Here’s a look at some local news: Area food pantries from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo, and Luna counties met in Silver City this week under the guidance of the non-profit group, National Center for Frontier Communities. This was the third meeting of the food pantry groups hosted by the NCFC in efforts to build a [...]
Here’s a look at some of today’s local news: In an announcement made by the New Mexico Department of Health, a television ad will begin airing on stations statewide starting this Thursday with the goal to reduce opioid misuse, addiction, and overdose deaths in New Mexico. The new ad features New Mexicans who share [...]
Here’s a look at some local news: Silver City resident, Chris Lemme, has reached out to the community to help fund a proof-of-concept process with the goal of creating a new path in recycling local materials. Since the citywide recycling program has ended, Lemme has organized a GoFundMe startup page with the goal to [...]
Here’s a look at today’s local news: Deming Public Schools and the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority have filed a lawsuit against a former Deming High School Secretary who allegedly embezzled school funds from 2012 to 2016. According to the Deming Headlight, the plaintiffs are seeking restitution from Beatrice Armendariz, to cover costs [...]
Here’s a look at today’s local news: The Freeport McMoRan Foundation has established matching grants that will enable four regions to secure federal funding targeted for strategic planning though the U.S Department of Agriculture Rural Economic Development’s “Rural Economic Development Innovation initiative. “REDI” was created to support rural communities that facing regional economic challenges. [...]
Here’s a look at today’s local news: The preliminary Estimates for New Mexico Labor Force percentages for non-seasonally adjusted June 2019 rates show increased unemployment with three out of four local counties. The percentages are as follows: Grant County with a 5.3% unemployment rate, up from 4.3% revised May figures; Catron County with a [...]
Here’s a look at some local news: Local youth who participated in the 2019 Mimbres Region Arts Council Youth Mural Camp, completed, dedicated and unveiled their Endangered Species Mural on Western New Mexico University’s Barnard Hall. Visiting artist, Roger Peet and local artists, Alison Phillips and Diana Ingalls Leyba, led this year’s Youth Mural [...]
Here’s a look at today’s local news: Friday night, the Grant County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call in Hurley involving an altercation between two neighbors in the street. As reported by the Grant County Beat, dispatch informed the Deputy en route that a shot was fired by a male suspect, who returned to [...]
