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NMSU touts tuition-free online school for NM residents
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University (NMSU) Global Campus, the online campus for NMSU, is bringing awareness to New Mexicans to go back to school tuition-free with the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship. NMSU Global Campus wants eligible individuals who have some college credits, but no degree to enroll for their first undergraduate […]
NM tax-free weekend on Aug. 2-4
Back-to-school shopping is all the buzz with tax-free weekend’s upcoming arrival. At 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2, shops will welcome customers looking to score items free of tax. This event will end on the following Sunday, Aug. 4. Tax-free weekend is placed on select items, such as, clothing or shoes...
Students can enter to win an ‘Ultimate Backpack’ from New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) is hosting its Ultimate Backpack Giveaway. Five students will get a free ultimate backpack that includes an iPad, Air Pods, school supplies and a pizza party with classmates. Any K-12 public school student is eligible to enter for a chance to win an ultimate backpack. […]
Herschbach, Tafoya named All-State baseball players
Magdalena Steers juniors Javen Tafoya and Ayden Herschbach have been named to the New Mexico High School Coaches Association All-State baseball teams after their performances in the 2024 baseball season. “Getting selected as an all-state athlete is a huge honor. It means you are one of the best athletes in...
Two men die in rollover crash Friday night in Farmington
The Farmington Police Department is investigating a double fatal single-car crash. Officers were called out at 11:30 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Municipal Drive and Boyd Drive in response to a single-vehicle rollover crash, according to police spokeswoman Shanice Gonzales. A 39-year-old male passenger was ejected from the vehicle...
Arrowhead Center at NMSU to host state’s first Startup World Cup competition in Albuquerque
New Mexico has been selected to join the 2024 Startup World Cup, a prestigious global competition organized by San Jose, California-based Pegasus Tech Ventures, offering a $1 million prize to the winner. This opportunity will allow a New Mexico startup to compete for the $1 million prize at an event...
A third of Mexico's food is wasted. An NM food bank wants to bring some here.
Most fruit and vegetables consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico, but plenty more never arrive, with more than a third of Mexico's food going to waste, according to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. Dana Yost, president and CEO of the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, said that...
Learning to Grow Healthy Foods at La Semilla Food Center
Emily Guerra spoke with La Semilla Food Center Farm Education Coordinator, Julieta Saucedo, about their 3-part soil Health Workshop Series. Registration is still available for Part 2 on August 2nd at De Colores Foods & Farms, and Part 3 on August 9th at OG Farms, both in Anthony, NM. Open to everyone in the community.
NMSU Regents professor chosen for prestigious USDA fellowship
New Mexico State University Regents professor Cynthia Bejarano was among 32 faculty and staff that the United States Department of Agriculture welcomed to Washington, D. C. earlier this month in the 2024 class of E. Kika De la Garza Fellows. The group was selected from Hispanic Serving Institutions and Hispanic Serving School Districts across the country.
Central Superintendent Steve Carlson talks about new school year
Schools within the Central Consolidated School District are expected to welcome students back to school on Aug. 6, so the Tri-City Record sat down with Superintendent Steve Carlson to reflect on the past year and identify district priorities for the new school year. As of July 26, there is an...
NMSU names Rick Marlatt next associate dean of Graduate School
New Mexico State University has selected Rick Marlatt to serve as associate dean of the Graduate School. He began his role on July 1. “I am honored to join the Graduate School at New Mexico State University and am tremendously excited to contribute to the vision of empowering graduate students to succeed throughout their academic endeavors and beyond,” he said.
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