During 2023, The Independent worked to restore and improve its sports coverage and it was quite a year in sports around the East Mountains and Torrance County, particularly on the high school end of things. Here is a look back on what we believe are the top sports stories of 2023. 10. Mountainair Football Team […]
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The Biggest Stories of 2023
It has been an eventful year as The Independent concludes its first year under new ownership restoring regular newspaper service to the East Mountains and Torrance County. So with the end of the year at hand, it is customary to take a look back on the previous 12 months to remember the good, bad and […]
The Biggest Stories of 2023
It has been an eventful year as The Independent concludes its first year under new ownership restoring regular newspaper service to the East Mountains and Torrance County. So with the end of the year at hand, it is customary to take a look back on the previous 12 months to remember the good, bad and […]
Best Sports Stories of 2023
During 2023, The Independent worked to restore and improve its sports coverage and it was quite a year in sports around the East Mountains and Torrance County, particularly on the high school end of things. Here is a look back on what we believe are the top sports stories of 2023. 10. Mountainair Football Team […]
โFearlessโ Pintos Finish as Runners Up in Bruce King Tournament
Near the end of Moriartyโs Dec. 16 loss to the Clovis Wildcats in the annual Bruce King Tournament championship, Jordan Brown sank a …
โFearlessโ Pintos Finish as Runners Up in Bruce King Tournament
Near the end of Moriartyโs Dec. 16 loss to the Clovis Wildcats in the annual Bruce King Tournament championship, Jordan Brown sank a …
Community Briefs
The City of Rio Rancho is seeking applications from eligible residents interested in filling seats on several Public Improvement District (PID) Boards. Individuals eligible (registered to vote with an address located within a PIDโs boundaries) and interested in applying may do so by filling out an Online Interest Form (www.rrnm.gov/PIDBoard) no later than Monday, January […]
Community Briefs
Experience a range of festive events this season! From toy giveaways, parades, and Santa drives to basketball registrations and a …
Heinrich Seeks Closure of Detention Center
A flood of raw sewage, including visible floating human feces, inundated two housing units of the Torrance County Detention Facility in …
Athletics Association Changes Districts Statewide
The high school sports landscape will look vastly different for the next two-year block as the New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors agreed to a plan that significantly reduces the numbers of football districts among all classifications statewide. โThe board asked us to think outside the box,โ Sally Marquez, NMAA executive director, said during […]

