Sonny Throckmorton

(Wikipedia) James Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton (born April 2, 1941 in Carlsbad, New Mexico) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Known primarily for his songwriting, Throckmorton has had more than 1,000 of his songs recorded by various country singers.
He has also had minor success as a recording artist, having released two major-label albums: The Last Cheater's Waltz in 1978 on Mercury Records and Southern Train in 1986 on Warner Bros. Records.
Throckmorton is a member of the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame, and has been awarded Songwriter of the Year by both Broadcast Music Incorporated and the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Continued

Barry Sadler

(Wikipedia) Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American military veteran, singer/songwriter and author.
Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965.
Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his "Ballad of the Green Berets," the No. 1 pop song of 1966.
Sadler was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the second son of John Sadler and Bebe Littlefield of Phoenix, Arizona. Continued

Artesia – long associated with oil and gas production – has a cultural history

(Albuquerque Journal) Across New Mexico, there are many communities that are rightly renowned for their artistic flavor. The hardscrabble, southeastern town of Artesia is generally not one of them. But perhaps that perception should change. Continued

Transmission line excavations find 26K artifacts

Pithouse at Mesa Verde (uwbailey)

(Las Cruces Sun-News) CARLSBAD - Crews conducting archaeological excavations for an electrical transmission line project southeastern New Mexico have uncovered 26,000 artifacts. Xcel Energy said this week the team found in Eddy County the American Indian items dating back 5,000 years. Continued

Jim White

(Wikipedia) James Larkin White (July 11, 1882 – April 26, 1946), better known as Jim White, was a cowboy, guano miner, cave explorer, and park ranger for the National Park Service. He is best remembered as the discoverer, early promoter and explorer of what is known today as Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Continued