The Silver City Town Council has approved an ordinance aimed at protecting manufactured-home owners who rent the land beneath their homes. The measure requires community owners to provide advance notice before listing a property for sale and gives residents time to organize and submit a purchase offer. The ordinance extends the timeframe for resident groups to secure financing and complete a purchase from 45 days to 180 days. The measure is intended to help residents address potential rent increases and housing instability when manufactured-home communities change ownership.
The New Mexico Livestock Board, New Mexico Department of Agriculture and Grant County Cooperative Extension will host a New World screwworm town hall meeting Thursday, October 22, at 6 p.m. at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center. The meeting will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about the pest and related livestock concerns.
The Hidalgo County Commission heard plans for a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion and s during its recent meeting. Energy Transfer representatives outlined the Desert Southwest Expansion Project, a roughly 520-mile pipeline planned from West Texas through New Mexico to Arizona. The proposal involves 96 parcels in Hidalgo County and four in Lordsburg, with construction targeted for 2028, pending federal approval.
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The New Mexico Public Education Department has been awarded five federal grants totaling $44 million to address teacher shortages, improve reading skills and expand career opportunities for students. Nearly $10 million will support high-impact reading tutoring, while other grants will fund rural teacher training, educator leadership and improved student assessments. A career pathways initiative will also provide middle school students with a 150-lesson curriculum and expand work-based learning opportunities for students in grades six through 12. The grants aim to strengthen classroom instruction, improve student outcomes and better connect education with future employment.