Press Releases: 2006

For live, brief weekly updates of county news, tune in Wednesdays to Jack Lutz in the Morning at approximately 7:35 a.m. on The Rocket 99.9 or on Your Morning Show at approximately 8:10 a.m. on KVLC, 101-Gold. On Thursday mornings, you can tune in to the following stations: KGRT Morning Country Show with Joel and Patricia at approximately 7:40 a.m., then on HOT 103.1’s Morning Show (approx. 8:02-8:05 a.m.). In addition, you can hear updates throughout the week at various times on AM 570, KSNM.

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3/20/2006 1:56pm
BUREAU OF ELECTIONS SCHEDULES SATURDAY POLL-WORKER TRAINING SESSIONS

Beginning April 1, the Doña Ana County Bureau of Elections is scheduling weekly poll-worker training on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the County Courthouse, 251 W Amador, Las Cruces, N.M.
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3/20/2006 1:44pm
SUPPLY TRAILER ADDED TO COUNTY’S DISASTER-RESPONSE INVENTORY

The Doña Ana County Office of Emergency Management has a new tool to manage disasters. Effective today, a Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) trailer has been stationed at the OEM offices in Las Cruces.
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3/14/2006 1:19pm
COUNTY COMMISSION SEEKS TO RECOGNIZE AREA VOLUNTEERS

Beginning in April, the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners will recognize individual volunteers who make a difference in the communities where they live and work. Volunteer nominations can be faxed to (505) 647-7329 or e-mailed to input@co.dona-ana.nm.us. read more...

3/13/2006 11:14am
EVANS NAMED TO NACo HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- District 4 County Commissioner D. Kent Evans has been appointed to the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Homeland Security Task Force. He attended his first meeting as a member of the task force on Friday, March 3 during the NACo national conference.
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3/10/2006 4:04pm
STATE DISALLOWS FLOOD-LEVY REBATES PROPOSED BY TREASURER’S OFFICE

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department has refused a request by Doña Ana County Treasurer Jim Schoonover to refund over-collected flood levies to thousands of Doña Ana County property owners.
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3/9/2006 2:44pm
BOWLIN’S TRAVEL CENTERS VOLUNTARILY LIMIT SALES DURING DROUGHT

In what Doña Ana County Fire Marshal Paul Chavez called “a dramatic gesture of good corporate citizenship,” Bowlin’s Travel Centers of New Mexico has announced an immediate suspension of the sale of cigarettes in all of their New Mexico retail stores due to the fire danger in the state. They will also be limiting the sales of fireworks by selling fireworks only to out-of-state customers.
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3/8/2006 3:45pm
IDENTITY-THEFT SCAM TARGETS DOÑA ANA COUNTY PROPERTY OWNERS

The Doña Ana County Treasurer's Office has received calls from property owners stating that they are receiving calls seeking private information by people representing themselves as Doña Ana County employees.
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3/8/2006 9:45am
BORDER COUNTIES COALITION ADOPTS DOÑA ANA COUNTY COLONIAS MODEL

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After a presentation by District 1 Doña Ana County Commissioner Oscar Vásquez-Butler, the U.S./Mexico Border Counties Coalition has passed a resolution adopting Doña Ana County’s Colonias Initiative as a multi-county model for colonias improvements.
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3/7/2006 9:02am
COUNTY SEEKS APPLICANTS TO SERVE ON AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD

Doña Ana County residents wishing to serve on an Airport Advisory Board for the county-owned airport at Santa Teresa are urged to request application forms.
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3/7/2006 8:50am
THREE-WAY STOP TO BE INSTALLED AT DOÑA ANA INTERSECTION

On March 27, 2006, the intersection of Joe Gutierrez and Ledesma in the Village of Doña Ana will become a 3-way stop. read more...