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Ousted superintendent sues Socorro School District
Former Socorro School Superintendent Ron Hendrix is seeking $341,028.60 from the Socorro Consolidated School District, according to a letter sent by his attorney, Paul Melendres. In the letter sent to ...
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Socorro Rewind
THE QUEMADO HIGH SCHOOL football team won its first victory in the school’s history by defeating the Wingate I. Team 28 to 14. After losing its first two games, in their first year of football ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: ALAMO DAYS PARADE 2024
Oct 12, 2024 Oct 12, 2024 Updated Oct 12, 2024 ...
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Police officer resignations draw council’s ire
One couldn’t help but feel the frustration emulating from Socorro City Council’s faces when two of its police officers resigned after serving just over a year on the Socorro Police force. Police ...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE PROBATE COURT SOCORRO COUNTY NO.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE PROBATE COURT SOCORRO COUNTY NO. 2024-0054 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Allan M. Stavely, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ...
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Sammy M. Lopez 1955-2024
Sammy Lopez, a long-time New Mexican media leader, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 6, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Kathy Lou Lopez; his cherished ...
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Pamela Marion Vigil Thomas 1955-2024
She was born on June 20th, 1955, in Española, New Mexico, to Lucille Archuleta and Ernesto Vigil. She grew up in Española and Los Angeles. Despite her short stature, she pursued many activities, both ...
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Rev. Jon Aidan Marr 1933 -2022
Socorro resident Rev. Jon Aidan Marr (born Jon Marr Stark) died May 19, 2022, in Albuquerque. He was 88. Fr. Jon was born August 7, 1933, in Denver, Colo., to John Hutton Stark and Margaret Marr Stark ...
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Celebrating piñon, chile harvest time in rural New Mexico
For several weeks now, I’ve been venturing out in the rural areas to watch Chile being harvested by local farm laborers. As an old farm girl, I never tire of watching crops being harvested. Wanda is ...
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Socorro School Incident Under Investigation
A letter from Socorro Schools superintendent Aubrey Tucker was sent to parents on Thursday, Oct 3, regarding an incident that occurred at Socorro High School during a middle school football game on ...
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Confronting the Past: The cultural assimilation of Alamo's Youth
Publisher’s Note: This is the first story of a three-part series on the BIA dorms in Magdalena. In February 1959, the Department or the Interior announced a $331,445 contract was awarded for ...