The Carlsbad Current-Argus is a newspaper in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. It has been published since 1889. The newspaper, printed in a broadsheet format, is published daily except Mondays.
The Current-Argus is the result of a merger of the Carlsbad Current and Carlsbad Argus. It was described in 1953 as conservative. The paper was owned by MediaNews and part of the Digital First Media company. The Current-Argus was a part of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership, a 2003 joint venture between Gannett and MediaNews Group. In 2015, Gannett acquired full ownership of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership. In May 2024, Gannett sold the newspaper to El Rito Media, LLC.
The newspaper publishes two sections:
Additionally, special sections appear throughout the week: