by John Earp | Sep 18, 2025 | Jal News, What's Happening in Jal
A New Fire Engine for Jal By John Earp Recently, Jal Volunteer Fire Department received a new fire engine. Fire Chief Nick Moody says the new truck will be used strictly as an in-town structure fire truck. The new, custom-built truck replaces JVFD’s 30-year-old...
by John Earp | Sep 18, 2025 | Jal News
Thorne Wants to Clean Up Jal, Promote Businesses Downtown By John Earp Michael Thorne has thrown his hat in the ring in the upcoming election for Jal City Council. He says, “Over the past few years, you know, I’ve had a lot of complaints about things that have...
by John Earp | Sep 18, 2025 | School News
Panthers Fight Bulldawgs Tonight By John Earp The Jal Panthers Varsity Football Team (2-2) faces off this evening at 6:00 p.m. in Panther Stadium against the Las Cruces High Junior Varsity Bulldawgs (3-0), in what is looking to be a very competitive homecoming game....
by John Earp | Sep 11, 2025 | Jal News
Newest Officer Happy to be here By John Earp Quinn Cargile is the newest law enforcement officer with the Jal Police Department. Twenty-eight years old, with four years’ experience as an officer for Hobbs Police Department and about six months with the Eunice Police...
by John Earp | Sep 11, 2025 | Jal News
Little Wants to See Jal Thrive By John Earp This week, we interviewed our second candidate currently in the running for Mayor of Jal, Philip Little, or, as he is more usually called, “Little Philip,” to distinguish him from his father. Little has been a resident of...