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.
Silver City Police Department blotter – May 5 through May 7, 2023
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Friday, May 5
Domestic disturbance
2711 Leslie Road – Lintero Apartments – 1:07 a.m.
Caller advised his girlfriend is not letting him inside the residence/she locked caller out.
Harassment
2711 Leslie Road – LA – 3:05 a.m.
Caller advised a named male is throwing rocks at her windows.
Stolen motor vehicle
SCPD
Behind the building. Registration check returned blue 2017 Chevy 4dr.
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation 2023 Community Investment Fund Application opens May 15.
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Freeport-McMoRan hasmoved away from the Letter of Intent (LOI) process from the past few years and will again require a single application.
Community Investment Committees (CIC) made up of local community stakeholders will continue to make funding decisions.
If your application is selected to receive funding, you will be required to submit a forecast in the True Impact system prior to receiving that funding. More information will be shared about this process in the award notification.
The following resources can be found on the Freeport-McMoRan Application Resource Page.
NWS Skywarn Spotter class in Silver City May 16, 2023
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- Published: 07 May 2023 07 May 2023
The National Weather Service will be holding a Skywarn Spotter class on Tuesday, May 16 from 7-8:30 PM in Silver City on the campus of WNMU in the Student Memorial Building 3rd floor seminar room. The class is free, and all interested individuals are welcomed.
Next Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City
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- Published: 07 May 2023 07 May 2023
Local author Joe (Jody) Bateman tells the story of the struggle for equality and dignity through the words of the largely unknown men and women and the civil rights workers who joined them. Their accounts reflect on the lives of residents of Marks, Mississippi before, during, and after the activist years of the civil rights movement.
The Black people of Marks, Mississippi, and other rural southern towns were the backbone of the civil rights movement, yet their stories have too rarely been celebrated and are, for the most part, forgotten. Part memoir, part oral history, and part historical study, “A Day I Ain’t Never Seen Before” tells the story of the struggle for equality and dignity through the words of these largely unknown men and women and the civil rights workers who joined them.
Joe Bateman is a veteran of the civil rights movement who served as a member of the Council of Federated Organizations and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1964–66). A native of Oklahoma, Bateman now calls New Mexico home.
Friends of the Silver City Library Book Sale May 13, 2023
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Weather permitting, the Silver City Friends of the Library’s (FOL) Bookstore and Parking Lot Book Sale will be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 10:00am-2:00pm, at 1510 Market Street across from Cheyenne Street. The sale is open to the public, free of charge. Come and enjoy browsing the stacks and finding treasures, all while supporting the Silver City Public Library. Please note the next FOL book sale will be on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
“It’s time to stock up for summer reading, “ Barbara Guber, FOL Bookstore Manager said. “And remember we have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, and vacations coming up in the next four months. All great reasons to come to the May 13 Friends of the Library Book Sale because our community continues to donate wonderful reading finds, which in turn make great gifts for your favorite people and for yourself.”
“Lots of new stock appear on all the book shelves inside the Bookstore, the music CD section contains new donations, and there are more than 100 audio books ready and waiting for their next owners,” said an FOL book sale volunteer.
Gila National Forest closes Chloride Canyon Road in Sierra County
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Forest Road 226 suffered extensive damage during post-fire flooding in 2022
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM, May 5, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District has closed approximately 10 miles of Forest Road 226, the Chloride Canyon Road, from the Gila National Forest boundary west of Chloride, New Mexico, to the Monument Cabin area. The 2022 Black Fire burned over the Chloride Creek headwaters, followed by heavy monsoon rains that washed away soil, deeply eroding Chloride creek downstream.
“Forest Road 226 follows Chloride Creek, either running in the creek bed or crossing it dozens of times within the section that is now closed,” said Acting Black Range District Ranger Michael Martinez-McGrath. “Deep washouts exist at each stream crossing, making the route unsafe for vehicle travel. Significant repair or rerouting of the road is necessary to protect natural resources and public safety.”
The area closure went into effect yesterday and will remain in effect through December 31 unless rescinded sooner. For more information contact Maribeth Pecotte at 575-388-8211 or Maribeth.Pecotte@usda.gov.
Tri-City police department blotters – May 1 through May 4, 2023
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Bayard Police Department
Monday, May 1
Welfare check
Bard Street
Caller from Bayard Post Office advised an elderly male is screaming for help. Officer advised everything is okay/clear.
Tuesday, May 2
Disturbance
North Street
Caller's son is arguing with the neighbor in the middle of the street. Officer advised subjects agreed to stay away from each other.
Shots fired
Caller advised he heard two shots just north of his residence. Third caller stated she heard one shot from the area. Officer made contact on Canyon Street with this vehicle. It . . .
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – May 1 through May 4, 2023
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Monday, May 1
Reckless driver
Cliff High School
Caller from CHS received a complaint about a student driving recklessly. Deputy spoke to parent and student/parent advised he would pay attention at this point.
Criminal damage to property
Highway 15 – Pinos Altos
Caller advised last night someone damaged his mailbox and gate opener. Deputy advised would respond as soon as this meeting was done.
Unwanted subject
Escobedo Lane – Arenas Valley
Caller advised a male who was supposed to work on her grandmother's vehicle is refusing to leave the property and making threats to harm her boyfriend. Another caller advised the subjects pulled a gun on him then hid the gun.