Jal News
Not In My Back Yard
NIMBY By John Earp Not in my backyard. That was the resounding voice of a near-capacity crowd of citizens attending the meeting of the Jal City Council this past Monday evening. Many of those attending used their voice during public comments and during the Planning...
7th and 8th grade girls volleyball Jal vs Artesia
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The Candidates Speak
The Candidates Speak In the next several editions of The Jal Record, we will be featuring questionsand answers from the candidates currently running for office in our local elections this November. Eachcandidate will be asked the exact same questions, with incumbents...
Local Sports
JHS Volleyball loses at Tularosa
JHS Volleyball loses at Tularosa By John Earp The Lady Wildcats (6-3), ranked #4 in the state AA, came out swinging in their non-district match against the Lady Panthers (5-6; ranked #13 in NMAA 2A) last Saturday in Tularosa, putting 15 points on the board to Jal’s 6...
JJHS Lady Panthers beat Lady Falcons
JJHS Lady Panthers beat Lady Falcons By John Earp Last Thursday afternoon in Loving, the Jal Junior High Blue Lady Panthers took on the Loving Lady Falcons after the JJHS Yellow Team had handily beaten the Lady Falcons. The Blue Team was well matched against Loving...
Panthers come back from behind to beat Yellowjackets
Panthers come back from behind to beat Yellowjackets By John Earp Last Friday night at Panther Stadium, the Panthers (4-1) had their hands full with a closely matched Kermit Yellowjackets (1-3) team. The Yellowjackets required less than a minute and a half of play to...
Around The Area
ANNUAL WOOLWORTH MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
and 2023 JAL ALL-SCHOOL REUNION ANNUAL WOOLWORTH MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT and 2023 JAL ALL-SCHOOL REUNION (rev 08-16-23) We are looking forward to seeing you in Jal, September 8, 9, 10, 2023. The reunion is being held in conjunction with the 2nd Annual...
Walker to ride in Lea County Rodeo
Walker to ride in Lea County Rodeo By John Earp Gage Walker, a 7-year-old sheep rider, has been mutton bustin’ since August of 2021. Gage has ridden in ten rodeos since then and has placed in three of them. In 2022, he won Rodeo Austin with a ride of 9.1. He plans to...
Energy News
Rig counts fall in U.S. to 631, in Permian to 319, in Texas to 306PBOG
Baker Hughes said Friday the U.S. count of active drilling rigs fell for the eighth straight week, and rig counts also declined in Permian Basin and Texas. As of Sept. 1 there were 631 rigs in U.S. (632 week ago, 760 year ago), 319 in Permian Basin (320 week ago, 342...
The Weaponized ESAPBOG
Ben Shepperd,PBPA President While oil and gas production, especially in the Permian Basin, has continued to break records, deliver meaningful environmental impacts, provide affordable and reliable energy across the globe, and promote economic growth, that isn’t enough...
U.S. active rig count of 642 lowest in 18 months since February 2022PBOG
Baker Hughes’ count of active oil and gas drilling rigs declined (by 12) for sixth straight week in U.S. to 642 – lowest count in 18 months since February 2022. And the number of oil-directed rigs declined by 5 in the past week to 520 – lowest in 17 months since...
News You Can Use
A Taste of Rural Road Tripping along Three of America’s Historic Highways
Route 1, Lubec, Maine Route 66 will forever be the “forgotten” highway, a road that acts as a metaphor for classic America. People retrace old routes like 66 searching for an ample dose of soul retrieval. And these treks across America usually deliver, from staggering...
Drought-stricken lands leave farmers and ranchers to plow under crops and sell off [email protected] (Heather Close)
Drought conditions have forced farmers to plow existing crops under. (Photo by Richard Bell, Unsplash) Summer's drought has hit farmers and cattle ranchers hard, leaving them to destroy drying crops and orchard trees and sell off livestock, reports Vanessa Yurkevich,...
Mom said, ‘Go outside and play!’ Another study shows outdoor time gives rural children stronger immune [email protected] (Heather Close)
Blowing bubbles is a cheap, fun way to get kids outside. (Photo by Maxime Bhm, Unsplash)What do nature scavenger hunts, blowing bubbles and reading books under a shady park tree all have in common? Kids have to go outside to do them, which keeps children busy and,...
Opinion
Impeachment’s #1 witness a disaster for House impeachers Lubbock sheriff’s spending spat – Pratt on Texas 9/6/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: The impeachment imbroglio of Ken Paxton continued with a House Persecutor lawyer questioning their “key witness,” former First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Mateer. Not only did the testimony...
Mom said, ‘Go outside and play!’ Another study shows outdoor time gives rural children stronger immune [email protected] (Heather Close)
Blowing bubbles is a cheap, fun way to get kids outside. (Photo by Maxime Bhm, Unsplash)What do nature scavenger hunts, blowing bubbles and reading books under a shady park tree all have in common? Kids have to go outside to do them, which keeps children busy and,...
Biden’s fake border gains wiped out by latest surge Do libs really care about children at the border? – Pratt on Texas 8/2/2023
The news of Texas covered today includes: Our Lone Star story of the day: What happened to the liberal mantra that goes “If it saves just one life… or, If it prevents just one accident…” any amount of money, loss of liberty, etc. is worth it? They sure don’t act that...
