Doña Ana County administrative offices will close on Monday, Oct. 10, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Emergency services and law enforcement in the field will not be affected.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill in 2019 replacing the holiday honoring Christopher Columbus, with a day celebrating members of the indigenous community. Columbus Day remains the federally recognized holiday celebrated on the second Monday of October.
Doña Ana County pays respect to the land, the people and the communities that contributed to what we know today as the State of New Mexico.
County offices will resume regular business hours at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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