Monthly Archives: July 2023

The USDA Rural Development, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments and the Silver City Realtors will be hosting a Southwest New Mexico Resource Housing Summit on July 20th. The summit will provide information regarding home repairs, homelessness, housing programs and will include a variety of housing agencies. This event will take place from 3:00 p.m. [...]

The Hurley Town Council recently approved a water development agreement with Freeport-McMoRan during last week's town meeting. The agreement will give the town rights to 200 acre-feet of water per year on property owned by the Chino Mine and access to two wells that the town will construct. The infrastructure of the wells and the [...]

Silver Consolidated Schools will be giving out free boxes of food on Monday, July 17th. The boxes will be provided by “The Commons” and will be given out from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Silver Schools Administration Office back parking lot. For more information, go to website. The New Mexico Public Education Department [...]

The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will be giving a free guided walk of the dwellings on Friday, July 14th. This event will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the natural and cultural history of the Gila Forks. The hike will take place at 11:00 a.m. and participants are to meet at the [...]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which helps children who have been abused and neglected, is in need of volunteers for their program in the Grant County area. The goal of CASA is to provide advocacy and support through the use of trained volunteers in order to ensure that abused and neglected children involved in the [...]

Western New Mexico University recently spotlighted 2016 alumna, Amy Page for the numerous awards and recognitions she has received throughout the years. Amy attended WNMU as a James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellow, which is one the most prestigious fellowships in the country, and earned an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies. Over the years, she has won [...]