New Mexico's most and least equitable school districts

With more than half of teachers reporting significant learning loss during the pandemic but poorer

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LETTER ATTACHED: Lawmakers blast economic blow to iconic NM chile harvest

Santa Fe, NM - Several lawmakers are calling on the Governor to immediately address worker

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Silver City Community Development Dept. to hold ICIP meeting Aug. 18, 2021

NOTICE
The Town of Silver City Community Development Department will hold an informational meeting

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NM 15 alternate Lanes to be closed from milepost 43 to 0 for the next month

ROAD ADVISORY
LANE CLOSURE Gila Hot Springs to Pinos Altos
NM 15 from milepost 43 to 0, the New

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Silver City Public Library Community Advisory Group to hold regular meeting Aug. 11, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE

The Silver City Public Library Community Advisory Group will hold a regular meeting on

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Wizard of Id Comic for August 3, 2021

wizaug03

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

B.C. Comic for August 3, 2021

bcaug03

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni, and Johnny Hart

Monday Meeting With Mayor Ladner August 9, 2021

Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner would like to invite your input, ideas, and inspirations toward

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Heinrich, Luján Welcome $4.7 Million To Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic 

WASHINGTON (Aug. 2, 2021) – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)

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New court rules encourage mortgage servicers to work with borrowers to try to prevent foreclosures   

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court today adopted rules to help New Mexicans facing the potential loss of

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NMSU safely hosts anthropology field school during pandemic

For decades, New Mexico State University has hosted a fundamental six-week archaeological field

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White Sands Missile Range - US 70 Roadblock

LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office (NMDOT) along with

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Learn more about bees, fruits and vegetables, crop research at Los Lunas field day Aug. 18

Tomatoes, chile, grapes, potatoes and other crops, along with beneficial insects, are among the

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State launches round two of $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentive program

To receive incentive, New Mexicans must register at vaccineNM.org

SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of

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AFMX Virtual Edition 2021 to Take Place September 20–26

Albuquerque, NM – August 2, 2021 - The Albuquerque Film + Music Experience (AFMX) Virtual Edition

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NMSU student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to study quasars

New Mexico State University graduate student Bryson Stemock is joining approximately 2,000 young

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Ag businesses may apply for internship funding through NMDA’s Agricultural Workforce Development Program

Program’s goal is to create opportunities that lead to careers in agriculture

LAS CRUCES – New

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The PNM fridge recycling program incentive increased to $75

Recycle your fridge, get cash

(Albuquerque, NM) – PNM is increasing the amount of cash customers

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Mary Shannon Hensley, 90, a former resident of Silver City, NM

shannonhensleyMary Shannon Hensley, 90, was taken to God's eternal peace on July 29, 2021, having spent her

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Cameron Cravens, 79, a resident of Bayard, NM

cameroncravensCameron Vernon Cravens, 79, a resident of Bayard, NM entered eternal rest Thursday, July 22, 2021.  

He

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Wayne Williams, 37, a resident of Cliff, NM - pending

Wayne Williams, 37, a resident of Cliff, NM entered eternal rest Saturday, July 30, 2021 at Gila

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Robert Laughlin, 89, a resident of Silver City, NM

robertlaughlinRobert Darrell Laughlin went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 10, 2021 in

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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 Years Later

A bomb is a bomb, right? Some are bigger, some are smaller, but basically they all go “Boom!” and

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Tri-City police department blotters – July 30 through Aug. 1, 2021

Bayard Police Department

Friday, July 30

Larceny
Budge Drive – 12:55 p.m.
Advised that a named

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Freeport-McMoRan Announces Appointment of Two Independent Members to its Board of Directors

To download a PDF of the release, please visit the following link: Freeport-McMoRan Announces

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