Lordsburg adopts city manager form by 4-0 vote
History was made as Lordsburg City Council approved an emergency ordinance creating a city manager office. Former Silver City manager Wilson Conover will serve as contracted administrator, with authority to hire fire suspend staff and prepare the annual budget, subject to mayor and council policy. The measure requires publication and mayoral signature to take effect.
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Lordsburg
Paul Sherman
Batlon
Silver City
Wilson Conover
Conover
Taken Conover
Ted White
Southwest New Mexico Heroin Arrests Surge
A task force from Hidalgo Grant Silver City and the DEA continues heroin trafficking arrests in Southwest New Mexico. Seven suspects including Lordsburg resident George Holguin were arraigned with bonds from 25 000 to 35 000. Officials say investigations continue and more arrests may follow.
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Hidalgo
Grant
Silver City
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
New Mexico
Lordsburg
George Holguin
Rosa Lina Salinas
Holguin
Hidalgo County
Grant County
George Brussel
Antonio Limon
Bayard
Cheryl Locket Ross
Eddie Jo Diaz
Gilbert J. Padilla
Toby M. Padilla
John Scholl
Gene Moore
Richard Ingram
Silver
Thomas J. Ryan
Payne Announces Candidacy for State Supreme Court Justice
Albuquerque District Judge H Vern Payne announces for the State Supreme Court seat currently held by Justice Dan Sosa. Payne cites reduced trial times in Bernalillo County and emphasizes balancing individual rights with public safety while stressing judicial sensitivity. He is 39, son of U S District Judge H Vearle Payne, and a former private practitioner and NM Bar member.
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H. Vern Payne
Albuquerque
State Supreme Court
Payne
Dan Sosa
Sosa
Samuel Montoya
Bernalillo County
U.S
H. Vearle Payne
National College of State Trial Judges
New Mexico State Bar Association
University of New Mexico
Smalley Honored At Dinner For 26 Years Of Service
State Sen. I M Smalley a Lana Hidalgo Sierra president pro tem of the New Mexico Senate was honored Friday night for 26 years of legislative service at a dinner attended by nearly 500 people U S Rep Harold Runnels was master of ceremonies Gov Jerry Apodaca and former governors Bruce King and Jack Campbell attended Past and present state senators praised Smalleys leadership Deming attorney Smalley was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1949.
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I.M. Smalley
Dlana Hidalgo-Sierra
New Mexico
Smalley
Deming
New Mexico House of Representatives
Democratic Meeting Set in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County Democratic Party schedules precinct chairman and county chairman elections for March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Hidalgo County Court House. All interested Democrats urged to attend.
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Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County Court House
Western Auto Tops Western Division Rankings in 30 Best Stores
Western Auto in Lordsburg, run by Jiggs Reed and Robert Allred, earned a top six percent ranking in the Western Division, placing the local outlet among roughly 30 of about 500 stores.
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Western Auto
Kansas City
Missouri
Lordsburg
Jiggs Reed
Robert Allred
Alvarez Seeks Seat on County Commission
Alvarez 42 of Lordsburg announces candidacy for District One county board seat. He faces Gordon Cory Sven Thygerson and John Robertson as Lloyd Payne cannot run. He cites pushing Lordsburg Playas road, strengthening county city ties, and boosting Lordsburg as county seat. works in Phelps Dodge engineering and serves on Lordsburg City Council and VFW LULACS church groups.
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Felipe Alvarez
Lloyd Payne
Virden
Payne
Alvarez
Lordsburg
Gordon Cory
Sven Thygerson
John Robertson
Playas
Hidalgo County
Tillie
Jaime
Jose
County Commission
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Tyrone
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lulacs
St. Joseph Catholic Church
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Supreme Justice
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