Record Rain Floods Roswell Busy Weekend Airport Hit Hard
Heavy weekend rainfall in Roswell caused major flooding citywide with 4.39 inches at Roswell International Air Center, forcing delays at the airport and a postponed Hike It & Spike It flag football tournament at Cielo Grande. City officials reported flooded streets and delayed first flights as waters receded after dawn.
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Chaves County
Karen Sanders
Roswell International Air Center
Dennis Kintigh
Daily Record
Cielo Grande
Roswell High Valedictorian Delivers 2014 Address at Wool Bowl
Roswell High School marked the Class of 2014 graduation with Katelyn Jordan as valedictorian delivering her speech. Rain held off through the ceremony at the Wool Bowl as 219 seniors celebrated under darkening skies. Excited graduates waved to loved ones as the event ended.
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Roswell High
Katelyn Jordan
Wool Bowl
Roswell High School
Roswell Daily Record
Gritty NMVMI cadets graduate from Old Post
The New Mexico Military Institute held its 120th commencement in two indoor sessions at Pearson Auditorium due to bad weather. U S Rep Steve Pearce delivered two speeches to junior college and high school graduates, joking about free speech.
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NMVMI
Old
Merriam-Webster
New Mexico Military Institute
Pearson Auditorium
U.S
Steve Pearce
R-Hobbs
Pearce
Institute
VA expands private care for veterans nationwide
Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki announces increased use of non VA care to shorten wait times as lawmakers press for reform amid allegations of falsified records and treatment delays. The VA will boost clinic capacity where possible and acquire more private care where VA centers cannot expand.
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Washington
Veterans Affairs
Eric Shinseki
Department of Veterans Affairs
Shinseki
Department
New Mexico Court shields towns from tax refund losses
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld a ruling limiting state tax recovery to gross receipts taxes paid within a year of distribution. The case involves a Lea County business misclassified in Eunice, leading to 36 amended returns and a $2.3 million reimbursement in 2013.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Lea County District Court
Albuquerque Journal
Linda Vanzi
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
S.V. Mahesh
Eunice
Lea County
State Taxation and Revenue Department
Colyer Named Lead Pastor At First Baptist Roswell
Aaron Colyer will preach his first sermon as lead pastor of First Baptist Church Roswell next Sunday. Previously student pastor at MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church in Irving Texas Colyer holds a BA from University of Texas and an MDiv from Southern Seminary in Louisville Kentucky.
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Aaron Colyer
Roswell
Colyer
MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church
Irving
Texas
University of Texas In
Austin
Southern Seminary
Louisville
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