The Las Cruces Bulletin

06/18/2026

A few weeks into a new paid pre-apprenticeship program developed through a partnership between The Bridge of Southern New Mexico and Las Cruces-based construction company FAMCO, Adrian Lemus found himself standing on a construction site watching what appeared to be a simple project unfold into something far more complex.

A parking lot doesn't look like much when it's finished. Drivers see asphalt, painted lines and a place to leave their vehicles. Most never think about the calculations hidden beneath the surface, the drainage systems directing rainwater, the...

06/17/2026

From our Echoes of the Past, from the Dona Ana County Historical Society. Four hundred and twenty-eight years ago, Don Juan de Oñate famously carved into the cliff at El Morro “Pasó por aquí” as he established the first permanent Spanish colony near Santa Fe. On their way north, the caravan “passed by here,” past the future city of Las Cruces.

Four hundred and twenty-eight years ago, Don Juan de Oñate famously carved into the cliff at El Morro “Pasó por aquí” as he established the first permanent Spanish colony near Santa Fe. On their way north, the caravan “passed by here,” past the...

06/16/2026

Long before he became a four-time Las Cruces City Golf Tournament champion, before decades spent on fairways across southern New Mexico, before construction jobs and business ownership and memberships at local country clubs, Ron Giron was just a boy in Socorro with a single golf club and a backyard. The City Golf Championship is back after a 13-year absence.

Long before he became a four-time Las Cruces City Golf Tournament champion, before decades spent on fairways across southern New Mexico, before construction jobs and business ownership and memberships at local country clubs, Ron Giron was just a...

06/16/2026

Shannon and her sisters' idea became Happy Prints, a growing business specializing in articulated 3D-printed toys and keychains. Read their story from Kids Can of Dona Ana County

Shannon, a freshman at Arrowhead Park Early College High School, first discovered her entrepreneurial spark through a school program three years ago. She and her sisters, who attend Virtual Learning Academy, combined their shared love of...

06/16/2026

Long before she became president of the Progress Club, Chayo Garcia learned the value of serving others while growing up in a family where hard work was simply part of daily life.

For nearly three decades, Rosario "Chayo" Garcia built a life in northern New Mexico. She and her husband raised two sons in Española. They helped operate a restaurant that could serve hundreds of customers on a busy night, a flower shop that...

06/11/2026

Born with a rare progressive eye disease, Letticia Martinez was blind from an early age, though doctors needed years and numerous specialists before they fully understood what was happening. The diagnosis explained her condition, but it did not define the way her family approached it. City of Las Cruces

The bushes were coming. For most children, that warning might have been enough to slow down. For Letticia Martinez, it was simply information to process before deciding what to do next. Growing up in Las Cruces, Martinez rode her bicycle with her...

06/11/2026

If a group of middle school students can spend months researching community problems, debating civic principles and proposing solutions, they are already practicing the kind of engaged citizenship missing for so many adults.

For Mason Schuette, the most surprising part of the Las Cruces Regional Civics Bee wasn't watching middle school students answer questions about government. It was watching the adults. As students worked through questions on the Constitution,...

06/09/2026

06/05/2026

Most visitors to Casa de Peregrinos (Emergency Food Program) will never meet Nancy Ryan, but here's your chance to get to know a bit this extraordinary public servant.

Most visitors to Casa de Peregrinos will never meet Nancy Ryan. They see volunteers loading food into carts and carrying boxes to waiting vehicles, staff members helping families navigate difficult circumstances and shelves stocked with groceries...

06/05/2026

This month's column from Visit Las Cruces, New Mexico. Looking ahead to celebrating 250.

In 1776, the United States declared its independence and established a new nation. Yet in the region that would later become New Mexico, communities had already been thriving for thousands of years, shaped by diverse cultures, traditions, and...