How fast is too fast? Eunice eyes residential ‘speeding’ EUNICE — From zero to 35 mph to zero between stop signs in one residential block might be legal, but apparently not for long. Eunice City Council members, hearing complaints about “speeding” received Police Chief Jimmie Jones’ report Tuesday and agreed they need to change the law. “The current speed limits …
Microburst hits Eunice, damage reported EUNICE — Allen Miller was in Hobbs at the moment the roof of an old gas station almost two blocks away, landed on his Eunice home. The damage to Miller’s home was one of a number of reported incidents following a microburst that hit the community’s downtown area around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Eunice Police Chief …
Revenge over Capitan seems to be a common thread for Eunice sports this year, though Wednesday’s flavor will be a tad different. When the fifth-seeded Cardinals baseball team (12-12) takes on the fourth-seeded Tigers in the second round of the Class 3A state tournament at Cleveland High School, it will be a rematch of a doubleheader that Capitan swept at …
Young Eunice entrepreneurs donate profits to injured vet Eunice High School seniors have had the chance to couple learning the basics of running a small business with deciding what to do with their profits every year since 2001. This year, the 36 students involved in the project netted $1,405, money they earned over the period of one week late last …
Eunice thrower Colborn works way to state in three events By Tom Mulherin It was a harmless act, and just about everyone was doing it. As the Eunice senior class anxiously awaited the upcoming graduation, its members threw together the annual “senior skip day” plans to cut class and go do something fun as a group. This year’s adventure was …
Conner sworn in as newest Eunice councilor EUNICE — The Eunice City Council is officially complete. Early in Tuesday’s regular council meeting, Carlos Eli Conner took the oath of office, filling a council seat vacated this month by Steve Almager, who resigned for employment reasons. Conner, a Eunice native, applied for the position after the March municipal elections which resulted …
Eunice brothers Santa Cruz, Stevens continue success at Pat Henry Qualifier By Tom Mulherin It doesn’t matter where they compete, who they face, or even what sport it’s in; Eunice brothers Cameron Santa Cruz and Avante Stevens always seem to make an impact, one way or another. In the fall, they were vital defensive cogs on a championship-winning football team. …
Chance sentenced to 5 years LOVINGTON — Eunice resident Samantha Chance made an emotional statement on her own behalf before Fifth Judicial District Judge Gary Clingman Monday afternoon and was then sentenced to five years in prison for her second-degree murder conviction in Hobbsan Kasey Poole’s death. Chance, 26, appeared in court wearing bright orange following her transport from the …
By Tom Mulherin The cardinal-red coloring on the Eunice baseball team’s logo has never looked more suiting than now. This team is on fire. Since starting the season with a poor 2-7 record behind erratic pitching, shaky defense and punchless offense, the Cardinals have reversed their fortunes as winners in six of their last seven games. Both the arms and …
Eunice wins home meet, Jal and Tatum progress toward goals TOM MULHERIN NEWS-SUN EUNICE – It seems like the Eunice boys and girls’ track and field teams are running all over their opponents so far this year, and though head coach Gabe Gay-tan says team wins don’t matter to him until state, the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals excelled again Monday …
