White Sands NewsLocal news for White Sands, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.charter school in Deming- May 30, 2008 Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School is turning dropouts into graduates. Story and photos by Marjorie Lilly The Cesar Chavez School is housed in what used to be City Drug Store in Deming, near the Post ...http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/charter-school-in-deming?fromrss=1 Akal subsidiary gets huge NASA contract- May 28, 2008 A wholly owned subsidiary of Akal Security has landed a $1.18 billion federal contract.http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/akal-subsidiary-gets-huge-nasa-contract?f... Just a few more cool days before Sunday's 80s- May 24, 2008 Chicago's beaches open Friday but cool temperatures riding northeast winds will hardly have area residents dashing for chilly lake waters.http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/just-a-few-more-cool-days-before-sundays-... Israel rethinks, will test Phalanx anti-rocket system- May 22, 2008 Defense Ministry director-general Pinhas Buchris has ordered his staff to bring one Raytheon Centurion C-RAM to Israel for testing.http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/israel-rethinks-will-test-phalanx-anti-ro... White Sands soldier injured by IED receives Purple Heart- May 20, 2008 Spc. Will Grumet, a private first class when this photo was taken, leans against the back of a Bradley fighting vehicle following a mission in Mosol, Iraq, during his 2007 deployment.http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/white-sands-soldier-injured-by-ied-receiv... Is the local workforce ready for high-tech jobs- May 18, 2008 The fact that southern New Mexico plans to attract more high-tech companies is no secret.http://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/is-the-local-workforce-ready-for-high-tec... Museum to rename star parties for comet- May 16, 2008 "We noticed there were lots of people at our last star party, held at White Sands National Monument, from all over the country, and even some from other countries" Randall Hayes, director of the New Mexico Museum of Space History, and Cathy Harper, director of marketing and public relations, gave a presentation at the regular city commission meeting Tuesday on the ... via Alamogordo Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/museum-to-rename-star-parties-for-comet?f... City faces long agenda- May 14, 2008 Alamogordo City Commissioners are expected to preside over a long, 25-item agenda tonight to decide whether or not to accept a half-acre donation for a park, update the city's building code to address problems ... via Alamogordo Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/city-faces-long-agenda?fromrss=1 Tourism pumps dollars into local economy- May 12, 2008 "We get El Paso tourists, Ju rez tourists, New Mexico tourists" Are your East Coast relatives in town for a visit You can take them to the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. via Las Cruces Sun-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/white-sands-nm/2008/05/tourism-pumps-dollars-into-local-economy?... |