The year was 1862. The mining boom, which would bring prosperity to Socorro, would not start for another handful of years. In the early 1860s, Socorro was little more than mostly adobe homes and buildings with a population of about a thousand.
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Three different school calendars for the 2020-2021 Socorro Consolidated School District were presented to the school board for its initial review.
The Magdalena Municipal School Board of Education voted at its January 20 meeting to retain Glenn Haven as Superintendent for an additional two years. The 2019-2020 school year marks Glenn Haven’s third year as Magdalena Municipal Schools’ superintendent.
Newly elected school board members Dave Hicks and Michael Hargather said last week they would like the district to host a “town hall” meeting with the local community on education.
Two violinists who are quickly making a name in hip-hop will bring their renditions of classic reggae and American pop to New Mexico Tech on Friday, Feb. 28. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Tech's Macey Center as part of the Performing Arts Series.
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Emerging technologies and new strategies are opening a revitalized era in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). New discovery capabilities, along with the rapidly-expanding number of known planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, are spurring innovative approaches by both go…
Socorroans now have the opportunity to purchase the Historic Plaza or M Mountain. Even Etscorn Observatory. That’s in funny-money, of course. Thanks to a company called Late For The Sky, there’s a new twist on the conventional Monopoly board game.
The year was 1862. The mining boom, which would bring prosperity to Socorro, would not start for another handful of years. In the early 1860s, Socorro was little more than mostly adobe homes and buildings with a population of about a thousand.
Socorro’s own HOT squad (Heroes of Tomorrow) are currently in late 2019-2020 season competition in the FIRST (for inspiration and recognition of science and technology) robotics league. Recently the team traveled to Waddell, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, to compete at Canyon View High Sc…
Socorro Electric Co-op is back in the news again, after it filed an amendment to its declaratory judgment stating the City of Socorro “by its actions will compromise SEC’s right and obligation to serve its customers.”
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Internet-enabled crimes and scams show no signs of letting up, according to data released by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center in its 2019 Internet Crime Report. The report shows that the last calendar year saw both the highest number of complaints and the highest dollar losses repor…
SANTA FE – A public health bill to regulate the manufacture, distribution and sale of tobacco products – including e-cigarettes – received final legislative approval Tuesday night when it passed the House of Representatives on a 40-28 vote. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following …
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are considering a full ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products along with more robust oversight of retail sales to discourage use by minors and young adults.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has opted for a new teacher candidate exam system that will mean a higher price tag for those taking the test for the first time.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An environmental group is suing the federal government to try to keep livestock away from Southwestern waterways that are home to threatened and endangered species.
