The City of Rio Rancho has released a candidate guide for prospective candidates interested in running for municipal office in the March 3, 2026, election. The guide is available online at rrnm.gov/rrvotes or in person at the Office of the City Clerk at Rio Rancho City Hall, 3200 Civic Center Circle, Suite 150, Monday through […]
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Posted inMountainair, Music
Free holiday concert to feature classical quartet in Mountainair
The Manzano Mountain Art Council will present a free holiday concert featuring classical string quartet music Wednesday afternoon at the MMAC Center. Strings of the Southwest will perform “Papa Haydn’s Holiday Concert — Classics & Sounds of the Season” at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at 101 E. Broadway, at the intersection of U.S. 60 and […]
Posted inLocal Government, Westside Albuquerque
Torrance County Commission to consider $3 million in construction contracts
The Torrance County Board of County Commissioners will consider approving nearly $3 million in construction contract amendments for major county projects at their administrative meeting Wednesday. The commission is set to vote on a $2.8 million contract amendment with Franken Construction LLC to complete an early work package for the Torrance County Fairgrounds Project. Commissioners […]
Posted inSandoval County, Sandoval Signpost
Sandoval County Commission to consider a governmental affairs department
Will Sandoval County soon be launching a new department? County commissioners Wednesday will hear a proposal to do just that. The Department of Governmental Affairs would work closely with commissioners, county administration and directors of other departments in areas such as intergovernmental relations, legislative affairs, strategic planning, grants management, capital outlay projects and real property […]
Posted inPlacitas, Sandoval Signpost
From Placitas to Juárez: How a small non-profit is delivering tons of dignity
Community content submitted by Morgan Smith, Santa Fe It may seem hard to believe, but a non-profit in a tiny Placitas, New Mexico ( pop. 4,500), just east of Albuquerque, has become the lifeblood of one of the only remaining migrant shelters in Juárez, Mexico, as well as other shelters and humanitarian programs along the […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Madrid
Annual Christmas parade lights up Madrid
The Village of Madrid kicked off its annual Christmas parade and celebration on Dec. 6, featuring carolers, outdoor shopping, livestock and other festivities throughout the day, ending in an 11-minute parade that kicked off at 4 p.m. Madrid became known as the “Christmas City” in the early 1900s when it was a large mining town. […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Recount confirms new mayor in Estancia
A month after the final ballots were cast, a state-ordered recount conducted in December has confirmed that Estancia Mayor Nathan M. Dial was unseated by a challenger in the Nov. 3 election. Senaida Anaya, the chief deputy clerk in Torrance County, told New Mexico Political Report that her office completed the recount on Thursday and […]
Posted inSandoval County, Sandoval Signpost
Sandoval County campaign wins Top Hat marketing award for camel event
InPress Public Relations has won the New Mexico Hospitality Association’s Top Hat award for Most Innovative Campaign, recognizing its marketing efforts for the Camels at Coronado event held in April at Coronado Historic Site. The award was presented in November at the Albuquerque Sheraton Uptown during the association’s annual Top Hat Awards ceremony. The event […]
Posted inSandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Bernalillo economic development sales tax up for final approval
A possible economic development sales tax returns to the Bernalillo Town Council Monday evening. Councilors are being asked to place a quarter-percent local increase to the gross receipts tax rate on the ballot for the March 3 local election. That means someone buying $100 worth of applicable goods would pay an extra 25 cents on […]
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Where are all the government employees?
Triple Spaced Again Merilee Dannemann is a longtime New Mexico journalist. She has written freelance for many local newsrooms and served as the Taos correspondent for the Albuquerque Journal. Find her online at triplespacedagain.com DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has been disbanded as of late November. What a relief. DOGE was supposed to […]