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Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
- Category: Local News Releases
Friday, Apr. 4
Unwanted subject
2080 Memory Lane – Valley View Apartments
Caller received a call from her daughter saying her brother is there and refusing to leave and threatening to harm her animals. Officer advised of pending call.
Criminal trespass
2501 E. Highway 180
Male walking toward Del Taco just tried to shoplift and got into a green Tracer with female driver/they recovered the items.
- Category: Local News Releases
Icon of Mary Magdalene by Br. Robert Lentz of AlbuquerqueChurch of Harmony
609 N. Arizona St.
Silver City, NM
6 – 7:30 pm
April 20
We are celebrating the spring holidays of Earth Day and Easter and Beltane. We are celebrating life and renewal! This is a beautiful spiritual practice of joy and peace from many traditions around the world.
No experience necessary. Dances are simple to learn; no partner required. By donation.
For more info:
- Category: Local News Releases
April 13, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Solo Aging and Social Support"
Joanne DeMichele and Siridharma Khalsa will explain what solo aging is and where one can find support.
"The term "solo ager" refers to aging adults who live alone and have no immediate family to rely on, whether by choice or circumstance. We will explore some of the unique challenges and opportunities faced by individuals aging independently, including proactive planning, community living, sharing resources, building support networks, and having fun along the way," DeMichele said.
- Category: Local News Releases
Grant County, NM residents an online Tutor Training Saturday April 12, 2025
Tutors will be learning English as a Second Language
We offer sign-ups for the class, textbook loans, and will cover the fee for this all-day training.
Tutors are required to fill out our intake forms located in our office at the Silver City Public Library at 515 W College Ave Silver City, NM 88061 call 575-388-0892 for more information
- Category: Local News Releases
Western New Mexico University will be hosting an event at its Mimbres Learning Center to introduce prospective students in Deming to the university. Attendees will have an opportunity to explore academic programs, discover the technical and healthcare workforce programs available, meet with admissions and academic advisors, and learn how to fund a debt-free education. The event includes a live performance by the university's award-winning mariachi group, Mariachi Plata de WNMU. Refreshments will be served.
Western New Mexico University
April 16, 2025, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
WNMU Mimbres Learning Center, 2300 E. Pine St., Deming, NM
- Category: Local News Releases
Early Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025
Regular Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025
Festival: October 2 - 5, 2025
SILVER CITY, NM — The Silver City MainStreet Project and Silco Theater are excited to announce the Second Annual Silver City Community Film Festival, taking place October 2 - 5, 2025, at the Silco Theater in downtown Silver City. The 2024 inaugural festival featured 16 filmmakers, 30 films, and approximately 200 attendees.
"The Silver City Community Film Festival was well organized and is a terrific festival for indie filmmakers and indie film loving audiences alike," said filmmaker and 2024 festival participant, David James Baker. "If you are a filmmaker or artist working in just about any medium or simply a lover of the American Southwest, you should plan to exhibit your work or attend this festival in the heart of the Southwest. We had a great time attending this festival."
- Category: Local News Releases
WNMU Librarian Madeleine Nittmo reads at last year's National Poetry Month celebration, April 16, 2024Western New Mexico University will be hosting its annual National Poetry Month celebration, sponsored by the Humanities Department and Miller Library. The event will feature a variety of poets, including WNMU students, WNMU Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Jack Crocker, WNMU Writer-in-Residence JJ Amaworo Wilson, Dr. Gregory Robinson-Guerra, Silver City and Grant County Poet Laureate Professor Heather Frankland, readings from Aldo Leopold Charter School students, and more.
- Category: Local News Releases
Silver City Fire Department
Wednesday, Apr. 2
Brush fire
1814 N. Yucca Street
Believes her neighbor is burning something in their yard/concerned about the wind/1815 N. Yucca Street is where the fire is. Second caller advised they can see flames coming from the back of the home/unknown if it's the backyard on fire or the home. E11 – fire knocked down/checking both addresses/between 1816 Yucca Street and 1814 Yucca Street is where the fire is. E11 advised . . .
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