Nye Communities News Today

Thanks to an AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund grant, Nevada Volunteers is embarking on three years of Volunteer Fairs that will take the organization all across the state and the very first stop will be right here in Pahrump.

Great Basin College, Pahrump Valley Center is on a mission to brand itself as a go-to choice for career and technical education.

When it comes to medical emergencies, every second counts. In the time it takes for emergency responders to arrive on scene, methods could be put into play that could save a person’s life, but only if the right equipment and someone with the knowledge of how to use it are both on hand.

“The Community Easter Picnic was a huge success,” Pahrump Holiday Task Force chair Linda Wright raved following the group’s annual, large-scale event, noting that she and her entire team were very pleased with the turnout. The event on April 8 attracted 1,000 people to the park, organizers said.

Thanks to the generosity and efforts of club president Eddie Williams and many others, the club was able to fund the installation of a brand new shade structure on the face of one of the campus’ most publicly-used buildings, the Activities Center.

The Women’s Fair will be held on Saturday, April 15 at the NyE Communities Coalition, 1020 E. Wilson Road. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the event will run until 3 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) announced his office secured $2.76 million for the Nevada State Service Commission and local AmeriCorps grantees to provide relief to communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Horsford helped to pass in March 2021. The funding will