Roswell city council has placed a proposed 0.25% local option gross receipts tax increase on the November ballot, asking voters to approve a 10-year LEDA tax expected to raise about $4.5 million annually for economic development. Councilors also moved to prepare an ordinance if it passes, while residents voiced concerns about higher taxes and rising living costs.
Roswell Shorts Indie Film Fest returns to the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell on Sept. 25-26 with 31 official selections, including 10 New Mexico-made shorts. The lineup spans drama, documentary, horror, sci-fi, comedy and experimental films, with filmmaker Q&As, award-winning entries and a focus on independent storytelling.
Roswell residents and police clashed over automatic license plate readers used to help issue traffic tickets and support investigations. At a tense city council meeting, officials heard concerns about surveillance and privacy, while police defended the cameras as public safety tools with safeguards. Supporters cited their role in solving a murder case.
The commission is busy with 24 subpoenas and reams of documents and it’s contending with federal agencies that refuse to provide information. It shouldn’t have to fend off a blatant attempt to politicize its work.
Britt Cooper is entering his ninth year as the Roswell Independent School District Director of Activities and Athletics, but his journey in sports began long before this role.
Roswell police arrested 22-year-old Manny Page Trujillo Jr. in connection with a shooting outside Planet Fitness that injured Daniel Yanez in the leg. Prosecutors are seeking pretrial detention without bail after investigators linked Trujillo Jr. to a gold-barreled 9mm pistol and a Toyota sedan found at the scene.
Hoping to balance the one-sided propaganda about socialism coming from the media and candidates running for offices as socialists, Fox News has conducted interviews with people who once lived under these systems.
