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The Town of Silver City has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service and partner agencies for the renovation of the historic Waterworks Building on Little Walnut Road. State capital outlay funds will match the grant raising the award to $1 million. According to a news release, “with $24.25 million in [...]

Yesterday, Grant County Sixth Judicial Court Judge, Hector Grijalva, presided over a swearing in ceremony for several Grant County officials who were elected in the November 2022 general election. The following officials were officially sworn in and will begin their 4-year term on January 1st: District 1 Grant County Commissioner, Chris Ponce District 2 [...]

One of 25 historic restaurants nationwide that received a grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Nancy’s Silver Café on Bullard Street in Silver City, completed their façade restoration within the designated time-period ending on December 15th. Local business, B & S Construction and Design was responsible for the completion [...]

Officers from the Silver City Police Department raised $1,500 from department’s “No Shave November and December” fund raiser event. Each officer donated $35.00 for the chance to stop shaving each month of the campaign. The funds raised were used to purchase 30 jackets for students of Silver Consolidated Schools in addition to 30 Thanksgiving [...]

PNM made donations totaling $150,000 to food banks across New Mexico including Silver City. Locations receiving funding included the Silver City Gospel Mission that serves the southern New Mexico area and El Refugio that serves the Silver City area. The generous donation was made by PNM shareholders, no customer funds were used for this effort. [...]

The Kiwanis Club of Silver City held their annual Fort Bayard Christmas gift project for the Alzheimer patients at Fort Bayard Medical Center. Members of the club along with Silver High Key Club students and parents shopped for 39 patients. The gifts were individually determined according to the wants and needs of each patient. [...]

The Freeport McMoRan Foundation has announced nearly $2.9 million through their Community Investment Fund to 41 projects in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. According to a news release, “The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation works to create a funding process that supports applicants and encourages them to think about the impact that will come from an investment [...]