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[Editor's Note: This is part 2 of the Commission January 7, 2025 work session, which continues the county reports from department heads.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The next county report at the Jan. 7, 2025 Grant County Commission work session came from the Detention Center Administrator Joseph Andazola. He described his role this way: "I'm the one that administrates operations of the detention center. Operations of the detention center is a quite significant effort that takes a lot of teamwork and communications.The Grant County jail can hold up to 95 detainees. Over the last year, though, we've reported numbers up to 100 and 110 sometimes. Currently today, our population is 88. As of Dec.31 2024, the population was 90 detainees, with an average population in December of 89. I'm also in charge of 35 county employees, which consists of 22 detention officers, four corporals, four sergeants, a lieutenant of operations, a lieutenant of administration, a training sergeant, an executive assistant, and also a part-time presumptive eligibility coordinator. The coordinator determines if each inmate has current insurance or if they qualify for insurance."
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a regular meeting December 10, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Reynaldo Maynes, and Councilors Nanette Day, Keana Huerta and Pete Ordonez.
The council approved the consent agenda which included regular meeting minutes November 12, 2024, maintenance department report, deputy clerks' report, fire department report, animal control report, code enforcement report and library report
Traffic Alert – Roadway closure expected to last 30 minutes
SILVER CITY - The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District One, in partnership with Mountain States Constructors, Inc., is continuing with the widening of U.S. 180 from a 2-lane to a 4-lane road from Bayard to Hurley.
Crews have planned a rock blast for Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 12 p.m. The January 14, 2025, blast has been cancelled. U.S. 180 will be closed from Lusk St. to the Bayard Cemetery at milepost 125.8. Please expect delays. This closure is expected to last 30 minutes but no longer than 1 hour.
Grant County 4-H Horse Judging Team are from left to right: Tucker Gatlin, Dusty Waters, Tanner Frost
Denver, CO —4-H Youth from Grant County recently showcased their skills at the National Western Roundup in Denver, Colorado. The competitive team, made up of Tucker Gatlin, Tanner Frost, and Dusty Waters, had the opportunity to challenge other top state teams from around the nation. Horse judging requires participants to evaluate various aspects of horses, including conformation, performance, soundness, breed characteristics, muscling, and balance.
National Western Roundup Horse Judging Results for the team:
[Editor's Note: This is part of a long first Grant County Commission work session of 2025.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
With no public input at the Grant County Commission work session on Jan. 7, 2025, County Manger Charlene Webb said two items on the agenda would take place in February, rather than at this meeting. The Hidalgo Medical Services report and the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees report would be placed on the February work session agenda.
Daniel Graves, DWI Program and Prevention Program administrator, presented the first county director report. He said his team, in partnership with YSAPC (Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition), does outreach at La Plata Middle School and also in Cliff. They also helped with Snell Middle School Prevention Day and the Cobre Driver's Ed program. "We are also reaching out to people on Facebook and just starting with Instagram. We've reached out in the realm of geo-fencing. So instead of traditional advertising that we do on paper and social media, we're also reaching out through apps on cell phones. During the first quarter we reached 1100 students."
Traffic Alert – Roadway closure expected to last 30 minutes
SILVER CITY - The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District One, in partnership with Mountain States Constructors, Inc., is continuing with the widening of U.S. 180 from a 2-lane to a 4-lane road from Bayard to Hurley.
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