The following Deming Headlight year in review looks back at highlights from June through December. July 5 Major Division Champs Deming Major Division (11-12) boys captured the District 7 Little League Baseball Championship with a 15-5 victory over the Silver City All Stars at E.J. Hooten Park in Deming. New city hall Construction is near completion at the new city of Deming business office located at 1205 E. Pine St., …
Could there have been a worse way to announce the movement to create a national monument in Luna County? I doubt it. The event was not advertised in the Deming Headlight or the Deming Chamber’s weekly email. Ray Trejo, a county commissioner and supporter of the Mimbres Peak Monument Coalition was a guest speaker at the event, and did not even notify fellow Commissioners Colette Chandler and John Sweetser of …
Some voice opposition to proposed national monument in Luna County krwg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krwg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Last week, a collaborative effort was announced to turn the Florida Mountains and surrounding peaks in Luna County, New Mexico, into the Mimbres Peak National Monument, which advocates say would conserve Indigenous cultural and historical resources while boosting the recreational economy. The proposed national monument would include more than 245,000 acres that are home to cultural and historic sites important to modern-day tribes and pueblos who hold deep spiritual connections with the lands. “The lands surrounding Deming hold stories and a history that have shaped our community for generations,” said Luna County Commissioner Ray Trejo in a press release.
Tensions rose at Rockhound State Park Wednesday morning, where a press event was held for the Protect Mimbres Peaks effort to turn the Florida Mountains and surrounding peaks in Luna County into a national monument — but not everyone present was a supporter. Luna County Commissioner Ray Trejo announced the start of a campaign to federally designate the Floridas, asserting that it could lead to more jobs for the county …
Local residents, organizations call for new national monument in southern New Mexico krwg.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from krwg.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two of the three Luna County commissioners met in regular session on Nov. 16, with Commissioner Ray Trejo absent. Commissioners John Sweetser and Colette Chandler approved an ordinance establishing application procedures for low- to moderate-income housing assistance grants or loans in order to comply with the state’s Affordable Housing Act. County Manager Chris Brice said the county did not have plans to build or manage affordable housing projects. “There are …