City of Las Cruces
Recent News About City of Las Cruces
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The City of Las Cruces Parks maintenance team will be removing cottonwood trees at Salopek Park, located at 464 Salopek Boulevard. The removal is necessary due to a severe mistletoe infestation affecting six to seven declining cottonwood trees, two of which are already dead. The work will commence on the east end of the park and progress south towards the arroyo, lasting approximately two weeks.
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The Las Cruces Museum of Art has announced two upcoming word-based events inspired by its new exhibition, "Clyde Butcher: Lifeworks in Photography." These events include a poetry workshop and an open mic event featuring poetry created during the workshop.
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will host Spooky Splash Movie Nights from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday nights in October at the Las Cruces Natatorium, located at 1401 E. Hadley Avenue.
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The Las Cruces Police Department’s next Bridging the Badge livestream, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24, will focus on Operation Not in Vain, a months-long multi-agency project targeting violent and property crimes, persons with outstanding warrants, repeat offenders, traffic enforcement, and quality of life crimes.
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The City’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program, part of the Parks and Recreation Department, is inviting volunteers to participate in the Toss No Mas community-wide cleanup event on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.
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Toss No Mas is a community-wide cleanup effort that utilizes volunteers who contribute to the improvement and beautification of the local environment. Individual volunteers, groups, businesses, and civic organizations are encouraged to participate.
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Las Cruces City Council met in regular session on Monday, Sept. 16, and accepted a New Mexico Department of Transportation grant for bicycle and pedestrian trails, voted to reimburse a developer for a new park in Metro Verde, and denied an appeal to a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to change the zoning status on a five-acre tract of land along Roadrunner Parkway.
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The Art Bus Shelter art exhibit is seeking artists to feature their work at one of six Las Cruces bus shelters. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply.
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Las Cruces City Council convened in regular session on Monday, Sept. 16, and addressed several significant matters, including the acceptance of a New Mexico Department of Transportation grant for bicycle and pedestrian trails, reimbursement to a developer for a new park in Metro Verde, and the denial of an appeal related to zoning changes on Roadrunner Parkway.
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The City’s Parks and Recreation Department is offering swimming lessons twice weekly from October 3 to 25 at the Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, located at 1401 East Hadley Ave., and the Las Cruces Natatorium, located at 1405 E. Hadley Ave.
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An 11-year-old student has been charged for allegedly posting a threat on social media that suggested gun violence would occur Tuesday at Sierra Middle School.
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Las Cruces police have arrested two students suspected of making online threats to carry out shootings at local schools.
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The Las Cruces Fire Department will host three practice Physical Ability Tests to provide insight into the physical requirements of becoming a firefighter.
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The City of Las Cruces invites the public to attend the Griggs Walnut Ground Water Plume Superfund Open House. The event is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 153 N. Cottonwood St., near the intersection of Griggs Avenue and Walnut Street.
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The Meerscheidt Recreation Center, located at 1600 E. Hadley Ave., will adjust or cancel adult sport sessions during the upcoming Las Cruces Public Schools’ fall break closure.
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The City of Las Cruces will break ground on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, for Fire Station 9, a $9.4 million project approved by voters in 2022 through a General Obligation Bond. The station is intended to service the fast-growing neighborhoods north of Highway 70 on the city’s East Mesa.
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024, to mark the opening of the pickleball courts at the East Mesa Public Recreation Complex located at 4582 Sonoma Springs Avenue.
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Las Cruces residents who have a bicycle are invited to join Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez for the 2024 Mayor’s Bike Ride.
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Las Cruces firefighters will recognize the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attack on the United States with the raising of a Garrison Flag and a commemorative bell ringing ceremony.
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Las Cruces City Councilors met in a Work Session on September 9, 2024, to receive an update on the allocation and impact of funds received from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).