to 322. James Edwards won District 5 113 to 44. Kirk, Gedde, and Edwards take four year terms. Austin will serve two years. turnout was 12.6 percent, with 1,960 votes cast.
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Roswell
Alan Scott Gedde
Peggy Sue Brewer
Brewer
Pauline Ponce
Ruben J. Sanchez
Mona Kirk
Timothy D. Aguilar
Jennifer Stanford
Kirk
Aguilar
Stanford
Nicole Austin
Louis R. Mesias
James Edwards
Arturo Ibarra
Gedde
Edwards
Austin
James W. Waldrip
Independent School District
Tom Burris
Roswell School Board
Lake Arthur tax renewal wins in Chaves County board vote
Voters in Lake Arthur and nearby Chaves County communities approved a two mill property tax levy for the Lake Arthur Municipal Schools to fund maintenance and repairs. The measure passed 24 to 3 with incumbent board members largely re-elected. Former librarian Nancy J. Miles will join the Dexter school board. The levy, in place about 12 years, runs 2017 to 2022 and raises about $96,000 annually, a major district funding source for the single preK–12 structure and its grounds.
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Chaves County
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Nancy J. Miles
Dexter
Michael Grossman
Grossman
House votes to repeal BLM planning rule
The Republican controlled House voted to overturn an Obama era rule on federal land management as GOP lawmakers seek to reverse years of government regulation during the past eight years of a Democratic president. The vote was recorded with details on Page A2.
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Washington
Plot to harm officers uncovered in Eddy County
Eddy County officials say a drug investigation uncovered a plot to harm law enforcement officers and their families. The Artesia Daily Press notes 17 people were arrested on February 12 as agents searched dozens of homes and spoke with about 100 individuals. The plan targeted Artesia and Carlsbad police, and county sheriff deputies and their families. District Attorney Dianna Luce calls the alleged plot of grave concern and the highest priority for investigation and prosecution.
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Artesia Daily Press
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Fifth Judicial District District
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Jerica Teahan
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