Committee rejects fire station bidsThe City Council Fire Committee’s anonymous vote to reject bids for construction and remodeling of two Roswell fire houses Monday likely set the stage for the...
Chaves County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 61,382. Its county seat is Roswell. The name commemorates the name of Jose Francisco Chaves.Created by Territorial Legislature, Feb. 25, 1889, out of land from the county of Lincoln, the county's area comprises 6071 sq mi, fourth largest county in the state.