Silver City News

That lame excuse is getting old each day, thanks in part to new leadership from three entities that have a chance to create growth and prosperity in Deming and Luna County.

SILVER CITY >> Friday's Colorado River Day at Gough Park was an afternoon-long event with speakers, including state Representative Rudy Martinez, D-Bayard, and Bishop Oscar CantAo of the Las Cruces Catholic Diocese.

Courtesy photo Silver High School students Maryssa Young and Jazmin Saenz were student ambassadors to Europe this summer, along with other teens from New Mexico, Texas and Tennessee.

The Silver City Public Library's Lillian Galloway teaches Roselynn Brown, Kiarah Delgado, Ginger Gasparich, Cyrus Aaron-Force and Alexander Waters about the linear meaning of topographic maps at the Silver City Museum's Gila Wild program at the library on Thursday.

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.

SILVER CITY >>Today marks the 93rd anniversary of the day the Colorado River was officially renamed from the "Grand" to the "Colorado," according to a news release.

By Susan Dunlap - Sun News Forrest Psarakis, chef and owner of Forrest's Pizza, getting a pie of pizza ready for a customer at his new location at The Hub.

Daylight Donuts, a local institution at 14th and Hudson streets, has been in Silver City for about 25 years, but has changed ownership a few times.

Orlando Chavez, 23, of Hurley, was arrested at his home at approximately 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, on an outstanding warrant for a traffic violation, according to a New Mexico State Police spokesman, and transported to the Grant County Detention Center.

Tom Bates of Silver City served as moderator for the Interstate Stream Commission's quarterly Arizona Water Settlements Act public meeting held in the Cliff School gym on Monday evening, July 21, 2014.

A New Mexico Alcohol Server Training class has been rescheduled in Deming for Thursday, July 31, after the original class was canceled earlier in the month due to inadequate enrollment.

The Rotary Club of Silver City has installed new officers for the 2013-14 year. Pictured here, front row from left, Jim Tindall, sergeant-at-arms; Sunny Yates, immediate past president; Linda Telaak, secretary /treasurer; and Kelly Russell, club service chair.

Today, students at the Native American Summer Academy in Rio Rancho took matters into their own hands when it comes to the name "Redskin".

SILVER CITY >> There should be smoother driving in Silver City come August, when roadwork starts on 15 streets within city limits from Aug. 4-8, according to Peter Pena, public works director.

SILVER CITY >> At the Silver City Town Council meeting Tuesday night, town manager Alex Brown announced the new Silver City fire chief, Tim Heidrick.

Deryk "Buzz" Perales pulled a Deming Double by capturing the Rio Mimbres Invitational Golf Tournament Championship on the heels of the men's club championship at the course.

SILVER CITY >> Western New Mexico University Museum and the Francis McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art next month will display a fine art exhibit of work inspired by the ancient Mimbres potters of the Southwest.

The 2014 Clay Festival will take place July 30 through Aug. 3 and will offer eight lectures Aug. 1 and 2 at the Seedboat Center for the Arts, 214 W. Yankie St..

TO PASS A QUICK SAFETY INSPECTION. Good morning just a few spots of showers this morning most of the brain that has some organization to it is down around the Bootheel section of southwestern New Mexico good news about the class today they should take the edge off of the afternoon eat it doesn't look like it will be quite as hot as yesterday early ... (more)

Silver City New Hope Al-Anon Family Group: 12:05 p.m., Monday, the First Presbyterian Church, 1915 N. Swan, Silver City.