LCPS to discuss 6–12 Academy plans at 4 p.m. work session
LCPS will discuss its proposed 6–12 Academy at a 4 p.m. work session Tuesday, including focus group feedback and the district’s planning timeline.
Damien Willis
Damien Willis is founder and editor of Organ Mountain News. Previously, he was a lead reporter for the Las Cruces Sun-News. From 2014 to 2017 he served as the newspaper's education reporter. He also worked for the District Attorney's office and LCPS.
Doña Ana County commissioner warns small farmers could lose farms amid water shortages
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Amira pushes back on New Mexico lawmakers as questions over reading software widen
Amira Learning is pushing back on concerns raised by 35 New Mexico lawmakers as LCPS and other districts tighten safeguards around student voice recordings and reading assessments.
Doña Ana County community centers draw growing demand as staff buy water for visitors
Doña Ana County community centers recorded more than 47,000 encounters last fiscal year as staff served vulnerable residents and sometimes bought drinking water themselves.
Four NM State players earn CUSA weekly honors after Florida State opener
Four New Mexico State football players earned Conference USA weekly honors following the Aggies’ season-opening performance at Florida State.
Doña Ana County emergency operations center nears completion, will house backup dispatch center
Doña Ana County’s $14.3 million emergency operations center is nearly complete and will include a backup regional dispatch center and training facility.
County attorney: Scott Andrews’ exit was negotiated separation, not simple resignation
Doña Ana County’s attorney says former Manager Scott Andrews reached a negotiated separation with commissioners and that his six-month salary payment was contractually required.
NMSU may cut tuition for El Paso-area students as UTEP turns up pressure
NMSU is considering charging eligible El Paso-area students the same tuition as New Mexico residents as UTEP increases competition for students.
What Las Cruces is deciding before it’s too late
Good morning, neighbor, and happy Sunday from Organ Mountain News. Coffee’s poured. Hopefully yours is doing a little more than keeping your hands warm. It was another one of those weeks when the public-meeting agenda looked fairly ordinary until you started pulling at the threads. Las Cruces is
