Submitted by Trey Smith, Executive Director of East Mountain High School When the most recent legislative session adjourned in Santa Fe, those of us in education who were following the action looked around in bewilderment. Sixty days of hearings and hundreds of bills debated and what were we left with? For schools looking for leadership […]
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Should Edgewood police officers receive a pay increase?
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Posted inEdgewood, Edgewood | nm.news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter to the editor: It’s common sense to restrict access to our most deadly weapons
Submitted by Karen Watson, Edgewood Last week, an altercation in Las Cruces ended in a mass shooting. As so many do in far too many communities across our country. As a gun safety advocate, I have learned that many people think our state is exempt from this crisis. But it’s not. Living in a rural […]
Posted inEdgewood, Edgewood | nm.news
Edgewood Town Commission amends ordinance to address barking dogs
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Posted inArts & Culture, Edgewood, Edgewood | nm.news
Harp Twins and Volfgang Twins multiply the experience at Edgewood’s Renaissance festival
By Michael Hodock For two weekends (March 29-30 and April 5-6), embark on an epic journey as the Fourth Annual New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival (NMRCF) transforms the Wildlife West Nature Park (87 North Frontage Rd.) in Edgewood into a land where knights in shining armor fight for honor and elegant enchantresses hypnotize rejoicing crowds […]
Posted inEdgewood, Edgewood | nm.news, Obituaries
Phyllis Hamilton
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Posted inEdgewood, Edgewood | nm.news
Walmart Pharmacy delivery services now available in Edgewood
By Andrea Vasquez Walmart Pharmacy recently announced the expansion of its delivery services nationwide, including the Walmart Supercenter in Edgewood. Same-day pharmacy delivery is a more convenient and faster service that allows customers to receive prescription medications and groceries directly to their homes. “Pharmacy delivery at Walmart allows customers to combine prescription medications with groceries […]
Posted inEdgewood, Edgewood | nm.news, Environment & Climate
Strong winds knock out power in East Mountains
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Posted inCommunity Content, Edgewood, Edgewood | nm.news
COW Awards return: A moo-ving celebration of Edgewood volunteers
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Edgewood Community Library Volunteers receive the Community Pillar award presented by Commissioner Stephen Murillo. (Source: Town of Edgewood)" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/edgewood_cow_awards.png&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Edgewood, Edgewood | nm.news, Environment & Climate, Santa Fe County, State News, Torrance County
Another high wind, fire alert on tap for residents from East Mountains to Texas line
<img width="550" height="600" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/image-1.png" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="New event: Fire Weather Warning for Bernalillo County, NM" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/image.png?w=550&ssl=1 550w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/image.png?resize=275%2C300&ssl=1 275w, https://i0.wp.com/edgewood.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/image.png?resize=400%2C436&ssl=1 400w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/image-1.png&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="13988" data-permalink="https://edgewood.nm.news/2025/03/another-high-wind-fire-alert-on-tap-for-residents-from-east-mountains-to-texas-line/image-22/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/image-1.png" data-orig-size="550,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" […]