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New Mexico’s Top Baby Names for 2016

Friday, 30 December 2016 10:39 Gallupsun Staff

GIRLS NAMES

1. Mia

2. Sophia

3. Olivia

4. Emma

5. Isabella

6. Ava

7. Emily

8. Sofia

9. Abigail

10. Amelia

BOYS NAMES

1. Elijah

2. Noah

3. Michael

4. Liam

5. Josiah

6. Sebastian

7. Ethan

8. Jacob

9. Aiden

10. Lucas

Of those 20 names, only Sebastian and Amelia are new to the list. The New Mexico Department of Health began compiling the list back in 2014 and since it’s first release, Mia and Sophia have remained in the top two spots for girls’ names. For the boys names, Noah has remained in one of the top two spots all three years. They also say that they’ve seen an increase in the popularity of Michael. The classic name has increased from 10th place...

The Gallup Sun’s top stories of 2016

Friday, 30 December 2016 10:36 By Bernie Dotson Sun Correspondent

With 2016 a record year for the Gallup Sun, the newspaper’s editorial board took a moment to name the paper’s top stories of 2016:

The shooting death of Alvin R. Sylversmythe near the Arnold Street public housing projects tops the list of the Sun’s top stories for this year.

1. July 24: Gallup police said Sylversmythe, 29, who was hanging out with friends at the time in one of the Arnold housing units, reportedly came at officers armed with two knives. Sylversmythe was shot several times and died after being taken to Gallup Indian Medical Center. The investigation was turned over to the New Mexico State Police and that agency to date has not released a full and...

‘Making the Holidays Brighter’

Friday, 30 December 2016 10:33 Gallupsun Staff

From left, Lucretia Morris, Ryan Hudgeons, Tina Martinez, Sammy Chioda, and Larry Dorsey donate toys Little Sisters of the Poor. Morris and Martinez are employees of Little Sisters. Photo Credit: Ana Hudgeons

From Gallup with love!

Friday, 23 December 2016 05:47 Staff Reports

Rez puppies, one dog head to Aspen

It was a chilly Tuesday morning when Josh and Katja Rapaport, the founders of Telluride Animal Foundation, touched down at the Gallup Airport with the mission of saving a few lives.

Eleven young rescued canines, including Sophie and her three puppies – Stieg, Saul and Sally were among the lucky selected to fly up to Aspen, Colorado. And Jade, the cream colored lab mix puppy got the trip of a lifetime – she sat on Co-Pilot Katja’s lap for the entire 1.5 hour flight, occasionally looking down at the plains and mountains from as high as 10,000 feet.

Jade is one of Gallup-McKinley Humane Society’s five puppies that boarded the Cessna...

GGEDC receives $25K grant from NM Gas Co.

Friday, 23 December 2016 05:46 By Bernie Dotson Sun Correspondent

Award comes after Lundstrom named top economic development developer

Patricia Lundstrom, the executive director at the Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation, announced Dec. 16 that the New Mexico Gas Company awarded a $25,000 grant to the organization to support local economic development efforts in McKinley County.

The announcement came during an event in Gallup with Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney and GGEDC board president Tommy Haws in attendance. Lundstrom said the one-time appropriation will be re-invested in its entirety back into project development, providing a much-needed capital infusion to advance strategic economic development initiatives currently in the planning...