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New Principal Adds 90% Attendance Policy
At the meeting of the Jal School Board this past Monday, during the principal’s and superintendent’s reports, Jal High School Principal Buddy Little noted an addition to the student handbook concerning attendance. Last year, according to Little, there was no requirement that students attend a certain number of days of school in order to get credit. Previous to this coming school year (2024-2025) the only policy was that students had 10 days to make up missed assignments, but Little also noted that it was up to the teacher how strict they wanted to enforce this rule, and that it was never consistently upheld by the teachers. He said, “This one has a little more bite to it.”
Satterwhite to use Air Raid Offense
Jal High School’s new head football coach and athletic director, Brent Satterwhite, has already begun to have a significant impact on the Panther Football Team. Coming to Jal with 35 years of experience as a coach, Satterwhite spent the last four years as head coach and athletic director for Tatum. He says leaving Tatum was a hard decision for him, “because I love Tatum and the kids there. Great little community.” He is a native of Texas. He attended college at Abilene Christian University and then West Texas State University, which is now known as West Texas A&M University. He teaches social studies, physical education, and weightlifting.
Anchorum commits $25 million to five New Mexico community foundations
Anchorum Health Foundation (AHF) in Santa Fe has announced a five-year commitment to invest $25 million in five community foundations to improve health outcomes across northern New Mexico. Anchorum—which received $500 million as part of the 2023 reorganization of Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center—works to address health disparities and...
Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation offers adaptive programs for kids
The Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation is celebrating 60 years of serving families in New Mexico. They provide adaptive programs, resources, and assistance that allow pediatric patients with permanent disabilities to discover their independence and creativity despite their physical limitations. Helen Pino, program manager, talked about some of the programs Carrie Tingley offers.
New Mexico Democrats mostly rebuff calls from Democratic governor to address high crime rates
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democrats in the state legislative majority on Thursday resisted calls by New Mexico’s governor for immediate action to address the “dangerous intersection” of crime and homelessness, shunning her proposals to enhance criminal penalties, restrict panhandling and expand involuntary detention and treatment for mental health problems. Instead, the Legislature sent the governor a solitary bill that expands pilot programs for voluntary treatment of people with severe mental illness and addiction problems, along with an emergency aid package in response to devastating wildfires that burned through a village in southern New Mexico in June. “We absolutely have a responsibility to do something about those people who are on the merry-go-round through our court system,” Democratic state Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, of Albuquerque, said as the Legislature convened. “But the answer isn’t to say we should start putting them in jail. The answer is to say we should start providing services.” The bill won final legislative approval on a 30-0 vote of the Senate, which adjourned the special session over the objections of Republican lawmakers who found common cause with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a two-term Democrat.
New Mexico legislature to consider bills combating homeless encampments
(The Center Square) – The New Mexico state Legislature will take up a slew of proposals related to homelessness in Albuquerque starting this week at a special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The governor visited downtown Albuquerque on Monday, three days ahead of the special session, to highlight the issues this is causing the area. "You can't walk on the sidewalk," Lujan Grisham told KRQE at a press...
State and federal agencies respond to Rio Chama sediment plug
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Office of the State Engineer and federal partners are working together to manage water operations after a sediment plug formed in the Rio Chama due to heavy rainfall. The plug is approximately 100 feet wide, over a mile long and four to five feet deep. Crews and special equipment are being […]
Who’s on New Mexico’s MMIP Advisory Council? It’s unclear.
It is unclear who is on a state advisory council on missing and murdered Indigenous people announced nearly eight months ago by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham amid upset over her decision to disband a task force focused on the crisis. A story New Mexico In Depth published Friday about the...
Registration open for first NM Startup Forum Sept. 4-5
Registration is now open for the inaugural New Mexico Startup Forum, hosted by Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University. The forum will take place Sept. 4 and 5 at the Isleta Resort and Casino, 11000 Broadway Boulevard Southeast in Albuquerque. All early-stage startup businesses and innovators in New Mexico are encouraged to attend.
Inside a Texas utility’s smart metering journey
Smart metering is all but an electric utility industry certainty. Advanced metering infrastructure already accounts for more than 80% of installed electric meters in North America, according to industry analysts. AMI is a building block for the smart grid, granting utilities enhanced data into customer behavior and grid stability. It...
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