Agricultural leaders hear concerns at Roswell listening tour
Jeff Witte of New Mexico and Rolando Flores of New Mexico State University joined about a dozen agricultural producers at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds to discuss industry challenges and opportunities. The session emphasized the sector’s economic role in the state and region with NM agriculture totaling 3.22 billion in 2016 and noted pecan quarantine and fire risk as key issues.
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Jeff Witte
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Witte
Rolando Flores
Cer
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
New Mexico State University
Roswell
New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Main Street
New Mexico
State Agricultural Department
Chaves County
Flores
Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Roswell Man Charged After Spat With Police
Roswell, New Mexico, man Andrew Lopez-Cobos was charged with battery against a police officer and resisting an officer after spitting at a female officer near 1100 North Garden Avenue around 9 06 p m. He was described as heavily intoxicated and claimed not driving that night. A 17-year-old juvenile girl was also involved in the crash report.
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Roswell
Andrew Lopez-Cobos
North Garden Avenue
Scott Wrenn
North Garden
Lopez-Cobos
Wrenn
Andrew
New Mexico AG warns of Facebook scam
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas issued a scam alert warning residents to beware of imposters claiming to fix Facebook data. The caller asks for subscriber information and can access all data, urging people to adjust settings themselves instead.
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Hector Balderas
Facebook
New Mexico
Balderas
Roswell Seeks 20000 Grant for Spring River Park Improvements
Roswell residents are urged to nominate their city for a 20000 NRPA Disney Meet Me at the Park grant in Earth Month. The top nominating city wins funds for park projects at Spring River Park and Zoo, with June 1 announcement and GoPro prize entries for participants.
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Roswell
Spring River Park
National Recreation and Park Association
NRPA
Walt Disney Company
Parks Department
Jim Burress
Parks and Recreation Department
Spring River
Parks and Recreation
Nancy Lopez
South Park
Lori Robertson
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Lisa Dunlap
Roswell Daly Record
Lee Agriculture
Lisa Dunlap Photo
Trevier Gonzalez
RFD
Sycamore Avenue
West Second Street
Todd Wildermuth
Park Grant
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