Local News Releases

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Fight
Tom Foy Blvd.
Student distributing vape pens. (Redacted) stole pens and (redacted) assaulted (redacted)/does have video of the assault. Fight is already over.

Agency assist
Lusk Street
Attempt to serve warrant on (redacted) for probation violation/original charge resisting, evading, or obstructing a peace officer/hold without bond.

Thursday, Oct. 15

Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department

Thursday, Oct. 15

Structure fire
28 Pancho
Large structure fire/house right next to an RV. UMVFD received page. This is his home/chicken coop on fire/advised chickens inside/he is trying to protect his home. GCSO deputy advised coop is fully engulfed/a lot of potential for fire to get out of control/unable to access from Infinity/turning onto Cisco.

Whiskey Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Brush fire
Old Arenas Valley Road
2 fires – one is in a tree-the other is in the grass/negative on any structures. Advised the fire is on the west side of the road by Mis Amigos. WCVFD advised the property owner kicked them off the property.

Saturday October 31, 5:30 PM :: 7:00 PM

Lotus Center -- Wheel of the Year; Samhain 

Please join us to celebrate Samhain, when the veils between the Worlds are the most thin. We will be telling the story of Innana's descent into the Underworld. There will be songs, dance, and engaging activities. Please bring a poem, song, story, or other gift to offer. By donation.

Full description 

https://insights.lotuscentersc.org/2026/10/09/save-the-date-wheel-of-the-year-celebration-samhain-october-31-2026/  

When local organizations have the resources they need, our entire region grows stronger.

The Gila Community Foundation (GCF) is pleased to announce that the Southline Fall 2026 Grant Cycle is officially open!

Through the Southline Transmission Grant Program, GCF continues to invest in organizations making a meaningful difference in communities across Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Doña Ana counties.

💰 Grant Funding Available

Eligible organizations may apply for grant awards of up to $10,000 to support programs and initiatives addressing important community needs, including:

Luna Star - Christy & Aodh Og - Photo by KeithConcerts in Silver City & Las Cruces in November & December 2026:

After 31 years of touring in the US & Ireland, Four Shillings Short are on their Farewell Tour which will last through the Winter 2028. The duo will travel one final time to many of their favorite towns and venues in the United States before retiring to live in Ireland in 2029. 

We are returning to New Mexico in November 2026 for concerts in Jemez Springs, Santa Fe, Silver City and Las Cruces. 

The last time we performed in New Mexico was in 2022 and we hope that you will help spread the word about our concerts with your community by adding our concerts on your Events Listings. 

https://www.4shillingsshort.com 

"The finest Music transports, teaches, entertains and conveys the Magic around us....

Four Shillings Short has it all."  (Mary Lou Philbin-Clarke/Ossian USA, Concord, NH)

FRIDAY: NOVEMBER 13, 2026 @ 5:00 – 6:30PM

FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT CONCERT

@ SILVER CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Grant County Community Concert Association presents Convergence String Quartet, on Tuesday, November 10 in the WNMU Fine Arts Theater at 7 PM.

This is a special concert not part of the subscription concerts.

The GCCCA proudly presents a rare opportunity – 4 amazing artists coming together to perform an evening of classical and Latin music.  The String Quartet is composed of 

Violinist – Mari Lee, a Carnegie Fellow since 2017, an alternate violinist with the NY Philharmonic Orchestra and the founder of Salon Séance.

Violinist – Brigid McCarthy has been the Concertmaster for the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra since 2017.

Violist – Jorge Martinez-Rios, Conductor for the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra and a Latin Grammy winner

Cellist – Zachary Mowitz is a member of SAKURA Cello Quintet and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Arlen Lazar and Archi PadillaOctober 25, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street –  "NM BARC – New Mexico Borderland Animal Rescue Coalition"

An NMBARC team will discuss the history, mission, and work of NMBARC to establish No Kill in southwest New Mexico and beyond. NMBARC is not an animal shelter, it has a network of volunteers who foster animals until they can be adopted. Their Good Neighbor program helps our lower-income neighbors with assistance for food, vet care, and more.

Archi Padilla is a retired Human Resources executive who returned to her hometown in 2008 after living in Los Angeles for 30 years. She began volunteering with the Hurley Shelter in 2013 after learning about the poor kennel conditions where local dogs were being housed.

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GRANT COUNTY, N.M. – New Mexico animal health officials have confirmed two additional New World screwworm cases in Grant County, one in a horse and one in a calf.

State and federal officials are continuing to expand surveillance and fly-trapping around affected locations to identify any additional cases and determine whether the pest has spread beyond the affected animals.

"We are working closely with our state and federal partners to investigate these cases, increase surveillance and monitor for additional infestations," said State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Holeck with the New Mexico Livestock Board.