Chaparral News

Eduardo Mora is likely the first student at Chaparral High School to receive both the Gates Millennium Scholarship and the Daniels Scholarship, both of which fully cover all college expenses at any school.

Columbus Elementary School Principal Hector Madrid, along with Academic Dean Marlene Padron and Instructional Leader Armando Chavez, met with parents in Palomas for over an hour via the Skype system of telecommunications on Wednesday of last week.

Garrey Carruthers, the new president of New Mexico State University, knows all about starting work in a pressure cooker with the whole country watching.

Whether it's a concern about sonic booms over Las Cruces or range-firing blasts near Chaparral, a federal and local panel is seeking public feedback about military activities in southern New Mexico and west Texas.

The Welcome Strangers Canasta/Bridge Party will meet at 12:30 p.m. Friday in the Hallmark building at the Village at Northrise, 2882 N. Roadrunner Pkwy.

Early Saturday, the AFSCME Community Team and Chaparral community leaders plan to pick up trash and debris on three major roads and Dolores Wright Park, in Chaparral.