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By Don Eskins Both the Cavemen and Cavegirl golf teams, teeing up at the Lovington Wildcat Invitational on March 24 in their 2026 inaugural meet, got off to good starts. The Cavegirls, behind Cecilia Mascarenas' 88, placed third. The Cavemen, paced by Chevy Thompson's 75, placed fourth. Eleven teams, in both boys' and girls' play, competed at the invitational. "Cecilia played really well for our first meet of the year. An 88 earned her a Top 10 finish. Overall, she placed eig

By Don Eskins Good news just keeps flowing via the CHS tennis program. On Friday and Saturday, March 27-28, at the Amarillo Relays, the Cavemen grabbed two first-place finishes, and the Cavegirls one, in singles play. Claiming singles titles for the Cavemen were Lucas Bluth, who went 4-0 in gold bracket competition, and Sean Erosido, who went 4-0 in silver bracket play. Cavegirl Myka Char also went 4-0 on her way to claiming her singles title. As if that weren't enough, both

By Don Eskins Carlsbad’s Colton McKibben and Cassie Bielstein turned in exceptional performances at the Rolla Buck White Sands Track and Field Invitational held in Alamogordo on Friday, March 20. On the day, McKibben, with a toss of 51’5,” qualified for state in the shot put, and Bielstein, with a time of 16.64, qualified in the 100 hurdles. Both of their efforts were good enough to earn gold medals for first-place finishes. Bielstein, with a leap of 33’6,” also placed first

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Lucas Bluth logged an overall record of 3-1 in singles play to lead the Cavemen to a 2-2 overall record at the Rural New Mexico Tennis Invitational. The meet took place in Las Cruces on Friday and Saturday, March 20-21. Also picking up wins in singles play for the Carlsbad boys were Sean Erosido, 2-2, Steven Pham, 2-2, Alex Burns, 2-2, and Grayson Reed, 1-3. The Cavemen competed with only five players at the Invitational. In girls’ divisional pla

By Sarah Jones, Library Director, Carlsbad Public Library Libraries have always been more than buildings filled with books. They are places where people come together—to learn, to connect, and to belong. In every town and city, the public library quietly serves as one of the strongest foundations for community building. At their core, libraries embody accessibility and inclusion. They welcome everyone, regardless of age, background, or income. A library card is often the firs

By Don Eskins Both the Cavemen Baseball and Cavegirl Softball teams are currently competing in tournaments at Rio Rancho. The tourneys got underway on Thursday, March 26, and will run through Saturday, March 28. According to MaxPreps, the Cavegirls, competing in the Kristen Griego Memorial Tournament, opened play on Thursday against the Aztec Tigers and are scheduled to take on the Bloomfield Bobcats at 10 a.m. on Friday. At noon on Friday, they’ll battle an opponent yet to b

Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) is proud to announce its highly anticipated STEAM Expo and Open House, taking place on campus on April 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. This year, the college is elevating the experience by combining two signature events into one immersive and interactive celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. With a creative “Open Map Game” theme, attendees will be invited to explore the campus like never before. Participants can n

By Rhonda Jones I have heard all of my life that milk builds strong bones and should be consumed every day. Now, after being plant-based for 17 years, my bones should be dust. Well, as it turns out, we may have been getting inaccurate information for a long time. According to archeologists, humans have been drinking milk for at least 9,000 years based on examination of ancient pottery shards found in Turkey. The shards contained traces of milk fats, suggesting it could have b

The United Way of Eddy County’s Cinco De Mayo Golf Tournament has been an important part of the local nonprofit’s annual fundraising effort for some time. Now, thanks to a partnership with ConocoPhillips, the UWEC’s festive three-person scramble will allow the nonprofit to add multiple scholarships aimed at supporting workforce development across Eddy County. This year’s tournament takes place on May 2 at the Riverside Country Club in Carlsbad, with ConocoPhillips serving as

By Michael Bromka Carlsbad Heights Lion (and ramp foreman) Tom Dugger is pleased to have finished a job in Loving last Saturday. And he’s glad to have begun a deck (plus soon a ramp) in Carlsbad on the same morning. On 4th Street in Loving, Tom and others had crewed for foreman Danny Palmer of nmramp.org on Saturday, January 10. For homeowner Moses Palomino, they’d built a long ramp off a high deck. However, there was no railing to finish off. “My funding and duty are to buil

The Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management’s (EM) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is once again accepting shipments and processing transuranic (TRU) waste following a successful annual maintenance outage that keeps the facility’s vital national mission going. The maintenance outage, at the nation’s only deep geologic repository for nuclear waste, spanned from January 5 to March 13, with 145 critical work activities completed, including 112 preventive maintenan

By Misty Cryer Jeri Lynn Strong grew up in Carlsbad, graduating from the class of ’89. She recently authored and published her second book, “Strong: The Word of My Testimony.” She shared the story of her journey to becoming an author. Jeri started writing poetry at a very young age as a form of therapy. “I had some things happen in my childhood, and it was a way for me to release some things,” Jeri said. “I never intended to share it with anybody, ever. It was very personal.”