In observance of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is helping to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and online safety. OBAE has created videos and tips to help educate individuals, businesses and communities about the best practices for staying safe online and they include topics such as password management, phishing [...]

Deming Public Schools is letting all parents and guardians know that they have the right to request information about their children’s teachers and administrators under the federal “Every Student Succeeds Act” as well as New Mexico law. The employee’s teaching degree, major and license information are all eligible for disclosure upon request and families can obtain the information by contacting [...]

Pick-It Up-Toss No Mas is inviting the community to their “Trick-or-Trash” Community Cleanup event tomorrow, October 14th. Volunteers are encouraged to wear their most enchanting Halloween costume for a chance to win a prize. Those interested in volunteering are to meet at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot in Silver City at 9:00 a.m. After the cleanup, all trash [...]

In honor of “National Fire Prevention Week” the Silver City Fire Department will be giving tours at both fire stations on Friday, October 13th. Tours will last around thirty minutes and will include a tour of the station living quarters, a walk-through of their fire engine and a demonstration of a firefighter wearing bunker gear and an air pack. They [...]

The High Desert Humane Society in Silver City will be having their monthly reduced rate rabies vaccination clinic this Saturday, October 14th. They will be offering a wide variety of vaccines including one or two year rabies vaccines for cats and dogs, four way combo vaccines, Canine Bordetella for kennel cough, microchipping and more. This will be a drive through [...]

To help keep the Farm Credit of New Mexico capital working for the success of local agriculture, American AgCredit is funding a $10 million Rural Roots Endowment which will be used to invest in the long-term viability, sustainability and profitability of agriculture in New Mexico. American AgCredit designed the endowment to provide grants and direct funds to New Mexico agricultural [...]

The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District recently completed trailhead improvements along Red Rock Road and Forest Ridge Road for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail in the Burro Mountains southwest of Silver City. The Gila National Forest road crew constructed new graded, graveled parking areas along Red Rock Road and Forest Ridge Road over the past several weeks [...]

As part of the work on the Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project, the City of Deming has announced that road construction has moved from Cedar Street and has now begun on J Street and Country Club Road. The work is anticipated to continue for the next 6 to 8 weeks and lane closures will only occur during normal business hours. Property [...]