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By Frost McGahey
According to the Silver City Daily Press, "The general election was noteworthy for several reasons – record-breaking early voting turnout, high voter turnout in general, and a banner night for Republicans in a historically Democratic county, sweeping contested races."
Eddie Flores kept Billy Billings seat Republican, Tom Shelley flipped Harry Browne's from Progressive to Republican, and Norm Wheeler soundly beat Democrat Michael Renteria. Luis Terrazas won his race, and Gabe Ramos flipped Siah Hemphill's seat back to Republican.
What happened in local races make the Trump results curious.
Silver City council invited to flag raising
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting October 22, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Rudy Bencomo, Nicholas Prince and Stan Snider.
Proclamations
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a regular meeting October 23, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, councilors Nanette Day, Reynaldo Maynes, Keana Huerta and Pete Ordonez.
The council approved resolution 8-2024/2025 to participate in the local government road fund program. George Esqueda said they would have to use a different contractor for the project. D and M Paving had not been on the approved list with the state. He recommended an extension for time. Stevens thanked Esqueda for catching the problem. He spoke to them about pulling three different grants together to do the project all at once and save on mobilization for each one and just pay once.
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session and regular meeting, on October 21, 2024. Members in attendance were Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, Mike McMillan and Kimberly Klement. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended.
Work session
Cindy Barris, , associate superintendent, and Jessica Enriquez, Western New Mexico University (WNMU) had a presentation for the board concerning the dual enrollment partnership. Barris said they had built a strong partnership, and it had not always been that way in the past.
Silver Consolidated Schools pays for the lab fees for welding, nursing and electrician classes. They also pay the online fees, IDs and books. Freeport McMoRan (FMI) helps pay a large part of the lab fees.
By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a regular meeting on October 17, 2024. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, David Terrazas (online), Angelina Hardin, and Emmarie Heredia. Superintendent Michael Koury also attended online.
Alma Grijalva, supervisor of food service, had a report for the board. In October they had a total of 942 students enrolled and in September they had served 13,476 breakfasts and 13,855 lunches and 7,718 snacks. The department had recently had an inspection and didn't have any findings except for Cobre High School and that had to do with the tiles. The freezer still has not been fixed due to delay on parts. Grijalva said she had put in work orders to have the tile fixed for a few years and maintenance still has not taken care of the problem.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy (in a challenging light situation in the room.)
The Silver City Art Association Independent Artists held a holiday market on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in the Murray Hotel Ballroom. A variety of art work, including jewelry, knitted items, beeswax candles, felt ornaments, photography and various media prints, as well as fabric items.
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