The Deming Luna County MainStreet Program will be having a variety of Christmas events happening tomorrow, December 2nd. Between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. there will be free photos and goodie bags with Santa Clause at the Luna County Courthouse. The annual Lighted Christmas parade will start at 6:00 p.m. and will begin on Pearl Street and [...]

The New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women will be hosting a free “Listening and Learning” event with local businesswomen tomorrow, December 1st from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Bessee-Forward Global Resource Center in Silver City. The panelists Brenda MacFarlane, Mishka Venegas and Val Weston are all business owners who will be giving advice to women who [...]

Aldo Leopold Charter School was recently recognized as a school of excellence by the New Mexico Vistas Excellence Designation, which provides designations of excellence in order to spotlight schools with excellent overall performance. The New Mexico Vistas school index was created to inform parents across the state about the performance of schools and school districts. Aldo Leopold was recognized for [...]

Congratulations to Cobre High School Cheerleaders Genessa Amador, Leilani Marquez, Isabella Tovar, Aaliyah Salas and Adriana Hernandez who recently became “All American” cheerleaders. The cheerleaders had the opportunity to represent Grant County and be a part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade that took place in New York last week and were featured in a news spot on KOAT 7. Congratulations [...]

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be having a public meeting to discuss improvements to Bear Canyon Dam on Bear Canyon Reservoir tomorrow, November 28th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The improvements have been deemed appropriate as the Office of the State Engineer, Dam Safety Bureau identified Bear Canyon Dam as having inadequate spillway capacity. To [...]

Want to learn more about the history of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument? Join a ranger on a 45-minute guided walk of the cliff dwellings to learn more about the natural and cultural history of the Gila Forks region. The guided walk will take place on Sunday, November 26th at 1:00 p.m. and all those interested are to meet [...]

The Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue Department is in search of volunteers to help with their central dispatch and responding units. Their goal is to have a robust crew of individuals willing to volunteer their time a few days out of the week. If interested or for more information, visit The Pinos Altos Volunteer Fire Rescue Departments Facebook page.  The [...]

The Gila National Forest will begin to offer permits for cutting Christmas trees at all forest offices beginning today, November 20th. Free permits are available for piñon pine trees and for fourth grade holders of the “Every Kid Outdoors Pass”(which can be obtained by visiting every kid outdoors dot gov). Christmas tree cutting is allowed from November 20th through December [...]