Rural Sierra County’s future broadband provider will draw on its experience bringing telecommunication services to the Navajo Nation
Sacred Wind Communications will again be an industry pioneer in bringing broadband access to the Sierra County south of Williamsburg. Company CEO John Badal described SWC’s broadband partnership with Sierra…
Sierra Vista Hospital’s problems are rooted in hidden contention among leaders and over-borrowing, says Senator John Arthur Smith
…the debt-ridden institution a new taxing authority. The hospital is currently overseen by both the Joint Powers Commission and a Governing Board, whose members approved taking on what Smith deems…
New T or C airport manager has contract through June, search for private operator to begin soon
Chad Rosacker was hired as the Truth or Consequences airport manager about a month ago without the city commission being aware of it—a point raised by City Commissioner Frances Luna…
Sun to close, pass torch to Searchlight New Mexico
…on unfulfilled alert subscriptions. Our board of directors has decided to distribute $10,000—the preponderance of our remaining financial assets—to the Sun’s content-sharing partner, Searchlight New Mexico. Searchlight is a statewide…
Elephant Butte City Council sends letter to Governor asking that EB Lake St. Park be opened
…standing service will be allowed. Hotels will probably be allowed to open at full capacity. Gyms and salons will open, following safe practices as well as they can. Churches will…
Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission May 27 meeting
…At the May 7 meeting the City Commission agreed to form an ad hoc committee under the guidance of City Commissioners Randall Aragon and Amanda Forrister to get public input…
Report: TorC vets’ home violated virus safety rules
Reprinted from the Albuquerque Journal, E-edition 1/28/2021, copyright © 2021 As the deadly COVID-19 virus invaded the New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences last November, a certified…
Only governor’s signature needed to enact civil rights legislation giving New Mexicans greater ability to sue government employees
…a hearing of HB4 before the House State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee on Jan. 25. He pointed out that Bernalillo County, for example, is currently facing punitive and…
Sierra County Manager Bruce Swingle among T or C city manager applicants
…was appointed by fellow T or C commissioners to assume the city commission seat vacated by Brendan Tolley, who resigned in August 2020. She held both the county commissioner and…
Will Elephant Butte Lake’s SOS prompt statewide water management reform?
…president of the board of the Sierra County Sun), pointed out. “New Mexico only has river water because of the Compact.” Rio Grande CompactDownload THE NEW NORMAL Under the leadership…