The Sandoval County Commission covered a hodgepodge of topics in the jam-packed Nov. 13 meeting, including setting its 2025 legislative agenda about the county’s evolving needs and hearing updates from the County Assessor and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC). With only one meeting scheduled in November and December, the commissioners tackled a packed agenda. […]
Jesse Jones
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Election Canvassing Approved Despite Errors
On Nov. 15, the Sandoval County Commission, acting as the Election Canvassing Board, approved the certification of the General Election results with a vote of 4-1. The decision was made despite errors that resulted in noncompliance of two state statutes due to delays in reporting and the disqualification of 117 provisional ballots. During the canvassing, […]
Posted inCorrales
From Combat to Composition
Jim Tritten, a retired veteran and academic scholar from Corrales , has taken on a new mission: to lead a veterans’ writing group that harnesses the power of storytelling to confront and heal from trauma. Every Thursday at the Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Albuquerque, veterans in the writing therapy group […]
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Two Killed, Multiple Injured in Fiery Rio Rancho Car Crash
Two people died and several others were critically injured on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 13, in a car crash that engulfed a vehicle in flames near the intersection of King Road and Sheba Drive NW in Rio Rancho. According to Jacquelynn Reedy of the Rio Rancho Police Department, Rio Rancho Police and Fire Rescue […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Bernalillo County, Local Gov., Sandoval County
Driving Economic Growth through Collaboration
Sandoval County is a part of the first phase of the I-40 TradePort Corridor project — a public-private initiative establishing an interconnected, multi-state network of clean energy industrial logistics centers. This development is aimed at creating thousands of jobs, strengthening the national supply chain and advancing clean energy shipping along the Interstate 40 corridor. The […]
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The Road Roundup
The Town of Bernalillo will begin the final phase of the Old Highway 44 rehabilitation on Nov. 18. This half-mile residential road connecting Highway 313 and Santa Ana Road will see bridge reconstruction over the Albuquerque Main Canal and installation of a 60-inch culvert. According to Bernalillo public works director Troy Martinez at the Oct. […]
Posted inCorrales
Thousands Without Power in Corrales
The Village posted a Facebook update informing residents that it may take some time for the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to restore power to the 4,074 homes and businesses currently affected by the outage. Corraleños in need of non-drinking water for flushing toilets or other purposes can fill jugs and bottles at […]
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Bernalillo Officers Join Sandoval County for Election Security
In a show of interagency support, the Bernalillo Police Department (BPD) has stepped in to support the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) by providing security at the county election warehouse to help manage election resources. To alleviate the strain on its already short-staffed sheriff’s department, Sandoval County Chief Deputy Clerk Joey Dominguez contacted Bernalillo Police […]
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County Commission Rundown
In a move to power the future, the Sandoval County Commission on Oct. 23 greenlit $300 million in bonds for a renewable battery storage facility and approved contracts to expand county facilities. Commissioners approved an ordinance to issue up to $300 million in industrial revenue bonds (IRBs) for a battery farm that will maintain clean […]
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Bernalillo Teacher Named New Mexico Teacher of the Year
Lorelei Chavez, a Bernalillo High School teacher, was honored as the 2025 New Mexico Teacher of the Year during a surprise ceremony on Oct. 31, making history as the first Native American educator to receive the award. Chavez, a graduate of Bernalillo High School, teaches Native American studies and has more than ten years of […]