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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7/14/2006 1:40pm
DOÑA ANA COUNTY PHONE SERVICE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS

Telephone service into the Doña Ana County Government Center has suffered brief intermittent outages throughout the day. The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department also has been affected. Technicians are at work to identify the problem and fix it. If necessary, work will continue through the weekend. read more...

7/13/2006 5:16pm
FORMER ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR FAILS TO APPEAL TERMINATION

Former Doña Ana County Elections Supervisor Mari Langford-Pavão’s termination on grounds of substandard job performance and personal misconduct will not be reviewed. Langford-Pavão failed to file an appeal to the Doña Ana County Human Resources Department within 10 calendar days of her termination notification. The deadline for the appeal expired at 5 p.m. today.
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7/11/2006 4:37pm
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO HOLD A CITIZENS' ACADEMY

The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department will be holding a Citizens' Academy beginning in August. read more...

7/11/2006 3:18pm
ELECTIONS TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY MEETINGS

The non-partisan advisory task force appointed by the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners to review county voting procedures has announced a series of community meetings -- one in Hatch, one in Sunland Park and two in Las Cruces -- to solicit public input on how the election process can be improved. read more...

7/10/2006 12:08pm
DOÑA ANA COUNTY AIRPORT HOSTS OPEN HOUSE, PLANNING MEETING

Doña Ana County is updating the airport master plan for the Doña Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa. The plan will take a comprehensive look at the 20-year future development needs at the airport and will be coordinated with regional development.
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7/10/2006 11:58am
NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM: JULY 14, 2006

Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Board of County Commissioners may attend two upcoming meetings. The purpose of this notice is merely to inform the public that its elected member of the Board may be attending the following meetings: Access to Care - Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP). The meeting will be Friday, July 14th at the Dona Ana County Governmental Center at 8:30 am at 845 N. Motel in the commissioners chambers and a follow-up meeting at Memorial Medical Center at 11:30 a.m., 2450 N. Telshor. Members of the public are welcome to communicate their respective concerns relating to the topic of the meeting to their commissioners. Furthermore, members of the public are welcome to attend. read more...

6/28/2006 10:45am
COUNTY PARTIALLY DISABLES ONLINE RESEARCH TO PROTECT PRIVACY

Doña Ana County has disabled several of its online real-estate records pages, because some documents contain sensitive personal information that could be exploited by identity thieves.
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6/27/2006 4:22pm
SHERIFF GARRISON ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVE

The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department has created a new division devoted primarily to the rural residents of Doña Ana County. The Community Enforcement Response Team (CERT) is a community-oriented policing division initially staffed by four deputies.
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6/26/2006 8:21am
COUNTY ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT AND CLOSURE SCHEDULES

Most Dona Ana County offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2006, to allow employees to observe the Independence Day holiday. Emergency services and law enforcement will not be affected. read more...

6/23/2006 12:56pm
DOÑA ANA COUNTY’S OSCAR VÁSQUEZ BUTLER TAKES REINS AS NMAC PRESIDENT

District 1 Doña Ana County Commissioner Oscar Vásquez-Butler was inaugurated as president of the New Mexico Association of Counties today.
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