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Jessy Wommack grew up walking around downtown Gallup and going into shops where people from around town would greet her mother, an elementary school teacher, fondly. Everyone knew her name and was excited to see her. Wommack also spent her summers playing school with her dolls and her younger sisters and brother, using her...Sun News
Red Rock Elementary teacher follows in her mom’s footsteps
Jessy Wommack grew up walking around downtown Gallup and going into shops where people from around town would greet her mother, an elementary school teacher, fondly. Everyone knew her name and was excited to see her. Wommack also spent her summers playing school with her dolls and her younger sisters and brother, using her...BREAKING GROUND
New Tohatchi High School comes with a pricetag of $68 millionGallup-McKinley County Schools invited Navajo Nation leaders and New Mexico education leaders out to the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Tohatchi High School on Jan. 19.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, New Mexico Public Education Department officials, the Gallup-McKinley County School Board, Navajo Nation Council Delegates Nathan Notah, Vince James, and Dr. Andy Nez, along with Department of Diné Education leaders were present at the groundbreaking and expressed their well wishes for the construction of the new Tohatchi High School building.
“Our children are our future,” Nygren said. “Everything we do...
Clean Car Tax Credit passes first committee
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s proposal for a new tax credit to help New Mexicans purchase zero-emission cars and light trucks cleared its first committee on Jan. 23. The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted 6-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 140.
The bill would create new temporary income tax credits for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other zero-emission vehicles. The bill also proposes tax credits for home and commercial electrical vehicle chargers.
The bill is sponsored by Reps. Dayan Hochman-Vigil and Yanira Gurrola and Sen. Bill Tallman.
“We know there’s consumer demand for these vehicles, and our...
Leger Fernández, Luján, Heinrich call on FEMA to expedite claims process for Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon fire victims
WASHINGTON D.C. — New Mexico Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, alongside Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, wrote a letter to Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Jan. 22, expressing deep concern over the delay processing decisions to over 100 claimants affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. The letter, emphasizing the urgency of the situation, calls for immediate action to address the backlog of claims and ensure swift justice for the victims.Expressing solidarity with the people of northern New Mexico who endured unimaginable suffering due to the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, Leger Fernández, Luján and...
Scheduled water outage for Jan. 22
A scheduled water outage that will affect parts of Ciniza Drive will take place on Jan. 22 from 9 am to 3 pm.
The outage will affect City of Gallup Water customers in the following areas:
- 3000-3100 Block of Ciniza Drive
The city's water department will be making repairs to a broken water line in the area. They will need to temporarily shut down water service while they complete the work. Once the work has been performed, the water service will be restored.
Surrounding areas may experience low water pressure.
For any questions, call Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200.
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