Students honored by Socorro City Council
Socorro City Council took a timeout of its city council meeting last week to honor student...
Read Moreby Wanda Moeller | Mar 14, 2024 | Community, News | 0
Socorro City Council took a timeout of its city council meeting last week to honor student...
Read Moreby Russell Huffman | Assistant Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | News | 0
The Socorro boys track and field team dominated the Zimmerly Relays on March 7. The Warriors were...
Read Moreby Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | News | 0
The annual Socorro County Declamation contest took place at the Loma Theater on Tuesday. “We had...
Read Moreby Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | Community, News | 0
After decades of failed attempts to remedy the property, the former Bureau of Indian Affairs...
Read Moreby Tamara Bicknell-Lombardi | Mar 14, 2024 | News | 0
Dogs running at large dominated Magdalena’s most recent Village Council meeting which also included hiring a security guard for the school and other future plans for the village. The meeting kicked off with discussion and a...
Read Moreby Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | Top Stories | 0
Michael Hawkes, who was appointed Socorro County Manger in June 2019, resigned March 8. “It was a big surprise to all of us. Mike was an amazing manager and his leadership really brought Socorro County to a great place fiscally...
Read Moreby Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 14, 2024 | News | 0
A house fire in the Ranchos de Veguita subdivision resulted in a total loss of the residence. According to North County Fire Chief, Shawn Watkins, firefighters responded to a call at 8:53 p.m. on March 6 to Wallner Drive....
Read Moreby Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 7, 2024 | Breaking, Top Stories | 0
A 52-year-old Socorro man, Reynaldo Ortega, has been apprehended and is facing six charges after...
Read Moreby Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Sports | 0
It’s supposed to be hard to beat a team three times in a season, but Socorro was up to the task...
Read Moreby Denise Ortega | Mar 7, 2024 | News | 0
March 1, 2003 ONE OF THE SOCORRO AREA’S most pristine river parks along the Rio Grande has been destroyed by a group of vandals. Cement tables and chairs have been crushed almost to dust in places, cottonwood trees have been...
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