Casa de Peregrinos receives $50K Thornburg Foundation challenge grant
Casa de Peregrinos has received a $50,000 challenge grant from the Thornburg Foundation and is urging the community to match it as food assistance needs continue to grow.
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NMSU students venture to Puerto Rico to learn about coffee industry
Four New Mexico State University agricultural business students traveled across Puerto Rico to interview coffee farmers, gather data on production trends and document efforts to revive a historic coffee-growing industry.
NMSU professor publishes sixth novel, 'The Devil is a Southpaw'
New Mexico State University creative-writing professor Brandon Hobson has released his sixth novel, The Devil Is a Southpaw. Set in a 1988 Oklahoma juvenile detention center, the “novel within a novel” examines trauma, art, envy and redemption through the eyes of an unreliable narrator.
Meerscheidt Recreation Center restrooms, water fountains to close temporarily for construction
Restrooms, water fountains and lobby access at Meerscheidt Recreation Center will be temporarily unavailable beginning Dec. 9 due to construction. Portable restrooms will be provided.
Mesilla Valley MPO seeks bicycle community representative for advisory committee
The Mesilla Valley MPO is seeking a Bicycle Community Representative for its Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee. Applications are open through Feb. 2.
Project Jupiter donates $50K to Casa de Peregrinos during Sunland Park pop-up pantry
Project Jupiter donated $50,000 to Casa de Peregrinos, supporting a Dec. 5 pop-up pantry in Sunland Park as food insecurity increases across Doña Ana County
Registration now open for Las Cruces Winter Break Camp
Registration is now open for the City of Las Cruces Winter Break Camp, a $20 program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade running Dec. 22 through Jan. 2.
$2.3M US 70 roadway rehabilitation project to begin Monday
A $2.3 million roadway rehabilitation project on US 70 near Organ will begin Dec. 8, bringing lane closures and reduced speed limits through Dec. 23, weather permitting.
LCPD issues 27 citations during one-hour traffic operation on Red Hawk Golf Road
Las Cruces police issued 27 citations in a one-hour traffic enforcement operation on Red Hawk Golf Road, including speeding, registration and insurance violations.
