Stuff you need to know, 9.23.23
For your weekend viewing pleasure, we offer this Searchlight New Mexico photo essay documenting people and places along the 470-mile stretch of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
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Free Irish Music concert
Take the scenic trip to Kingston for an evening of entertainment.
Stuff you need to know, 9.22.23
Today's intelligence: Will financial losses lead to the closure of Deming, New Mexico's 142-year-old newspaper? Plus: The out-of-court settlement of a wrongful death suit brought against Judge Shannon Murdock and the 7th Judicial District Court (which serves Sierra County).
Story Lab begins new season
TorC Story Lab's new season kicks off October 8th with some crowd favorites.
Stuff you need to know, 9.21.23
Today's intelligence: Tesla automotives supplier to build plant in Santa Teresa Borderplex, while the state is urged to seek federal aid to clean up groundwater contamination at the White Sands Test Facility.
Sunday Concert in Hillsboro
The Hillsboro Community Center is hosting a concert featuring the eclectic music of Big Ditch Crickets.
Stuff you need to know, 9.20.23
Today's intelligence: The Organ Mountains-Dsert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces has exceeded expectations in terms of visitation and economic impact. Plus: The Bureau of Land Management has been sued for its alleged neglect of environmental oversight of grazing lands.
City Commissioners question State Engineer’s closure of hot springs basin
If only the Truth or Consequences City Commission held themselves, city staff and hired engineers accountable in the same manner they questioned Office of the State Engineer officials.
You Are Here
New signage has been going up in the Dam Site area to help visitors and locals better navigate the area.
Stuff you need to know, 9.19.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico CD2 representative Gabe Vasquez formally announces his re-election bid, with a new poll showing him in a dead-heat race with his likely Republican challenger.
New state law ushers in fairer elections at local level
Hooray! Since 2019 a state law allowed local municipal governments to have their county clerk run its elections. The secretary of state, overseeing the county clerks' elections, noticed some municipalities had quirky, hard-to-administer individual-seat contests. "Uniformity" has eliminated this inherently unfair voting practice.
Stuff you need to know, 9.18.23
Today's intelligence: Texas's Rio Grande water dispute with New Mexico in final chapter? Plus: a glimmer of hope the state may finally take fiscal responsibility for Spaceport America off the backs of Doña Ana and Sierra Counties