Local News Releases

Monday, Sept 28, 11 am - 2 pm

501 E 13th St, Silver City, NM

Can't make it to the Gala in the Garden fundraiser but you'd still like to support The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability? Please stop by The Commons on Sun, Sep 27 from noon-3 pm or Mon, Sep 28 from 11 am - 2 pm to browse and purchase remaining auction items at their minimum bid price! 

See flyer below

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Reckless driver
Highway 180 – MM 156 (4 miles south of Dwyer Road)
Vehicle traveling from Luna County to Grant County driving in the opposite lane of travel. Made contact with vehicle.

Animal
Nevada Avenue
Dog sitting in the mud with no shelter. Officer checked dog/has adequate shelter.

Monday, Sept. 14

Livestock
Lusk Street
Goat running around the neighborhood/they will try to keep it in the area. Person from Livestock will be headed that way when he is done with the current inspection/ETA 2 hours.

Sunday, Sept. 20

Vehicle accident – no injuries
Caller advised she was just T-boned on the highway/vehicle was swerving very bad then he T-boned her/she believes he is intoxicated/she is speaking with the other driver/he is apologizing to her/advising she has blurred vision. Other driver advised he had a blow-out and his tire flew off. Advised she is not injured. Missing driver-side tire and heavy front end damage/flat bed will be needed.

Two campgrounds to be closed from September 22 until improvements are complete

Glenwood, NM, Sept. 21, 2026—Gila National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District will add shade structures at Cosmic Campground and Bighorn Campground, both located near Glenwood, New Mexico. An area closure will go into effect at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and will remain in effect until the construction project is completed.

The area closures include both campgrounds and their interior forest roads. The closure helps protect public safety while a contractor uses heavy equipment to campsite shade structures in the campgrounds. Shade structures will be welcome relief from the daytime sun at these semi-desert sites, where shade trees are not available.

Forest closure information and maps are available at https://fs.usda.gov/r03/gila/alerts/bighorn-and-cosmic-campgrounds-temporary-closure. 

Photo Credit Mary RaginsThe Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) has installed a Fiber Art display at the Silver City Public Library in the exhibit case at the top of the stairs. The display will be shown through September 29, 2026 and showcases a variety of fiber arts made by members.

Some of the work represents the type of fiber arts that will be for sale at the Fall Fiber Arts Sale October 10 and 11 in the ballroom of the Murray Hotel located on Broadway St. in downtown Silver City. Items for sale at the sale include hand knits, silks, yarn, tyedyed garments, handwoven items, crocheted garments, baskets, quilts and quited gifts, toys, jewelry and much more. The event will also feature fiber art education boards explaining different types of fiber art.

Daughters of the American Revolution

 October 12, 13 14, 15, and 16, 2026

 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

This innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustrations, technology and unique artifacts and primary sources to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation.

Grant County Administration Center Lobby 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061

Contact infoJacob Bennett Chapter DAR Regent Lucy Whitmarsh 575-574-8394 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

SCREENING TIMES:

OCT 1, 7PM

WNMU LIGHT HALL THEATER

OCT 2, 3PM

SILCO THEATER

 "Land With No Rider" was shot over ten years in Grant County, New Mexico. It follows four weathered cowboys as they eke out a fragile existence on ranches in Mimbres, NM, battling drought and wildfires. Told entirely in their voices, the film is a story of intimacy with the land and a celebration of what runs deep in these men. These men are steeped in the traditions and practices that have been handed down from generation to generation.  In this way, the film is about more than these cowboys, but also their time-honored approach to land, water and animal management.

"Borrego Desert", an oil painting by Darwin Duncan    October will produce two related art events in the well-known art town of Silver City, New Mexico.

October 9-10-11-12 celebrates the SOUTHWEST PRINT FIESTA. Hundreds of printmakers and print lovers will be in town to sell, buy, learn at workshops, exhibit their art, and be on hand for the exciting   Steamroller Printing in the street. The POP-UP ART MUSEUM, a project of Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center, will present the first of its October Weekends on October 10 and 11. The POP-UP Museum location is at 410 Broadway in the Old Post Office building. The Museum is raising Capital Funds to purchase the Old Post Office to be the Art Museum base that will serve residents of Grant, Luna, Hidalgo and Catron counties with Museum exhibitions and outreach programs.  Currently, there is no true fine art museum between the Rio Grande River and Tucson, Az, a distance of 274 miles.