Mesilla News

John France, 71, of Las Cruces, front, leads a line of runners during the Cupid s Chase 5K Run on Saturday in Mesilla.

To the caller who said that Andy Nunez should leave his legislative office because he is not voting for us, I second the motion.

Patrons prepare to dip into chocolate fountains and other candy treats at last year s Chocolate Fantasia in Silver City.

The upcoming meeting of the Friends of the Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb.

You might be surprised to learn that Mesilla, a town in which the population is 73.4 percent Hispanic and the town board of trustees is 100 percent Hispanic, is prejudiced against Hispanics.

A female dog was abandoned Tuesday at Better Life Natural Pet Foods, 365 Avenida de Mesilla.

El Paso is experiencing a lot of growth near Ft. Bliss. That has allowed southern New Mexico to reap its own rewards.

National speaker DJ Heckes will demonstrate how to build a brand to differentiate yourself when he speaks at the next meeting of the Advertising Federation of Las Cruces.

Your daily commute, especially if it involves driving along portions of Interstate 10 and I-25, is about to get longer.

Terry Hays, center, claps her hands in reaction to the homecoming of her refurbished '59 Chevrolet Apache truck on Friday at her home off of Snow Road.

Your daily commute, especially if it involves driving along portions of Interstate 10 and I-25, is about to get longer.

On tap this weekend is the Healthy U Expo Saturday at the Las Cruces Convention Center, along with openings and special events for Black History Month, For the Love of Art Month and attractions that range from Centennial art shows to World Wetlands Day at Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park.

That could be at least part of the reasoning behind a letter sent to Mesilla Mayor Nora Barraza by the New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens accusing the Mesilla Marshal's Department of conducting racial profiling to enforce U.S. immigration laws.

As if this month didn't already have a lot going for it with Silver City's Chocolate Fantasia and For the Love of Art Month in Las Cruces and Mesilla , February has plenty more packed into the shortest month.

Silver City's Adobe Springs Cafe has started serving dinner on Saturday and Sunday nights.

The organization touts Las Cruces' average of 350 days of sunshine per year, its small town feel and its four-month "full-tilt fiesta season" that starts around Labor Day.

The Double Eagle restaurant on the plaza in Mesilla announced that it has switched to an a la carte menu.

Test your artistic knowledge, enjoy some interesting homages to great artists and you might even win a prize at the annual "My Masterpiece" exhibit and contest.

It seems that almost everybody in southern New Mexico has been put on alert: the New Mexico National Guard is about to go out on deployment, again.

Streets around the Mesilla Plaza will be closed for several hours on Feb. 11 to allow a road race to be staged through the town.