Silver City News

Baseball is a huge part of Grant County, and the tradition of the Little League All-Stars will continue with the annual District 7 All-Star Tournament that begins on Monday at the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex.

Silver City local Tom Hester and visiting Californian Bill Belote hang bunting in front of the Silver City Museum Friday afternoon in preparation for the museum's 27th annual ice cream social.

The Silver City Police Department reported the following incidents: Wednesday Property damage was reported on East Pine Street.

FOUND: Toolbox with Makita saw, fell out of truck on Highway 180 E. Call to identify: 538-5893, ext. 2601.

The temporary closure of a portion of the West Fork of the Gila River has been lifted.

Congressman Harry Teague, D-N.M., got an earful Friday afternoon in Silver City.

Although the morning had a slow start to it, by mid-afternoon Friday, downtown streets and sidewalks were buzzing with tourists and residents out shopping for bargains or just browsing downtown's mix of galleries and shops.

Just over 10 years ago, the Western New Mexico University volleyball program was suffering from being one of the worst outfits in Division II.

The National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Teams for Division I, II and III were announced with a total of 410 women's collegiate golfers recognized with this prestigious honor.

Beto Acosta, 11, of Silver City, helps out at the TNT fireworks stand on Hudson street next to the Food Basket Thursday afternoon.

Congressman Harry Teague will hold "Harry In Your Hometown" Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Red Barn, 708 Silver Heights Blvd.

Author Jeanmarie O'Keefe-Moore will sign copies of her new book, "The Big Book of Grandparents' Names" from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Hester House, and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Java The Hutt, both on Bullard Street in downtown Silver City.

Area law enforcement agencies will be conducting extra patrols, roadblocks and saturation patrols during the month of July and over the coming holiday weekend.

Fourth of July events kick off at 7 a.m. Saturday with a Cowboy Breakfast sponsored by the Kiwanis Club in Gough Park, followed by a day filled with events and activities for the whole family.

The local food movement, community involvement in environmental issues and a love of hiking, biking, the outdoors and the desert is what drew Doug Zilm to Silver City.

Festivities have been set for this year's Fourth of July celebration, "Saluting Grant County Pioneers, Past, Present and Future.' A cowboy breakfast, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, will be held from 7-10 a.m. Saturday ...

The Silver City annual fireworks show will start at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Two bills sponsored by state lawmakers from Grant County during this year's legislative session became law Wednesday.

Western New Mexico University head women's basketball coach Greg Adams announced his first pack of recruits since joining the Lady Mustangs in June.

The Silver City Museum is looking for entries into it's Cakewalk, a feature of the museum's Fourth of July event each year.