DNC hopeful Pia Gallegos on her priorities

With 2020 around the corner, the country has a pivotal election year ahead. And many candidates and hopefuls know it, which is why many of them have already hit the campaign trail and begun holding meetings and rallies.

The Democratic Party of New Mexico recently got together in Gallup for their State Central Committee meeting. Campaign staffers for numerous candidates assembled at the Lions Club Oct. 18 and again Oct. 19 at the Fire Rock Casino to exchange information about the upcoming elections and encourage guests to support their candidates.

One of the candidates, Pia Gallegos, running for a seat on the Democratic National Committee...

Equal aid no matter your zip code

“The state of New Mexico has attempted to become equalized, or distribute funding to students based off students’ individual needs,” Gallup-McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt said. “The goal is that students are not treated differently based on where they live in New Mexico.”

Hyatt opened the town hall Oct. 22 by reciting Article XII of the State of New Mexico Constitution, which says students with the same needs throughout New Mexico should receive the same funding, facilities, and access.

The battle for Impact Aid is one that rages all year long. Even after school districts in non-property rich areas like Gallup and...

Missy, a Palomino Quarter horse, bronze in color with a blonde platinum tail and mane, was reported stolen out of Gary Langston’s 17-acre property in Gallup in August, where she had been fenced in. Langston suspects someone could have opened the gate, which has no lock.  Missy does not have a brand.  Her tail is offset to the right due to a previous injury.  Photo Credit: Gary Langston

2019 forecast is 97 million pounds

LAS CRUCES - Pecan production in New Mexico is forecast at a record high 97 million pounds, which is a six percent increase from 2018. The forecast was included in the October 2019 Crop Production Report released by the USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Georgia’s forecast is second in the nation at 76 million pounds, followed by Texas at 47 million pounds.

New Mexico produced 91.1 million pounds of pecans in 2018.

Pecan production in the United States overall is expected to increase this year by 21 percent, with the forecast being 281 million pounds.

A full copy of the Oct. 2019 Crop Production report can be viewed...