The Silver City Town Council is moving forward with plans to hire an outside search firm to help find a permanent town manager. The search could cost about $25,000 and take an estimated 10 to 12 weeks once a firm is selected. Strong experience in public finance and administration will be among the key qualifications sought, as the town continues [...]

The Silver City Museum is set to receive the Historical Society of New Mexico’s Edgar Lee Hewett Award for outstanding service related to preserving and promoting New Mexico history. The recognition highlights the museum’s important role in sharing the history of Silver City, Grant County and Southwest New Mexico through its collections, exhibits and educational programs, while preserving the region’s [...]

Bayard city officials are considering changes to local solid-waste fees after the Southwest Solid Waste Authority notified Grant County municipalities that regional landfill charges are expected to double in September. The City Council is considering basing its solid-waste sanitation fee on the regional landfill’s operating charges and has asked Universal Waste Systems to explain the increase. Any resulting increase for [...]

Bayard Public Library has hired a part-time Digital Navigator through a nine-month grant from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions to help bridge the digital divide. The new service offers free one-on-one assistance with computer and smartphone skills, internet navigation and online safety, email, job applications, online government services and programs such as Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Future [...]

The Santa Clara Board of Trustees approved an application to the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission seeking $14 million for a water line connecting the village to Hanover. The project follows an agreement made last year to merge the Hanover Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association with Santa Clara’s water system and is part of broader regional efforts to improve long-term [...]

The Hurley Town Council approved resolutions to seek funding from the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and Water Trust Board to cover the remaining 40 percent of design costs for the Grant County Regional Water Project. The project aims to improve long-term water reliability through regional infrastructure connecting Mining District communities, including future connections involving Hurley, Bayard and Santa Clara. [...]

New Mexico has acquired nearly 11,000 acres in the Mimbres Valley to create the Mimbres Ranch Wildlife Management Area, protecting a two-mile stretch of the Mimbres River and important habitat for native wildlife. Acquired through the Trust for Public Land, conservation organizations and local communities, the land will expand connected wildlife habitat, protect public lands and provide additional opportunities for [...]

More than $1.3 million in state Government Results and Opportunity (GRO) funding is going to be allocated to Grant, Hidalgo, Catron and Luna counties. The GRO program provides funding for community programs and projects, with this year’s allocations covering areas such as education, youth activities, food security, economic development, recreation, tourism, health services, housing, public safety and workforce training. Statewide, [...]

The Hurley Town Council approved several resolutions during its recent special meeting, including a $24,585 match waiver request for a local government road fund project, the final financial report for fiscal year 2025/26, and the town’s final 2026/27 budget. The council also discussed upcoming landfill fee increases, with residents expected to see an initial $5 increase from a CPI adjustment [...]

Holy Cross Catholic Church in Pinos Altos is set to be deconsecrated after years of disuse and deterioration. Diocese of Las Cruces Bishop Peter Baldacchino approved the decision following a review by the diocese’s Presbyteral Council. The church’s sacred items will be transferred to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Silver City, while the adjacent cemetery will remain unaffected. [...]