- In the area
The Silver City Police Department is accepting donations of coats and sweaters for children.
- 95 Chino mine workers laid off
Ninety-five full-time employees of the Chino mine operation were laid off Wednesday in a money-saving move by Freeport McMoRan, company spokesman Richard Peterson said.
- Local residents honored for community dedication
Two area residents have been honored for dedication to their communities. Priscilla Lucero, executive director of the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments, was given the state of New Mexico award for ...
- Getting a head start
A continuing project of the Silver City's Woman's Club is the eye and ear testing of the Head Start children in Grant County.
- Jailers accused of forcing inmate fights
Five jailers at the Grant County Detention Center have been charged with forcing eight inmates to fight in video-recorded boxing matches.
- Kingston savors past, but adapts to the present
Walking through Kingston today, it is hard to imagine that at one time it was the largest city in the state of New Mexico.
- Documentary focuses on mining
On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 1:30 to 5 p.m., the first in a series of documentaries from "Bringing Salt of the Earth Home: A 50th Anniversary Symposium" will premiere at the Cobre Performing Arts Center in Bayard, ...
- No injuries reported in Wednesday crash
Police here are trying to determine what caused a man in his 30s to drive his pickup truck into three parked cars Wednesday morning.
- Voting in Bayard
Bayard poll volunteers help Liza Jimenez vote Tuesday. Clockwise from left is Bernadette Tovar, Molly Ramirez, Rebecca Anderson and Cathleen Ramey.
- Silver City council hears wolf center proposal
The Silver City town council heard a proposal Tuesday night from Kevin Bixby, executive director of the Southwest Environmental Center of Las Cruces, on a proposed Mexican Wolf Center in Grant County.
- Salt of the Earth
These are faces with a story to tell. With the subjects' dated hairstyles and humble, old-fashioned attire, the striking black-and-white images reflect a gritty time in our not-so-distant past, setting the ...
- Police suspect arson in Tuesday house fire
A Hurley home was destroyed by a fire Tuesday night and authorities suspect it was intentionally set, the Hurley Police Department reported Wednesday afternoon.
- New Fort Bayard Medical Center on the way
A project that has taken years of work for many Grant County leaders took one step closer to becoming a reality when state and local officials broke ground Monday morning for the new Fort Bayard Medical Center.
- N.M. Breaks Ground On Long-Term Care Facility
State and community leaders are celebrating the groundbreaking Monday of a new long-term medical center in southwestern New Mexico.
- Early voting hours expanded
Early voting hours have changed at the Bayard Community Center due to high voter turnout, according to the Grant County Clerk's office.
- In the area
The New Mexico Outdoor Writers and Photographers Association have scheduled their annual conference in Silver City Friday through Sunday.
- U.S. Senate candidate Udall urges crowd in Bayard to vote early
Tom Udall, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, had three words for the enthusiastic crowd gathered Monday evening in Bayard: Volunteer, volunteer, volunteer.
- Cobre school board hears of student success
The Cobre Consolidated School District Board of Education heard from the students Monday evening during its meeting at San Lorenzo Elementary School.
- Standout Student
Luz Ponce, 11, is a fifth-grader at SixthStreet Elementary. She is the daughter of Alvaro and Norma Ponce.
