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By Misty Cryer Both Park Drive and Cascades Avenue were loaded with vehicles and crowds of people on Monday afternoon, January 5, for two different celebrations. The first event was a ribbon-cutting for a monument sign on the riverbank across from the Cascades. The second event was a groundbreaking ceremony for a luxurious apartment complex featuring floor plans for one, two, and three bedrooms in 36 units. River View Apartments will be located in the Cascades, a recreation a

Some of the 25 radio-controlled ballons present at the Christmas on the Pecos First Flume Flight were captured during the Carlsbd Chamber of Commerce’s Age- Friendly Committe photo contest on December 14, 2025. First, second and third prizes were awarded in the contest which featured images of balloons and the World Record holding Pecos Flume in Carlsbad. All three winners received a one-of-a-kind painting done by local artist, Ron Roth , and each received a gift certificate

By Don Eskins Twenty-two New Mexico prep swim teams made their way to compete in the Albuquerque Academy Invitational on Saturday, January 10. Among those teams were the Carlsbad Cavemen and Cavegirls. Overall, CHS's swimmers placed 12th among the elite field of aquatic teams that had assembled there.  At the meet, Caveman Sam Vega made the most noise for CHS. Vega qualified for state in both his 100 yard backstroke, with a time of 59.37, and his 100 yard fly, with a time of

By Don Eskins As the 2025-26 basketball season progresses, the games just keep getting bigger and bigger for the Carlsbad Cavemen. Case in point, on Friday night, January 16, in Las Cruces, the boys in blue will take on the third-ranked 14-1 Las Cruces Bulldawgs, and on Saturday afternoon, January 17, in the City of Crosses, they'll trade punches with the 12 th -ranked 8-6 Centennial Hawks. But, aside from the enormity of the tasks they'll face in Las Cruces, Cavemen head coa

By Don Eskins  The Carlsbad Cavegirls will host the Mayfield Trojans on Friday night, January 16, and the Las Cruces Bulldawgs on Saturday afternoon, January 17. On Friday night, vs. Mayfield, the JVs will take the floor first at 5:30 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7 p.m. On Saturday, vs. Las Cruces, the JVs will open up play at noon. The varsity game has been set for 1:30 p.m. Mayfield and Las Cruces look to be tough tests for the Cavegirls. Both teams from the City of Cro

By Rhonda Jones Aww, it is that time of year again. We survived the holidays and are now dealing with the aftermath of too much eating, drinking, and lack of exercise due to scheduling, weather, etc. Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is diet, then exercise, not necessarily hand-in-hand. It actually takes about a month to create new and lasting habits, so January is a good time to start this process. If you can stick with it for 30 days, you can master almost anyth

By Don Eskins Carlsbad High’s Cavegirl basketball team will be on the road for games with the Organ Mountain Knights on Friday, January 9, and the Centennial Hawks on Saturday, January 10. Both games will be pivotal toss-ups for CHS, who have lost their last two outings, both to the Artesia Bulldogs. On December 19, they dropped a 45-35 decision to the Lady Dogs, and on Tuesday, January 6, they fell once again, 33-26. Before dropping two to Artesia, CHS had won four of their

By Don Eskins Following a 51-36 loss to the Artesia Bulldogs on January 6 in Artesia, the Cavemen basketball team is probably in a hurry to get back on the floor. The loss snapped CHS’s eight-game winning streak. The good news is they won’t have to wait long. On Friday night, January 9, the Organ Mt. Knights will be in town to test CHS’s resolve, and on Saturday, January 10, the Mayfield Trojans will make their way into the Cavemen Arena. Currently, the Cavemen are 8-4 on the

By Don Eskins Based on available information, this is Carlsbad Local Sports’ choice for CHS’s Top 10 Sports Stories for 2025. Next week, we’ll list an array of other noteworthy performances. If you don’t agree with our Top 10 picks, feel free to tweak their order. However ranked, they all provided lots of excitement and pride for our community! Top 10 CHS Sports Stories- 2025 1. Cavegirl Basketball battles its way into the 2025 Class 5A state tournament semifinal round:

By Sarah Jones, Carlsbad Public Library In today’s world of nonstop news, viral headlines, and social media sound bites, it’s harder than ever to know what’s true. With information coming at us from every direction—often with conflicting messages—many people are left feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to believe. That’s where libraries come in. More than just places to borrow books, libraries play a crucial role in helping people navigate the complex world of information

By Kyle Marksteiner, Editor I’ve seen quite a few posts online from people saying that the epilogue portion of the Stranger Things series finale was boring, overly long and unnecessary. I could not disagree more strongly. I graduated from high school in 1993, which would put me at about the same age as Erica Sinclair, the show’s sassy super genius. While my childhood friends and I never fought any Demogorgons, we did play our share of Dungeons and Dragons. We also put trash b