Orogrande News

Mine tailings and an old mine access point near the Iron Giant/Cinco de Mayo claim await a decision on the future of the claim as Gulf Coast Mining seeks access to the site.

Thunderstorms that started around Silver City and areas to our north around midday are now plowing through southern New Mexico and far west Texas.

A Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, aerostat is readied for launch near Orogrande gate at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The JLENS system will be testing at White Sands to integrate the system with Navy air defense systems.

The Field Training Officer Program is designed to help deputies become familiar with the duties of deputies routinely patrolling in the sheriff's department's three separate districts within the county.