In observance of Presidents’ Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven. City Hall. Castaneda Parks &…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting “February is for Lovers” month. The first event is a film screening of the movie “Love in the Time of Cholera,” based on the original book by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The film screening is from 2-4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the…
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Las Cruces police are continuing to investigate a three-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 54-year-old man Sunday evening. Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, Las Cruces police were called to the report of a three-vehicle collision on the 900 block of north Valley Drive. Traffic…
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Chief Jeremy Story will be guest speaker during the Las Cruces Police Department’s Feb. 12 Bridging the Badge livestream. “Public Safety Must be a Priority” is the topic of the Feb. 12 livestream. Story will speak about proposed remedies that, if approved during the 2025 New Mexico legislative session, would…
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The Las Cruces Public Libraries and GECU are partnering with the IRS to carry out the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, that offers free tax help from IRS certified VITA volunteers to the public at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library at 200 E. Picacho Ave. This program kicks off…
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Quality of Life Department/Public Art and The City Art Board announces the winning selections of the Art Stop 2025 Bus Shelter Art Exhibit. Winning artworks and the locations where the artwork will be exhibited are as follows: “Ocotillo” Coy Lowther, artist The artwork will be exhibited at the bus shelter…
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The City’s Parks and Recreation Department will open registration to the public for community garden plots on Feb. 3, 2025. Plots are available at Jardín de Las Esperanza, 341 E. Picacho Ave., and at Tony Gomez Park, 2250 S. Espina St. Each person who registers will be allowed to have one plot….
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Jason Smith, Chief of the Las Cruces Fire Department since November 30, 2021, is retiring after 22 years of service to the City. Smith announced his retirement in December 2024. His last day on the job is Jan. 31, 2025. The City has named Deputy Chief Sean Heck as interim…
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Lesley Doyle, an experienced financial administrator with more than 25 years of experience in governmental accounting and financial management, has been selected as the new City of Las Cruces Finance Director. Doyle has most recently served as Chief Finance Officer for Deming Public Schools in Deming, New Mexico. She has demonstrated exceptional…
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Dr. Luis Vazquez, the Las Cruces Police Department’s wellness coordinator, has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Committee of Socioeconomic Status for the American Psychological Association. The committee intends to identify and act as a catalyst in the association’s efforts to address issues of socioeconomic status and…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is celebrating Black History Month with a “Beloved” movie and book discussions in February. The movie, “Beloved,” based on the original book by Toni Morrison, will be screened at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in the Staff Conference Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is holding a series of poetry discussions/crafting sessions called Palabras y Artesanias (Words and Crafts). The February 18, 2025 session reflects the theme of Voice and Resistance. It will be held at 4 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, at 200 E. Picacho…
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Are you looking for that extra special gift for your special Valentines this year? Perhaps you’re looking for a fun way to hand out your Valentine’s Day candy? Las Cruces Public Libraries invite you to join us at 5:30 p.m. on February 13, 2025 in the Craft Room of the…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invite you to join us for our newest ongoing craft program, themed painting. In February we will be painting love; how participants interpret that is entirely up to them. This program will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2025 in the Craft Room…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries is hosting a Flower Quilling Program on Feb. 7 at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. The Flower Quilling Program is from 3-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the first floor Craft Room of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. on Roadrunner Transit Route 1. No experience is…
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