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Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
- Category: Local News Releases
HIRING ON THE SPOT!
Make a difference. Be the calm in the chaos.
Join our team of dedicated professionals who are the first link between the public and emergency services. If you're calm under pressure, detail-oriented, and ready to serve your community—we want to meet you!
Hiring Event Details
Date: February 24, 2026
Time: 8:00A.M. to 3:00P.M.
Location: 3031 Highway 180 E, Silver City, NM 88061, Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center (NEXT TO ACE HARDWARE)
Same-day interviews
On-the-spot job offers for qualified candidates (CONTINGENT OF PASSING BACKGROUND)
What You'll Do
- Category: Local News Releases
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Suspicious vehicle --Caddel Crossing -- ATL for a black Jeep/negative contact.
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Suspicious person -- Cactus Street
Welfare check – Prescott Street
Thursday, Jan. 29
Unwanted person – Prescott Street
Fight -- Manhattan Apartments – No injuries/caller declined to press charges.
Friday, Jan. 30
- Category: Local News Releases
Light Art Space will celebrate two new exhibitions this Friday at the free public reception. Join us from 5 pm – 7 pm for "Abstraction in Nature", Grant County photographers. The work of 26 photographers will be on display. Also open that evening is Mac Schweitzer & Her Art, curated by Ann Hedlund, with Landscapes by Larry Ollivier.
Mac Schweitzer, a mid-20th-century painter of wildlife and other scenes, earned the reputation as "the feminists' answer to Charlie Russell," Enter Mac's world through the southwestern photographs of Larry Ollivier.
- Category: Local News Releases
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Fight
Central Avenue
Between two male students, 15- and 16-years-old/negative on injuries or need for an ambulance/parents have been contacted and are en route.
Smoke
Central Avenue
Have Bayard stand down/everything is okay.
Criminal trespass
Runnels Drive Apartments
Caller wants her ex-husband issued a 6-month CTW to her apartment/he keeps showing up and causing problems.
Thursday, Jan. 29
- Category: Local News Releases
Monday, Jan. 26
Suspicious vehicle
Third Street
Vehicle keeps passing by the caller's house. Negative contact with vehicle.
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Suspicious person
Carasco Avenue
Male reported by school to be walking around and tried to take a student's bicycle. Was asked to leave.
Saturday, Jan. 31
Suspicious person
Hurley Cemetery
Male was walking along the fenceline spilling something out of a container. Negative contact.
- Category: Local News Releases
Fort Bayard Volunteer Fire Department
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Structure fire
85 Wigwam – San Lorenzo
They were welding in the barn/smoke in between the walls/walls are very hot. Upper Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department acknowledged page and is heading to the fire. UMVFD advised FBVFD and Lower Mimbres Volunteer Fire Department can be paged out and stand down.
Santa Clara Volunteer Fire Department
- Category: Local News Releases
Sunday, Jan. 25
Welfare check – Cortez Avenue – Hurley
Hit and run accident – Horseshoe Drive – Hurley – no suspects were named in this incident
Loud music – Camino Tolteca – Silver City – 2:31 a.m.
Traffic hazard – Highway 90 – Gold Gulch Road
Traffic hazard – Junction of Highways 152 and 35 – San Lorenzo
Criminal trespass warning – Highway 180 – Arenas Valley
Unattended death – Cottage San Road – Silver City – foul play was not suspected
Welfare check – Cowan Road – Silver City
Harassment – Western Drive – Silver City
Suspicious activity – Galaz Street – San Lorenzo
Mountain run – Cliff – 6:17 p.m.
Animal – Nevada Avenue – Hurley
Mental health complaint – Pattie Avenue – Hurley
Monday, Jan. 26
- Category: Local News Releases
Invites You to our Upcoming Meeting At the Cross Point Church Meeting Room 11600 E Hwy 180, Mile Marker 116
Photo Courtesy of D. DinwiddieTitle: "People, Places, and Politics: Government's
Role in Grant County 1868-1912" from the book Unpacking Silver City
Speaker: Dr. Doug Dinwiddie, PhD.
Former Curator of WNMU Museum
Professor of Social Science at the Carlsbad
Branch Campus of UNM and Department Chair
Adjunct Professor of History at Colorado State University in Fort Collins
Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society, President Recipient of Several Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Service
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