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ROAD CLOSURE from Silver City to Lordsburg
ROAD ADVISORY
NM 90 is closed from Tyrone milepost 37 to Lordsburg, US 70 will also be affect from milepost 27 to 29 due to police activity. Law enforcement is on scene, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and watch for emergency personnel, use extreme caution. Please expect delays, seek an alternate route.
Grant County Commission held special meeting 072721
[Editor’s Note: This is the first of a multi-part series of articles on the special meeting on July 27, 2021 and talks about the fiscal year 2022 budget.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
This Grant County Commission special meeting took place on July 27, 2021, specifically to approve a resolution on the fiscal year 2022 budget.
The commissioners already hashed out their various opinions on the budget in prior meetings. This one was no different. District 5 Commissioner Harry Browne made a motion to approve the final budget for fiscal year 2022 “for discussion purposes.”
District 2 Commissioner Javier “Harvey” Salas seconded it.
Grant County Financial Officer Linda Vasquez said it had not changed since the preliminary budget except for a transfer out of the General Fund for debt service. “The budget includes a 3 percent salary increase and an 8 percent increase for half a year for health insurance.”
Difficult driving conditions in Glenwood
ROAD ADVISORY
Difficult Driving Conditions in Glenwood
Cliff Patrol has reported NM 174 with low water crossing flooded and debris. Please drive with caution, reduce speed and obey all posted traffic signs. The NMDOT is out monitoring roadways. This event will be updated as conditions change.
Silver Schools Board meeting 071921 podcast
The Silver Schools Board held its meeting July 19, 2021.
GCDC officer and two inmates arrested on drug charges
By Roger Lanse
Grant County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the Grant County Detention Center on July 12, 2021, in reference to a complaint of a suspicious package outside the facility. According to a GCSO press release, deputies found a "white crystal-like powdery substance" inside the package along with other items. The substance tested presumptively positive the next day for methamphetamine.
An investigation resulted in arrest warrants being issued for one GCDC officer and two inmates being held at GCDC, the release said.
Two arrested on drug charges at Motel 6
By Roger Lanse
On July 27, 2021, at approximately 10 a.m., Grant County Sheriff Office deputies were following up on information acquired in reference to an aggravated burglary complaint received earlier in July at the Motel 6 in Silver City.
According to a GCSO press release, several search warrants were served resulting in two individuals being arrested, Felicia Welcome, 28, of 403 Ruby Street, Bayard, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, 4th degree felonies; one count of being in the possession of a firearm, a 4th degree felony; and one count of receiving stolen property, a 4th degree felony.