Ferguson inducted into New Mexico Hall of Fame
Wayne Ferguson, longtime Tucumcari High School coach and administrator, was inducted into the NMAA Hall of Fame during the New Mexico High School Sports Award Show at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The 116th inductee praised colleagues and reflected on a career spanning football, basketball, wrestling, track and field with state titles and national coaching honors.
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New Mexico Activities Association
Tucumcari
Wayne Ferguson
New Mexico
Albuquerque Convention Center
Ferguson
NMVAA
Don Sparks
THS
John Span
Aaron McK
Eastern New Mexico University
Lesley University
Rattlers
NHFL
Nmaa Hall of Fame
NMAA
Sally Marquez
Melrose Municipal Schools
Brian Stacy
Albuquerque
County approves IT firm hire for county and 911 center
Park Place Technologies will serve the county and regional emergency dispatch center at 55,020 annually plus a 4,000 onboarding fee. Costs are shared with the 911 board backing the split. Plateau Telecommunications will phase out as provider. new hospital grant and other budget items also noted. A July 31 community workshop at the fairgrounds invites input on the comprehensive plan.
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Quay County Commission
Park Place Technologies
911
Daniel Zamora
Plateau Telecommunications
Plateau
Daniel C. Trigg
Tucumcari
Stephen Salas
New priest leads St. Anne’s Tucumcari parish
The Rev. Cameron Degani, 29, a Roswell native, is assigned to preside over St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Tucumcari. He also serves small churches in Logan, San Jon, and Nara Visa as part of his circuit, replacing Rev. John Paul Afuecheta who took a leave of absence for medical reasons after six years. Degani previously served as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in Las Cruces.
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Cameron Degani
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Tucumcari
Degani
Roswell
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Santa Fe
Logan
San Jon
Nara Visa
John Paul Afuecheta
Africa
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
Las
Cattle collaborations to be discussed at NMSU field day
New Mexico State University hosts an August 6 field day at the Rex E Kirksey Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari. Topics include forage sorghum, alternate cropping, and cattle genetic testing. keynote Jay Lillywhite reviews eastern New Mexico's economic outlook. Marcy Ward outlines the Youth Feeder Beef contest and Ranch to Rail while attendees learn cattle performance metrics. Over 40 steers are fed locally across programs.
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New Mexico State University
Rex E. Kirksey
NMSU
Jay Lillywhite
New Mexico
Marcy Ward
Tucumcari
Ward
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Ferguson Inducted
Miranda Archuleta
Jazlyna Lucero
Dona Ana County
Quay County
Quay Roads
Quay Road
Evans Avenue
Zamora
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad
U.S. 54
Angie Coburn
Quay County Family Health Center
Pacheco Family Dentistry
Coburn
Bard-Endee
St. Anne’s
Ron Warnick
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