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Sierra County

Sierra County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Sierra County, NM.

Results 1 - 20 of 55 in Sierra County, NM

  1. Our view: New year, new perspective, new challenges

    21 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... project is taking place north of Las Cruces, on what was once a desolate patch of desert in southern Sierra County. Spaceport America could be open for business by 2011. Construction is taking place on the main runway, and the contract has been ...

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    Related Topix: Luna County, NM, Grant County, NM, Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University, Opinion

  2. Law Enforcement

    Thursday Dec 24 | Deming Headlight

    ... M. Gonzales, 25, of Deming, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, expired registration and two Sierra County warrants for failure to pay fines. Cited - Ramiro Palomarez, 28, of Deming, was arrested for driving with a suspended license ...

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    Related Topix: Deming, NM

  3. Stephen Jones: Their General Welfare and OursRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Democracy for New Mexico

    ... 25 is not "fast" enough for our "friends" at the SpacePort Authority. This boondoggle, now being assembled in Sierra County, midway between Las Cruces and Socorro, began as a Congressional earmark of Federal tax dollars of that born-again fiscal ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Pete Domenici, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Las Cruces, NM, Dona Ana, NM, London, England, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

  4. Spaceport officials seek way to reduce liability

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... committed so far to launching space tourism flights from the state-owned Spaceport America, in southeastern Sierra County. It has a waiting list of would-be space tourists who've paid $200,000 for a chance to launch from the site. A similar bill was ... 7 comments

    Related Topix: Las Cruces, NM

  5. Stephen Jones: Their General Welfare and Ours

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Democracy for New Mexico

    ... not a oefasta enough for our a oefriendsa at the SpacePort Authority. This boondoggle, now being assembled in Sierra County, midway between Las Cruces and Socorro, began as a Congressional earmark of Federal tax dollars of that born-again fiscal ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Pete Domenici, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Las Cruces, NM, Dona Ana, NM, London, England, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England

  6. Daleco Resources Corporation's Sierra Kaolin Open Pit Clay Mine Project Receives Regulatory ApprovalRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | BusinessWire

    ... that the Sierra Kaolin Project located on the Southerner Federal Mining Claim, in the Gila National Forest, Sierra County, New Mexico, has cleared the regulatory review and that the Project's definitive Plan of Operation has been approved by the ...

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    Related Topix: Construction, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

  7. Official: NM Spaceport Flights Could Start In 2011Read the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | KFOX

    ... about five minutes of weightlessness. Meanwhile, state-owned Spaceport America is being built in southern Sierra County and could be done in late 2010 or early 2011. Steve Landeene, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, says ...

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  8. Space flights may start in 2011Read the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 13 | KRQE

    ... about five minutes of weightlessness. Meanwhile, state-owned Spaceport America is being built in southern Sierra County and could be done in late 2010 or early 2011. Steve Landeene, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, says ...

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    Related Topix: Las Cruces, NM

  9. Space flights may start in 2011

    Sunday Dec 13 | KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

    ... about five minutes of weightlessness. Meanwhile, state-owned Spaceport America is being built in southern Sierra County and could be done in late 2010 or early 2011. Steve Landeene, executive director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, says ...

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  10. Flights could be made from spaceport by 2011Read the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... first flights from Spaceport America, the state of New Mexico-owned facility under construction in southern Sierra County. The crew on the first official flight will carry Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and his family. The New Mexico ... 12 comments

    Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration

  11. 12/9: Sandy Jones for State Land Commissioner Kickoff in Santa Fe

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Democracy for New Mexico

    ... Before being elected to the PRC in 2006, he operated a construction business for over 25 years. He lives in Sierra County on a small farm with his wife Ginni. Jones said his love for the land and his hopes for the future of our children have led him ...

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    Related Topix: Santa Fe, NM

  12. Trail Dust: Looking back to the glory days of stagecoach travel

    Nov 21, 2009 | SantaFeNewMexican.com

    ... by one of the short feeder lines. That was on the company conducting stages from Kingston and Hillsboro in Sierra County south to the silver mining center at Lake Valley. Owned and operated by S.J. Orchard between 1888 and 1902, the line depended ...

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    Related Topix: New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM, Lincoln County, NM, House, NM

  13. County researching centralized rural addressing operation

    Nov 6, 2009 | Ruidoso News

    ... mid-year budget in detail," he said. He'll provide costs of a centralized office similar to an arrangement in Sierra County, he said. Commissioners Eileen Sedillo asked exactly what occurred in Sierra County. Stewart said, "They just beefed up their ...

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    Related Topix: Lincoln County, NM, Corona, NM, Carrizozo, NM, Capitan, NM

  14. T or C museum to be dedicated on Veterans DayRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | KOB-TV

    A new military museum named after a state representative who is a military wife and mother will be dedicated and opened to the public on Veterans Day.

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  15. New Mexico News Brief, Tuesday, Oct. 27

    Oct 27, 2009 | KOAT-TV

    ... will play a big role in a revitalization effort for the town. Spaceport America is under construction in the Sierra County desert about 35 miles from Truth or Consequences. SANTA FE, N.M. - Some $8 million in federal stimulus money is set to flow ...

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    Related Topix: Navajo, NM, Truth or Consequences, NM, Santa Fe, NM, Bill Richardson, US Politics, US News

  16. Spaceport ready to build welcome centerRead the original story

    Oct 27, 2009 | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... will play a big role in a revitalization effort for the town. Spaceport America is under construction in the Sierra County desert about 35 miles from Truth or Consequences. A 10,000-foot runway is expected to be completed next summer and a terminal ...

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    Related Topix: Truth or Consequences, NM

  17. Forum explores economic impacts of spaceport

    Oct 21, 2009 | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... in Alamogordo, say they see economic potential in the proposal to establish a spaceport community in southern Sierra County. "It's time for this area to grow, and I think we need to be providing everything we need to provide" to make it successful, ...

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    Related Topix: Radium Springs, NM, Alamogordo, NM, Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University

  18. New Mexico DOH weekly H1N1 update

    Oct 20, 2009 | KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

    ... H1N1 influenza in the state. The other novel H1N1-related deaths are as follows: a 45-year-old female from Sierra County with end stage liver disease, a 52-year-old female from Bernalillo County with chronic pulmonary disease, a 48-year-old female ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, New Mexico, Medicine, Influenza, Chaves County, NM, San Juan County, NM

  19. Woman arrested as Spaceport trucks roll

    Oct 19, 2009 | KRQE Albuquerque, New Mexico

    ... carry passengers into space within a couple years, but in the meantime it's sending some people into frenzy. A Sierra County deputy said he went to downtown T or C where protestors threatened to stop trucks by standing in front of them in crosswalks ... 11 comments

    Related Topix: Truth or Consequences, NM

  20. Spaceport Authority backs plans for 2 visitors centers

    Oct 15, 2009 | Las Cruces Sun-News

    ... by two new board appointees: Kent Evans, a former Do-a Ana County commissioner, and Gary Whitehead, a former Sierra County commissioner. The board of directors unanimously supported a proposal to lease an old fire station in downtown Truth or ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Truth or Consequences, NM, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Hatch, NM, Deming, NM