Roswell UFO Festival Aids Local Business And Tourism
The Roswell UFO Festival and related events draw about 15 000 visitors and at least 1 million in extra city revenue. Hotel occupancy spikes with 25 hotels and 1 433 rooms, while venues along North Main Street host vendor booths shows and planetarium shows at the museum and center. The festival is a major tourist booster in a city that relies on summer travel for economic impact.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Eral
Edie Stevens
Roswell Hotel and Hospitality Association
North Main Street
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Roswell Civic & Convention Center
Kathy Lay
Main Street
U.S
Print of 2020 Census Proceeding Without Citizenship Question
The Census Bureau began printing the 2020 questionnaire without the citizenship query after the Supreme Court halted its addition. Justice Department and Census officials confirmed no citizenship question will appear. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross praised the ruling but sought accuracy in the decennial count.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Census Bureau
Trump Administration
Kristen Clarke
National Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Justice Department
Kelly Lace
Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Supreme Court
Trump
Gustavo Torres
CASA
Capitol Hill
Roswell Teacher Wins National History Award for SGMS
Leslie Lawner of Sidney Gutierrez Middle School has been named New Mexico's Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year recipient. A former lawyer, she teaches six classes daily, pairing language arts and social studies with authentic activities and a focus on the Constitution. The national award will be presented in New York City on Oct 2, honoring her years of service since 2003 and her charter school leadership in Roswell.
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Sidney Gutierrez
Lawner
New Mexico
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
District of Columbia
Department of Defense
U.S Territories
New York City
SGMS
Robert
Bob” Carroll
Roswell
Houston
Washington D.C
Details Emerge on Alleged stash house migrant case
Federal documents reveal seven male migrants housed at 17 Concord Road in Chaves County paid between 8 000 and 12 000 to be smuggled into the United States. Some spent days in the desert after transport arranged by an unnamed operation, authorities said.
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Chaves County
U.S
Concord Road
United States
Eros
U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
ICE
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Guatema
Pine Lodge Fire Reaches 47 Percent Containment
The Pecos Zone Type 3 Interagency Incident Management Team reports the Pine Lodge Fire at 14 043 acres with 47 percent containment as flames reached Capitan and Sunset Peaks. Crews of 145 personnel patrol Copeland Canyon and Peachtree Canyon drainages to keep the fire from moving west amid light rain and sparse vegetation on upper slopes.
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Capitan
Fine Lodge
Pecos Zone
Copeland Canyon
Peachtree Canyon
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