As the 2023-2024 school year concludes, Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) is set to launch its Summer Meal Program to ensure students have access to nutritious meals during the break. The last day of school is Friday, May 31, 2024, with early release scheduled as follows:
The New Mexico State University Foundation will sponsor the annual NMSU Homecoming weekend, including the Homecoming football game at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Aggies will face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for the second time in Conference USA history.
Nine New Mexico State University (NMSU) students have been awarded scholarships to study abroad, totaling $32,500. The awards include the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, the supplementary Critical Need Language Award, and the Gilman-McCain Scholarship.
Each year, the Las Cruces Utilities Water Conservation Program hosts a day-long water festival for 4th graders. This year's theme was "Be a Water-Saver Superhero." The event took place on May 1, 2024, and featured informative exhibits and hands-on activities about hydrology, cultural uses of water, local geography, and environmental impacts.
The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Sierra County was found at a single gas station in the week ending May 25, according to GasBuddy.com.
The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29. The meeting will be conducted virtually via Zoom and livestreamed for public viewing at https://regents.nmsu.edu/regent-meetings/.
The Department of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies (BEST) at New Mexico State University has secured $170,000 in congressional funding to advance a research initiative aimed at developing culturally inclusive social studies curricula for K-12 students.
Oswaldo Corral has been taken into custody by the Doña Ana Sheriff’s Office after hiding in Mexico for nearly 16 years. Corral was wanted by the Doña Ana Sheriff’s Office since 2008 as a suspect in alleged criminal charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.
The New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research (NM-INBRE), based at New Mexico State University (NMSU), has received a $19.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant continues NM-INBRE’s 20-plus-year leadership in biomedical research, which began in 2001 when NMSU chemistry and biochemistry professor Jeffrey Arterburn spearheaded a $5.5 million proposal to foster collaboration among New Mexico universities.
The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Doña Ana County was found at a single gas station in the week ending May 18, according to GasBuddy.com.