2021/07/06 11:42 Miami Marlins Starling Marte, second from right, is congratulated by Adam Duvall (14) after scoring on a single by Garrett Cooper during the third in. Miami Marlins Starling Marte, second from right, is congratulated by Adam Duvall (14) after scoring on a single by Garrett Cooper during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Monday, July 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Los Angeles Dodgers Walker Buehler hits a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, July 5, 2021, in Miami. Los Angeles Dodgers Walker Buehler hits a double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, July 5, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Keep your eyes up in the sky on May 24. That’s the day we’ve been informed that the Goodyear Blimp plans a stop at Cavern City Air Terminal. The blimp expects to arrive at around 5 p.m. on the 24th, land for the night and then take off the following morning. We don’t have a departure time yet, but you’ll certainly be able to get a good view of the blimp from outside of the airport fence. Goodyear’s U.S. fleet consists of three helium-filled airships, each of them 246 feet long. The company launched its first blimp in 1925.
On Wednesday, Eddy County will find out if we move up to the “Turquoise” level or back down to the “Yellow” level, based on the state’s COVID-19 gating criteria. Turquoise would mean fewer restrictions and opening at a larger capacity, while Yellow would put us back at where we were a few weeks ago. Restaurants and businesses at the Turquoise level can all open at 75% of their indoor capacity.
It’s always hard to tell exactly where we are due to the ways numbers are reported, but we are very optimistic, based on the numbers we do have. The New Mexico Department of Health reported a single positive COVID-19 case for Eddy County on Monday. Based on the changes in case count, there were three other positive COVID-19 cases reported for Eddy County over Easter weekend. We will move into “Turquoise” if we can keep our average number of daily cases to below 8 per 100,000 and our average positivity rate below 5%.