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Photos of a fire in Silver City courtesy of Saul Osuna.
[Editor's Note: We have not yet been able to get information on where it is. We will add when we have it.]
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting May 12, 2026. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith, Nicholas Prince, Stan Snider, Victor Nanez and Angela Salaiz.
The council approved the agenda.
Ceremonies
Jacqui Olea, assistant town manager, presented the employee of the month award to Johnathan Baca. He had stepped up to the role of acting utility supervisor and is a pillar of the team. Often, he will be the first to volunteer to help colleagues struggling with a heavy workload.
Proclamations
The town proclaimed Wild Wild West Rodeo Days June 5 and 6, 2026. This will be the 34th year in Silver City. Kim Clark attended to receive the proclamation.
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley had a workshop and regular meeting May 12, 2026. Reynaldo Maynes, Ester Gil and Robert Candelaria attended. Aron Phillips and Jason Cox did not attend.
The council held a workshop to review the 2026-2027 budget. Darlene McBride, town clerk, provided them with the current budget and the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. She had included requests from the different departments. Kevin Vigil presented the requests he had for the police department. It had included increases in pay and clothing allowance. He went over the requests in detail. Maynes had some questions Vigil answered and clarified.
Workshop meeting adjourned
Regular meeting
Phillips joined the meeting online.
Public input
ROAD ADVISORY:
ROAD CLOSURE – Deming Area
NM 11 and Pear this intersection will be closed due to a gas leak. Motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution. Please seek alternate route.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
On a blustery Memorial Day at Fort Bayard national Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2026, a good crowd gathered to honor the fallen veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. With the theme of Flags for Fallen Heroes, the Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 hosted the event. Marine Corps Veteran Elmo Gomez served as Emcee with the Fort Bayard National Cemetery Director Shane Delaney giving the welcome and opening remarks.
The Grant County Veterans Coalition, made up of members of the various Service organizations presented to colors. Jocelyn Q. Rodriguez sang The National Anthem and Marine Corps Veteran Roger Wright led The Pledge of Allegiance.
The Hi Lo Silvers sang the Salute to the Military and later This Land is Your Land. Jim Dines played Amazing Grace on bagpipes.
State Sen. Gabriel Ramos served as the keynote speaker.
[Editor's Note: A lot of information came out of this meeting, so this is part 2 of a multi-part series of articles.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
At a fire preparedness and mitigation public meeting hosted by Rep. Luis Terrazas and Sen. Gabriel Ramos, several speakers presented information for resident son how to prevent fires and how to prepare to evacuate if needed.
Grant County Emergency Manager Scot Fuller spoke next.
"As Chief (Roger Groves) mentioned, there were a lot of issues with evacuations and that sort of things in the Trout Fire, but there were several lessons learned from incident recovery. And one of the main th
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