Beyond the Bickering, Bill Lifting Oil-Export Ban Wins Bipartisan Support
Americans are sick of the bickering in Washington and want both parties to cooperate and get something done. Friday, October 9, offered proof that this can still happen. The house passed H.R. 702, the...
View ArticleWill Hillary Clinton Walk Back Her Extreme Positions in Tonight’s Debate?
Albuquerque, NM- With the first Democrat Party Primary Debate happening tonight, Hillary Clinton will have to explain her stances on issues ranging from ride-sharing companies to the Keystone Pipeline...
View ArticleFood Business Boot Camp in November
The Nuevos Comienzos Community Kitchen is hosting a free Food Business Boot Camp on Saturday, November 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 at Volunteer Center of Grant County, 501 E 13th St, Silver City, behind the...
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Silver City MainStreet 25th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade
The Silver City MainStreet 25th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade is planned for Saturday, November 28 starting at 7 pm in historic downtown Silver City. The theme is "The Light of Christmas". For...
View ArticleProclamation Celebrating National Arts and Humanities Month
Sen. Howie Morales will present the Mimbres Region Arts Council with an Official Proclamation of the New Mexico State Legislature celebrating October 2015 as National Arts and Humanities Month. The...
View ArticleCobre School Board once again tables superintendent evaluation, awaits full...
By Margaret Hopper The Cobre school board met Monday, October 12, at Bayard Elementary. The earlier closed executive session began at 5:00 p.m. where board members discussed student identifiable...
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What’s The Big Idea?
By Barbara Jorgen Nance We all have had big ideas on occasion. How does one clear away all the unnecessary debris surrounding our big idea to get to the heart? I saw the idea clearly for just an...
View ArticleHeinrich Calls For Locally-Driven, Science-Based Solutions To Tackle Drought...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 13, 2015) - During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U. S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) addressed the long-term drought challenges New Mexico faces,...
View ArticleSunday, October 18, at UUFSC
Next Sunday, October 18, at 10:00 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 North Swan Street, Silver City's previous poet laureate Bonnie Maldonado will speak on "Poems and...
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Esperanza Juarez Perez, 80,
Esperanza Juarez Perez passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, NM surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 2, 1927 in Santa Rita, NM to...
View ArticleTri-City Police Department Blotters – Oct. 9 - Oct. 11, 2015
Bayard Police Department Saturday, Oct. 10 Stolen motor vehicle Royal Street Caller advised that a named male took off with his vehicle including all his keys and paperwork for the vehicle. Advised...
View ArticleGrant County Sheriff’s Department Blotter – Oct.9 - Oct. 11, 2015
Friday, Oct. 9 Welfare check Camino Tolteca Caller advised that she was supposed to pick up her daughter this morning at 6:10 a.m. and she has not shown up. Advised that she doesn’t trust the male her...
View ArticleSilver City Police Department Blotter – Oct. 9 - Oct. 12. 2015
Friday, Oct. 9 Littering W. 12th and Louisiana streets Caller advised that a vehicle threw receipts out the window. Officer made contact with vehicle but did not see any litter in the area....
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Historic Military Convoy rolls into Lordsburg.
The Beat expresses its great appreciation to the anonymous photographer who supplied the following photos—the same one who takes the NM-90 Bridge photos. The convoy came through Lordsburg around 10...
View ArticleWalmart employee suggests town impose a fee to pay for reuseable bags
By Roger Lanse A Walmart employee came before the Silver City Town Council at its October 13 meeting to express concern that the increased cost of reuseable bags to local stores, in particular Walmart,...
View ArticleMustang Golf Finishes 4th
All-American Thomas Neve powered the Mustangs in two of the three rounds and ended up fourth while the Western New Mexico University men’s golf team tied for fourth after the third and final round of...
View ArticleLady Stang Golf Holds Steady at RMAC Tourney
Bobbi Pierson continued to lead the way for the Lady Mustangs as the Western New Mexico University women’s golf team remained in sixth after the second and final round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic...
View ArticleWNMU's Ayers Voted Player of the Week in RMAC Football
For the third time this season a Western New Mexico University football player has taken home HERO Sports Offensive Stud of the Week accolades. Junior wide receiver Xavier Ayers took home the honors...
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2015 Locals Appreciation Day at Pinos Altos Art Gallery
Letha Cress Woolf is shown with her array of "Pinky Pots" that was awarded the blue ribbon in crafts at the Grant County Art Guild's Red Dot Art Show. This Saturday is Locals Appreciation Day at the...
View ArticleNM 90/Hudson Street Bridge October Public Involvement Meeting
Silver City: The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) with Interstate Highway Construction will be holding a public involvement meeting to discuss the NM 90/Hudson Street Bridge...
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