Local News Releases

Please be advised of an upcoming change to the fee for marriage licenses in New Mexico. Starting June 20, 2025, the fee will increase from $25.00 to $55.00.

This change is a result of Senate Bill 290 (SB 290), which was signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 8, 2025.

For couples planning to marry, please note the following:

You can apply for a marriage license in person at the Grant County Clerk's Office, located at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM. Our office hours for applications are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Silver City -- Motorists who regularly travel Little Walnut Road are asked to have just a bit more patience, as the current phase of this multi-year road improvement project was extended another 500 feet to the north, given that engineers were able to save $500,000 over the course of the project.

"I certainly wasn't going to return that money to the state," said Peter Peña, director of the town's public works department. "I'm glad that we were able to extend the project, and though I know some people are frustrated because we said we'd be done by now, I'll take their complaints, knowing that it's worth having that much more of this project completed."

The new completion date for this phase is June 30, though a few minor tasks will remain, Peña added. Both lanes of traffic are expected to be open by the end of the month. Improvements to this key north-south roadway began just north of Chavez Lane and will end just south of Jack Frost Drive, and includes nearly 3/4 mile of paving, new curb and gutter, ADA-compliant sidewalks on the west side of the street, bike lanes and signage. 

Silver City Fire Department

Friday, June 6

Fire-other
3508 Tracy Place
Fire in the back yard right across from La Plata/contained.

Gas leak
4131 Kiva Place
Someone (hit?) the gas meter outside of the house/complete(ly)severed it/gas is leaking. Caller tried to call the Gas Company but couldn't get hold of anyone. Calling Gas Company/tech enroute. SCPD officer – contact with vehicle and driver.

Bayard Police Department

Friday, June 6

Graffiti
Central Avenue
Caller has a picture of it to show LE.

Domestic disturbance
S. Franey Street
Caller advised his parents are fighting/male is intoxicated and has been for days/his mom is in her 70s/they are in the same room as caller. Officer ran driver's license.

Friday, June 6

Battery
100 Rosedale Road – Silver City
Small gold 4door sedan turned into Sonic/states they shot a BB gun at him and his dogs/caller was hit in the ribcage.

Fire-other
Chukar Road – Silver City
In a firepit/people are near the fire/campfire/is contained. Deputy – fire was put out.

Open door
Arroyo Seco Road – Silver City
She just arrived and the door is open. Officers – units clear/everything is okay.

Friday, June 6

Unclassified (Larceny?)
N. Gold Street
Caller states he went to Las Cruces for one night and came home to all his electronics were taken/someone went in through the back window/caller sounds intoxicated/doesn't want to get in trouble ref to having drug paraphernalia/states it's all in his mother's room, but the electronics were taken out of his room.

Suspicious activity
E. 16th Street
Caller advised a female is defecating in the middle of the roadway/advised she is a known narcotics user. Officer had contact with female at Food Basket/CTW issued for two years to the female at1901 N. Silver Street.

Please join us for the second round of public listening sessions on funding for water projects in southwest New Mexico through the New Mexico Unit Fund. There will be in-person sessions June 16th -19th. For those that can't attend in-person, we will have a virtual session on June 24th. The purpose of these sessions is to share updates since last year and gather input from community members and water leaders to help shape the next funding cycle. See the attached flyer for more information on the listening sessions.

For more information on the NM Unit Fund and the Arizona Water Settlements Act please click here .

See flyers below

For the Black Fire Recovery – Phase 1 Project

Silver City, NM, June 13, 2025—Gila National Forest officials invite the public to attend a public meeting regarding the Black Fire Recovery – Phase 1 project for disaster recovery and restoration being planned on the Black Range, Wilderness, and Silver City Ranger Districts.  The meeting will be held at the Grant County Conference Center located at 3031 US Highway 180, Silver City, New Mexico Wednesday, June 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Black Fire burned more than 327,000 acres of state, private, and Gila National Forest lands, creating a mosaic of burned and unburned stands that experienced low, moderate, and high severity wildfire. Immediately after the fire, a very strong 2022 monsoon season caused widespread flooding and erosion within the fire perimeter and downstream.