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Frost McGahey, Investigative Reporter.
On October 7, 2024, the editor of the Grant County Beat received the following email:
From: Jennie Becerra
Subject: Question RE: Public Notification-Full Disclosure
Good afternoon, I am writing to inquire about your paper’s practice in reference to notifying the public when an author of an article has a private interest in the information being published. I have noted a number of negative articles published in your paper by Frost McGahey. I have not noticed any type of commentary advising the public that this reporter or “investigative journalist” has a private interest in speaking poorly of the current D.A.
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To download a PDF of the release, please visit the following link: Freeport Reports Third-Quarter And Nine-Month 2024 Results
Click Here for a complete listing of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. press releases.
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Ashley Cano, administrative assistant and notary, swearing in the newly appointed Hurley town Councilman, Pete Ordonez
Pete Ordonez, newly appointed councilmanPhotos and article by Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a regular meeting October 8, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Nanette Day, councilors, Reynaldo Maynes and Keana Huerta.
Stevens said they had received eight letters of interest for the open council position. The council would hear from each person, and at the end he would make a recommendation, and then the council would have to approve it. They spoke in the order of the sign in sheet.
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By Frost McGahey, Investigative Journalist
In a press release received by the Grant County Beat, the Silver City Police Officers' Association (SCPOA) calls out District Attorney Michael Renteria for Weak Plea Agreements and Lack of Accountability.
In it, 25 officers voice serious concerns regarding Renteria's weak plea agreements for offenders who perpetrate violence against police officers. The letter states, "This leniency undermines the safety of our community and the dedicated officers who serve it.
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By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting September 26, 2024. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph Trujillo attended.
Mayors report
Lopez had met with Freeport McMoRan (FMI) for their monthly meeting along with the mayor of Hurley and Bayard. They went over the projects for the next year each would be wanting to do. FMI has these meetings to see how they can assist and help the communities.
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Voter Machine Certification 100324By Lynn Janes
The Grant County Clerks Office certified voting machines on October 2 and 3, 2024. This certification had been for the machines that would be used for the in-person election sites. The absentee voting machine certification for absentee ballots had been done the previous day, October 2, 2024.
The testing of the machines was done by Robert Zamarripa, senior county service specialist (technician), Elizabeth Trujillo, bureau of election director. and Brendan Salgad, a temporary employee for the election.
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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Lois Duffy with her self-portrait
Lois Duffy, a Silver City artist for the past 20 plus years, was honored Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, with an Edwina and Charles Milner Women in the Arts Lois Duffy Retrospective at Western New Mexico University. A lecture at Light Hall preceded the McCray gallery showing, which quickly filled with many of her friends and owners of her work.
Duffy developed her artistic style from her youth in New England to years spent in Florida and now works out of a home studio after closing her Silver City downtown gallery in 2023. Her works vary from the realistic with a touch of surrealism to her more surrealistic large paintings and her cube paintings. The show will continue at the WNMU McCray Gallery through Nov. 14, 2024.
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By Roger Lanse
According to the New Mexico State Police, a fatal crash occurred today, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024,
at about 9:45 a.m. in the eastbound lane of Highway 180 – MM 104 (2 miles east of Mangas Terrace).
The accident is still under investigation, so no other information was immediately available.
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