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Monthly Archives: March 2021


Update 3-10-21

According to the New Mexico Department of Health Dashboard, Eddy County moved into the Yellow gating criteria on March 10. A positivity rate of 3.79% was reported, along with a “Cases per 100,000” of 16.70.s Counties at the Yellow level either have a new COVID-19 case...

Update 3-9-21

In a letter to the public on March 8, Superintendent Gerry Washburn explained the Department of Education’s new policy that all students who wish to return to in-person learning five days a week may soon do so. School districts have been directed to provide five-day a...

Update 3-6-21

Friday night’s football game sure felt like one of the best returns back to normal we’ve seen in a long time. A goal line stand in the final seconds of play put the Carlsbad Cavemen over the Artesia Bulldogs, 35-34, in a game that saw multiple lead changes and...

Update 3-5-21

Depending on when you read this, the 2021 Eddy County War between Carlsbad and Artesia has either taken place or is about to take place. The varsity football game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Red Rocket is broadcasting the game, and it is also being covered by...

March 4, 2021

Carlsbad has some of the best historical documentation of any community in the country, and that’s largely thanks to decades of effort by local historian Jed Howard, who passed away in 2017.  Jed was the first inductee into the Carlsbad Hall of Fame. He was also a...
Carlsbad, New Mexico - Official City Website