Petition calls for removal of football coach in Gallup
A petition demanding the dismissal of Gallup High School head football coach Jett Taylor is circulating among parents of varsity players who oppose the season results. Gallup, 0-2, prepares for today’s game against Rio Grande in Albuquerque, while school officials emphasize following district policy and an evaluation process if concerns arise.
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Houses fixed for battered women
In Gallup six transitional housing units will open in October for battered women and their children escaping violence. The program by Battered Families Services Inc. extends up to two years with utilities paid, while residents create service plans for education job skills or counseling. The group already runs a 90 day emergency shelter and a resale store to aid employment.
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Gallup man pleads guilty to aggravated battery case
Kenneth Martinez of Gallup pleaded guilty to a fourth degree felony aggravated battery on a household member with a deadly weapon after rejecting attempted murder and kidnapping charges. He faces 18 months supervised probation and 300 hours community service, with other charges dropped. Martinez’s attorney filed a civil suit against Judge Rhoda Hunt. the suit was dismissed after Hunt’s excusal was deemed too late. The plea moved the case from magistrate court to district court before Judge William Birdsall.
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Gallup to Celebrate Character Counts Week Oct 16–21
Gallup prepares to observe Character Counts Week from October 16 to 21 with events hosted by schools civic groups and counties. The theme Character Counts will be reinforced through rallies forums school assemblies art and essay contests culminating in a week ending parade. The observance follows President Clinton and Congress declaring the week National Character Counts Week in 1993 to promote character education and public role modeling.
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Arizona lawmaker Debra Norris seeks cross tribe support in race
Arizona state Rep. Debra Norris a Gal lup native Navajo and Blackfoot leads in District 11 Tucson area Democratic primary but seeks broader Native American backing as the lone Native in the Legislature not from the Navajo Nation. She notes tribal divisions and urges focus on common ground ahead of tribal legislative day and Intertribal Council event. Norris starts her fifth year, term limits loom, and she eyes possible Congress run amid redistricting. She was elected first vice chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party and is a rare Native American state party vice chair.
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