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The 4th annual Great New Mexico Chile Taste-Off will be held Oct. 8 in Socorro. The event, sponsored by the New Mexico Chile Association, Bueno Foods, Socorro County, and the City of Socorro offers …
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9/30/22
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Oct. 1, 2012, A Bite of Belgium first opened its doors – actually, its window – as a walk-up restaurant in a leased building at 741 N. Alameda Blvd.
Ten years later, Jim and Jodi York own the building and the property surrounding it, offer extensive indoor and outdoor dining and have big plans for what is coming next.
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By Mike Cook
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9/29/22
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The New Mexico State University system enrolled its largest freshman class since 2009 this fall, driven by an expansion in eligibility for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship, along with tech-based initiatives aimed at boosting recruitment and retention.
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By Amanda Bradford
NMSU News Team
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9/29/22
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which begins Oct. 1, is a great time for Tresco, Inc. staff and contract employees to spread the word about the nonprofit’s mission to provide jobs and services for people with disabilities and excellent service to its nearly 60 partners throughout southern New Mexico.
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By Mike Cook
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9/29/22
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By mid-October, thousands of Las Cruces Public Schools students, staff, parents and visitors will have participated in International Walk to School Day celebrations at all 25 LCPS elementary schools.
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By Mike Cook
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9/29/22
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On the first day of class, about one in three students in the culinary arts program at Doña Ana Community College (DACC) is likely to list Taco Bell as his or her favorite restaurant.
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By Mike Cook
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9/29/22
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When Jason Smith became a firefighter in 2002, the Las Cruces Fire Department (LCFD) was responding to about 12,000 calls for service each year. 20 years later, Smith is the fire chief and the department is responding to more than 21,000 calls a year.
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By Mike Cook
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9/29/22
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The Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday, Oct. 2 at the fairgrounds. Visit snmsttefairgrounds.net for details and schedule.
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Photos by Elva K. Österreich and Matteo D'Antonio
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9/29/22
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The Las Cruces Public Art Program introduces “Discover Las Cruces Public Art,” a public art audio stories pilot program, with a scavenger hunt beginning Oct. 3, 2022, through the end of the October.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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9/27/22
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Human Systems Research, Inc. (HSR), a Las Cruces nonprofit, got a belated 50th birthday present, and the City of Las Cruces received another high honor from the state of New Mexico, as both received 2022 heritage preservation awards from the New Mexico Cultural Properties Review Committee in May.
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Bulletin report
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9/22/22
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If Las Cruces voters pass the general obligation (GO) bond question seeking $6 million for affordable housing, it will allow the City of Las Cruces to leverage other state and federal funding sources worth several times that amount and is important for the entire community, City Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager Natalie Green said.
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By Mike Cook
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9/22/22
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“I’m really pleased the city does have it,” former Las Cruces City Councilor Jack Eakman said about the city’s Oversight Committee (OC). Eakman has been one of three voting members of the OC since its first meeting in October 2020. He became OC chair last Oct. 1.
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By Mike Cook
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9/22/22
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“I believe in the people. I believe in democracy,” New Mexico State University government professor Kenneth Hammond said in an August interview.
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By Mike Cook
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9/22/22
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As a designated Hispanic-serving institution, New Mexico State University takes pride in its diversity, and will reflect those values in a series of events during Hispanic Heritage Month.
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By Tatiana Favela
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9/22/22
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The Bumblebee Transformer (also known as local performer Manny Castorena) will be the special guest, noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, as Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots of Las Cruces holds its first fundraiser of the 2022 holiday season.
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By Mike Cook
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9/22/22
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Thirty-two veterans of the Korean and Vietnam conflicts are taking to the sky Sept. 29 after a two-year Covid hiatus as part of Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico’s next journey to Washington, D.C.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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9/22/22
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“We are truly grateful for your commitment,” Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Debbi Moore said Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13, as the chamber congratulated and welcomed Las Cruces’ newest police officers.
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By Mike Cook
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9/22/22
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The New Mexico Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico State University College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) will host the ninth edition of AG Day 2-4 p.m. …
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9/21/22
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I was on the sideline when Abraham Romero was injured. Photographing the game for local newspapers, I saw every play on the field up close that night. By the third quarter, I knew people's lives had …
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By Jason K. Watkins
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9/21/22
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“We had roughly 800 people between guests and chefs,” Mesilla Valley Hospice (MVH) Provider Relations Representative and event coordinator Staci Mays said about attendance at the 14th …
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By Mike Cook
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9/21/22
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