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Article by Billy Armendariz, Deming Headlight The Deming boys basketball team dropped to 0-8 on Tuesday with a road loss at Organ Mountain High School in Las Cruces.

Article by Billy Armendariz, Deming Headlight (Headlight Staff Photo by Billy Armendariz) (Headlight Staff Photo by Billy Armendariz)

Sarah Williams, born and raised in Deming, found a passion for dancing when she was a teenager. Now she shares her passion with the rest of the community through Southwest Fine Arts Studio as a teacher.

Article by Billy Armendariz, Deming Headlight Members of the Deming Art Council will ring in a new year of art exhibits at the Deming Art Center, 100 S. Gold Ave.

With a roster listing less than 35 players, the Deming High Wildcat football team went above and beyond in 2023. The 'Cats claimed a sixth District 3-5A championship — that's six over the past seven years — and finished 9-4, with a second semi-final playoff appearance in as many years.

In the grips of a three-game stranglehold, Kim Garcia can see promise from the Lady 'Cat basketball team as they headed into a non-district game on Thursday against Bayard's Cobre High Indians.

Deming residents near the 900 block of S. Silver Street were awakened Monday morning by a loud boom that shook windows, rattled pets and was followed by a cloud of smoke. Deming police confirmed that a bomb detonated at about 7:30 a.m. at the New Mexico Probation and Corrections Building, located at 920 S. Silver St. The explosion was loud enough to have been heard off of Santa Catalina Street …

Luna County’s two contested races in the 2024 primary election were both close calls Tuesday. Democrats favored Linda S. Alvarez over Andrew Simon Hernandez III to take on incumbent Republican Jenifer Jones in the race for the District 32 seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives. In the Republican race for District 3 Luna County Commissioner, Christie Ann Harvey finished 22 votes better than Rosela Nañez, 193-171. Harvey took...

The Southwestern New Mexico State Fair will be holding its annual Royalty Pageant and Cake Auction at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the fairgrounds, 4300 Raymond Reed Blvd. Karen Reed, one of the pageant coordinators — along with Cynthia Galindo — said the turnout was good this year.

Voter participation was better than average in Luna County in 2024, with a total of 8.075 ballots cast, according to the Luna County Clerk's Office on Tuesday evening. That's a 58 percent voter turnout.