New school board members sworn in

New school board members sworn in

New school board members sworn in By John Earp At the January meeting of the Jal Board of Education this past Monday, new members Rene Cervantes and Randy Chavez as well as returning member, Jaime Earp, were sworn in. All three won election to the three at-large board...
JPD officers under federal indictment

JPD officers under federal indictment

JPD officers under federal indictment By John Earp This past January 17th, one former and two current Jal Police officers received a federal indictment of two counts each for allegedly depriving a John Doe (determined by other information not in the indictment to be...
Chapman runner up in Lea County Spelling Bee

Chapman runner up in Lea County Spelling Bee

Chapman runner up in Lea County Spelling Bee By John Earp This past Tuesday night, at the Lea County Spelling Bee, Jal Elementary 5th grader Kelley Chapman placed second (runner up), and will represent Jal Schools and Lea County at the state spelling bee in...

Mayor deals with oil, gas and water issues

Mayor deals with oil, gas and water issues By John Earp At the January 22nd meeting of the Jal City Council, Mayor Stephen Aldridge started out by commenting about updates the council was to receive regarding legislative, water quality control commission legislation,...