Budget passes through House
In an update from Rep. Don Tripp in Santa Fe, he said the House has passed the state budget.
“We did pass the budget out with a few amendments,” Tripp said. “There is some educational reform in it.”
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U.S. Senator visits Tech, Socorro businesses
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) met with students and faculty at New Mexico Tech on Feb. 22, then journeyed through Socorro on an economic tour.
2013 Battles for Socorro schedule
Friday, Feb. 22 Fort Escondida noon — Camps open to reenactors 4 p.m. — Camps open to public 6 p.m. — After dark artillery exchange Saturday, Feb. 23 Fort…[Read more]
Socorro historian dies
On Friday, Feb. 15, historian and former Socorro resident Spencer Wilson passed away. Wilson was a professor of history at New Mexico Tech for many years. He was a life…[Read more]
School board elections over
School board elections, including several funding options, are over. Feb. 5 elections results in Socorro and Catron counties are official; canvassing has been completed.
Funding passes, school board members elected
School board elections, including several funding options, are over. Feb. 5 elections in Socorro and Catron counties results are unofficial until canvassing takes place later this week. In Socorro the…[Read more]
Election Day
Today is election day for school board candidates throughout Catron and Socorro counties. Not only are school board candidates on the ballots, there are also general obligation bond and mill…[Read more]
Socorro County and Catron County polling locations
Polling places in Socorro County Districts 1 to 4 can vote at either the Socorro Schools Administration Building, 700 Franklin St. in Socorro or the Socorro County Annex at 198…[Read more]
Guinness record confirmed
On Nov. 4, 2012, New Mexico Tech graduate Ephraim Ford, an engineering manager at NRAO, above, made his bid at the Guinness World Record book when he and a crew…[Read more]
Co-op argues over time
After some debate, the Socorro Electric Cooperative trustees voted to hold this year's annual meeting on May 18, with registration beginning at 1 p.m.
Shooting event previews Civil War re-enactment
The Robert E. Lee Birthday Shoot takes place this weekend at the Socorro Gun Club shooting range beginning around 10 a.m. On Saturday, Jan. 19, re-enactors from around New Mexico…[Read more]
Firs baby of 2013
Aspen Saige was a complete surprise to her parents Amanda Guerro and Patrick Betone of Alamo.
SHS drama club to perform melodrama
"Caught in the Villain's Web" features the usual melodrama problems — an overbearing mother trying to force her son into a loveless marriage, the son instead falling in love with the young nurse hired to care for the hypochondriac matriarch, the villain trying to ruin everything, and the hero son saving the girl of his dreams from certain death.
Co-op meeting redux
During the Dec. 28 meeting of the Socorro Electric Cooperative, trustees voted to resubmit all the previously proposed resolutions to the 2013 annual meeting, that failed to pass during the 2012 meeting.
War on …
A civil war re-enactment held near Escondida every year is a "positive, family oriented event," says organizer Charles Mandeville.
Co-op board reorganized
At a meeting held Jan. 2, the Socorro Electric Cooperative trustees conducted a reorganization. Three trustees’ terms expired and one new trustee will be sitting on the board for 2013….[Read more]
School board candidates declare in Magdalena and Socorro
The deadline for Socorro and Magdalena school board candidates to declare their candidacy was Dec. 18. All open positions in both communities are contested and the election will be held…[Read more]
Water grab?
Two men representing the Augustin Plains Ranch LLC, met with about 75 community members in Magdalena to answer questions regarding the ranch's application to the State Engineer to operate 37 wells, pulling about 50,000 acre-feet of water a year from the vast underground basin.
Wreaths Across America Day to honor veterans in Socorro
On Saturday members of the Socorro community will gather to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day. The Socorro Composite Squadron of…[Read more]
Mag basketball moves up in Steer Stampede
The Magdalena boys basketball team beat Carrizozo Friday 61-27, and the Mag girls beat Native American Community Academy 68-24. Both teams will play in Steer Stampede finals Today. The girls…[Read more]