The Youth Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition and the Grant County Community Health Council will be hosting a “Senior Health and Resource Fair” tomorrow, June 27th. This free event will provide Grant County seniors and families an opportunity to engage with agencies and resources available locally. This fair will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Mimbres [...]

Congratulations to Hidalgo Medical Services employee Frances Groves who was selected as the June “Employee of the Month”. Frances was selected for her hard work and dedication to her patients and coworkers and for wearing many “hats” from her everyday MA tasks to managing VFC accounts at the school clinics to managing lab and medical supplies. She was also recognized [...]

The Silver City Youth Murals Program has been hard at work this summer to help beautify Grant County. Students from Aldo Leopold, Cobre High School, San Lorenzo Elementary and Youth Mural Program alumni have worked on touching up surfaces and creating murals at CP Anderson, Aldo Leopold Picnic Area and Vista, downtown Silver City and the Western New Mexico University [...]

Silver Schools has been awarded $260,000 for the 2024-2025 school year through the Innovation Zone Grant. The funding will enable the school district to continue offering robust career and technical education (CTE) programs, personalized student supports and innovative learning opportunities that align with the academic competencies necessary for post-graduate success. Additionally, the grant will fund wages for 120 students, providing [...]

PNM contractors will be performing pole inspections in the Silver City area beginning tomorrow, June 21st. These inspections are part of an ongoing effort to support continued safety and reliability throughout the service area. It is possible that workers may need access to a customer's property if a pole is inside of a property but will never ask to enter [...]

During the Grant County Work Session meeting, the Road Department gave an update on current and finished projects around Grant County. Crew members are continuing work with the special project on Little Walnut Road by hauling in 350 tons of material, with the possibility of capping the road within the next couple of weeks. The department has also installed 750 [...]

The Western New Mexico University “One Stop” pantry, which provides food and other necessities to students, staff and faculty, has opened its second location at the WNMU Mimbres Learning Center in Deming. Although the pantry is set up similar to the original pantry at the Silver City campus, the center plans on providing more items to serve Deming students' needs [...]