Bulletin report Las Cruces Public Schools named Dr. Gregory Ewing of Marietta, Georgia as the next superintendent for the district, on Thursday, Nov. 3. He is currently the chief accountability and research officer at the Cobb County School District, for which he has worked about 30 years. In May, Ewing was named a top Hispanic school administrator in the nation by the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents; he was recognized as the Hispanic-Serving ...

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Workers comp ruling under fire By ALTA LECOMPTE Las Cruces Bulletin Advocates for the agriculture industry are urging state legislators to fight a recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision requiring farmers and ranchers to provide workers compensation insurance for their workers. Whether the lawmakers can or will do anything to mitigate the impact of the ruling on small farmers and ranchers remains to be seen. The legislature’s interim Economic and ...

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Bulletin report As of Friday, Dec. 18, the Sonoma Ranch Golf Course at 1274 Golf Club Road, and the Las Cruces Country Club will part ways. “We are 100-percent public as of (Dec. 18),” said Robert Pounds, with Sonoma Ranch. “They’re (country club) not associated as of (Dec. 18).” Pounds said the golf course would close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 17 for inventory and then reopen Friday with normal hours. The Sunset Grill will not be affected, though it will close early on ...

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December 16, 2016 Dear New Mexicans, I cannot begin to express how deeply sorry I am for my transgressions and the damage I caused to the public’s trust in public officials. I only hope the people of the state of New Mexico will move forward and someday forgive my actions which were not borne out of greed but rather a result of very tragic personal circumstances which led to some ...

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The City flag in front of Las Cruces City Hall flies at half-staff on Tuesday, Jan. 19 in memory of former Las Cruces City Councillor and recent mayoral candidate Miguel Silva who died Sunday, Jan. 17, of an apparent suicide.

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