The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, also known as (MFA) Board of Directors recently awarded $500,000 to the Town of Silver City’s Vista de Plata Affordable Workforce Housing Subdivision as part of MFA’s Housing Innovation Program. The Vista de Plata subdivision provides affordable workforce housing in Silver City to help community members  become homeowners. With the funds, the subdivision will [...]

A contractor has begun moving equipment into the Chloride Canyon area of the Black Range Ranger District west of Chloride, New Mexico. The route was damaged by flooding after the 2022 Black Fire and crews are now set to start reconstruction. Crews will work on repairing 12 miles of Forest Road 226 and 2 miles of the Black Hawk Gulch, [...]

Grant County had many infrastructure projects and improvements that took place in 2023, which are set to continue this year. Under direction of the Public Works Director, the third phase of a multi-year roadway and drainage improvement project on approximately 1,200 feet of roadway north of Chavez Lane on Little Walnut Road was completed. This includes the installation of new [...]

Over four hundred 4-H members from all over New Mexico recently attended the New Mexico 4-H Senior Leadership Retreat that took place this month. During the retreat, members had the opportunity to submit a state portfolio that is an overview of their entire 4-H career, representing leadership, citizenship, growth in their project areas as well as personal growth. Hidalgo County [...]

The Bootheel Foundation, which helps support education in New Mexico, will be awarding $40,000 in teacher grants to Silver City, Lordsburg and Cobre to help enhance learning experiences. Through a selection process, the foundation has identified deserving teachers and programs that demonstrate dedication to fostering creativity, critical thinking and student engagement. The grants are aimed to help empower teachers with [...]

As a reminder, The Diabetes Management and Prevention Program will be having their last January cooking class for adults with diabetes on January 31st. The class will give participants the opportunity to learn food safety, how to plan meals, read food labels, manage carbohydrates and how to cook meals in healthier ways. The class will take place from 11:00 a.m. [...]