Local primary races in Chaves County decide contests Tuesday
Three contested local races in Chaves County will largely be decided by Tuesday's primaries. Absentee ballots are encouraged for Republicans Democrats and Libertarians with 7 p.m. deadline and 11 polling sites open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters are urged to use absentee ballots and provisional voting may be common due to the COVID-19 era.
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Chaves County Sees Jump in COVID-19 Cases
Chaves County reports 45 diagnosed COVID-19 cases with no new deaths. New Mexico records 134 statewide new cases and seven deaths bringing totals to 7,624 cases and 351 deaths. recoveries reach 2,835 with 189 hospitalized and 1,317 hospitalized since reporting began. Most new cases and deaths occur in the northwest region.
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SpaceX launches astronauts from Cape Canaveral in historic flight
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode the Falcon 9 Dragon into orbit from Cape Canaveral on a mission that marks the first crewed US launch since 2011. They head to the ISS for up to four months, a morale boosting milestone amid the pandemic and social unrest.
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Legionnaire of the Year honors Roswell Post 28 commander
Frank Sosa, named Legionnaire of the Year, led Ameri can Legion Post 28 in Roswell with a career rooted in service. He comes from a large family with siblings in Army, National Guard, and Navy, and joined the National Guard at 17 after Dexter High School, with training at Fort Hood.
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Shop Local push planned by Roswell business groups
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce and the Roswell-Chaves Economic Center coordinate a shop local campaign to aid 575 members amid closures from coronavirus orders. About six or seven chamber members have already gone out of business.
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