Silver City News

What would a festival dedicated to chocolate be without those who perhaps appreciate sugar the most? During this year's Chocolate Fantasia, the Mimbres Region Arts Council avoided finding out the answer with several new activities focused on entertaining children.

The 4th annual Cowboy Dinner and Dance, sponsored by the Gila Livestock Growers Association and the Americans for the Preservation of Western Environment, will take place at 6 p.m. today at the Cliff Fair Barn next to Cliff High School.

SILVER CITY A suspected burglar who was shot in the chest last month after he allegedly kicked in the door to a home during an attempted burglary was arraigned Friday morning in Silver City Magistrate Court and asked to have his $75,000 bail reduced, but the judge refused.

Family members of a retired Dona Ana County deputy killed earlier this week in a rollover crash are expecting a large turnout - including many law enforcement officers - at the public visitation and funeral Saturday in Las Cruces.

New Mexico forestry officials are looking at the skies and hoping for more rain but at the same time they're preparing for what may be a terrible wildfire season.

Laura Krol, a second grade teacher at Chaparral Elementary, has written a comprehensive book on the early movers and shakers of Luna County with an in depth look into Deming's history.

A New Mexico Department of Transportation work crew from Santa Fe arrived in Silver City on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. to repair the traffic lights on the corner of Hudson and Highway 180/NM 90.

Jim Palmer sets up one of his bronze sculptures Thursday for The Sweetheart Show, which opens 5 p.m. Friday at 204 S. Bullard St.

The Red Hat Roadrunners, one of five chapters in Silver City, was established in 2002 by Jan Sherman.

The Silver City Daily Press was born June 25, 1935, when the Independent - our weekly predecessor - determined it was time to grow - along with Grant County, its people and its advertisers.

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

Centennial brown bag lunch lecture with Susan Berry will be at noon Monday at the Silver City Museum Annex, 302 W. Broadway St.

It's reportedly haunted by the ghosts of two starcrossed lovers who died tragically but still found a way to hang out in a romantic setting.

The Artist Lecture Series presentation by Suk Jun Kim, WNMU professor of sound, will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Parotti Hall, WNMU campus.

Western Institute for Lifelong Learning Lunch & Learn presentation Navajo Weaving: Then, Now and in the Future by Ann Hedlund, noon to 1 p.m. today.

Local musician Max Carmichael puts in some banjo time at his home recording studio.

Did you know that Western New Mexico University sits on 20 acres of land donated to the Board of Regents of the Normal School in 1893 by the Town of Silver City? Did you know that the first president of the board of Regents was D. P. Carr, the Town of Silver City Assessor? Learn about the people that bind a municipality and an institution of higher ... (more)

SILVER CITY Grant County area parents interested in learning about college enrollment options are invited to attend the WNMU Family Expo from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in the Grant County Business and Conference Center.

Due to a lack of volunteer drivers, the Silver City DAV Van, which has been shuttling area veterans to appointments at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Albuquerque for the past 15 years, has had to cut its service down from four days a week to three.

Next week, on the Silver City Ranger District, officials on the Forest have tentatively scheduled the 762 acre East Sawmill prescribed fire, located 11 miles southwest of Silver City in the Burro Mountains and south of the Flying A subdivision.