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Hidalgo County, New Mexico
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About Hidalgo, NM

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Approximately 64,400 residents
County Seat
Hidalgo, New Mexico
Coverage Area
1,006 square miles in southwestern New Mexico

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Hidalgo County outdoor spots: Lordsburg Summit Road, backroads and Red Rock Wildlife

Hidalgo County outdoor spots: Lordsburg Summit Road, backroads and Red Rock Wildlife

Hidalgo County offers varied outdoor recreation across high-desert landscapes and public lands, with Red Rock Wildlife A...

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Government

Hidalgo County Commissioners Court posts meeting schedule, agendas, contact details

Hidalgo County Commissioners Court posts meeting schedule, agendas, contact details

Hidalgo County published meeting schedules, agendas and contact details for the Commissioners Court; residents should co...

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Government

Hidalgo County Lordsburg Court Posts Uncaptioned In The Matter Of Case

Hidalgo County Lordsburg Court Posts Uncaptioned In The Matter Of Case

A Lordsburg court docket posted an incomplete entry with the case caption truncated, prompting questions about access to...

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Government

Lordsburg City Council to Hold Regular Meeting Feb. 18 at City Hall

Lordsburg City Council to Hold Regular Meeting Feb. 18 at City Hall

Lordsburg has posted a public notice for a regular City Council meeting Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall; residents sho...

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Community

Explore Lordsburg and Hidalgo County Attractions: Ghost Towns, Museums, Parks

Explore Lordsburg and Hidalgo County Attractions: Ghost Towns, Museums, Parks

Visitors can explore Shakespeare Ghost Town and the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum; this guide lists hours, contacts, a...

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Government

Village of Columbus Adds Two Patrol Vehicles to Rebuild Police Department

Village of Columbus Adds Two Patrol Vehicles to Rebuild Police Department

Village of Columbus adds two patrol vehicles to its nascent police force, a tangible step toward restoring local law enf...

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Community

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber, VisitLordsburg Maintain Searchable Hidalgo County Memorial and Resources

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber, VisitLordsburg Maintain Searchable Hidalgo County Memorial and Resources

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber hosts a searchable "Hidalgo County Memorial" while VisitLordsburg keeps an up-to-date set of c...

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Community

Lordsburg Ena Mitchell Senior Center Approves Wall of Honor, First Responder Flag

Lordsburg Ena Mitchell Senior Center Approves Wall of Honor, First Responder Flag

Lordsburg Ena Mitchell Senior Center committee unanimously approved a Wall of Honor for local veterans and plans to rais...

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Healthcare

Hidalgo Medical Services Launches Care Promises to Elevate Patient Experience, Community Health

Hidalgo Medical Services Launches Care Promises to Elevate Patient Experience, Community Health

Hidalgo Medical Services launched a Care Promises initiative to codify commitments to patients and the community, aiming...

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Community

Animas Museum Hosts Free Hybrid Yesterday and Today Part Two Feb. 14

Animas Museum Hosts Free Hybrid Yesterday and Today Part Two Feb. 14

Animas Museum will present Part Two of its free hybrid webinar "Yesterday and Today" at 1 p.m. Feb. 14, continuing a Mai...

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Community

Longtime Lordsburg Resident Daniel J. Estrada Dies at 93; Rosary, Funeral Scheduled

Longtime Lordsburg Resident Daniel J. Estrada Dies at 93; Rosary, Funeral Scheduled

Daniel (Don) J. Estrada, 93, a longtime Lordsburg resident, died Feb. 5, 2026, in Safford, Arizona; an obituary posted F...

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Community

Love and Mystery Dinner at Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum Feb. 14 Tickets $35

Love and Mystery Dinner at Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Museum Feb. 14 Tickets $35

Lordsburg‑Hidalgo County Museum will host a "Love and Mystery Dinner" Feb. 14 with a roaring‑1920s costume theme and int...

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Healthcare

HMS installs SMART naloxone vending machines in Hidalgo, Grant Counties

HMS installs SMART naloxone vending machines in Hidalgo, Grant Counties

Hidalgo Medical Services installed two SMART naloxone vending machines in southwest New Mexico to expand stigma-free acc...

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Education

Esquivel, Guerrero lead Lordsburg girls to 76-34 win over Mesilla Valley Christian

Esquivel, Guerrero lead Lordsburg girls to 76-34 win over Mesilla Valley Christian

Lordsburg girls defeated Mesilla Valley Christian 76-34; Dani Esquivel scored 14 and Natalie Guerrero added nine points ...

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Government

Interstate Stream Commission seeks public input on Unit Fund policy in Lordsburg

Interstate Stream Commission seeks public input on Unit Fund policy in Lordsburg

ISC released a draft Unit Fund policy and scheduled February listening sessions, including a Lordsburg meeting; public i...

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Healthcare

GRMC Expands Lordsburg Outreach Clinic With Orthopedics, Surgery, Urology and Podiatry

GRMC Expands Lordsburg Outreach Clinic With Orthopedics, Surgery, Urology and Podiatry

GRMC is expanding specialty care at the Lordsburg outreach clinic, adding orthopedics, general surgery consultation, uro...

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Healthcare

Ribbon Cutting February 26 for Hidalgo Medical Services Mobile Unit in Lordsburg

Ribbon Cutting February 26 for Hidalgo Medical Services Mobile Unit in Lordsburg

Hidalgo Medical Services will hold a ribbon cutting for its new mobile unit in Lordsburg on February 26, announced on Hi...

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Education

Lordsburg Schools Board Meets Feb. 9; Agenda and Video Posted

Lordsburg Schools Board Meets Feb. 9; Agenda and Video Posted

Lordsburg Municipal Schools held a regular board meeting Feb. 9 with the agenda and video posted; key items included bon...

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Community

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber Posts Spring Events Calendar, Opens Best of Hidalgo Nominations

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber Posts Spring Events Calendar, Opens Best of Hidalgo Nominations

Lordsburg-Hidalgo Chamber posted its spring events calendar and opened nominations for the annual Best of Hidalgo awards...

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Government

US 70 rehabilitation north of Lordsburg prompts week of Feb. 8-15 advisories

US 70 rehabilitation north of Lordsburg prompts week of Feb. 8-15 advisories

US 70 north of Lordsburg is under roadway rehabilitation; expect pilot cars, reduced speeds, oversize-load restrictions ...

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Education

Animas Panthers Host Magdalena Steers Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Animas Panthers Host Magdalena Steers Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

Magdalena (18-4) faces Animas (2-18) at 3:00 p.m. Saturday; the matchup pits a dominant Steers defense against a struggl...

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Education

Cobre posts Feb. 16 girls basketball highlights from Lordsburg game

Cobre posts Feb. 16 girls basketball highlights from Lordsburg game

MaxPreps uploaded "02/16 Highlights vs Lordsburg" from the Cobre Indians girls varsity game, with the posting labeled fo...

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Healthcare

Hidalgo Medical Services' Lordsburg Clinic Offers Primary, Behavioral and Limited Dental Care

Hidalgo Medical Services' Lordsburg Clinic Offers Primary, Behavioral and Limited Dental Care

Hidalgo Medical Services' Lordsburg Clinic provides primary, behavioral and limited dental care in Lordsburg, improving ...

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Government

Ten Charged in Alleged Smuggling Ring at Hidalgo County Detention Center

Ten Charged in Alleged Smuggling Ring at Hidalgo County Detention Center

Ten people, including a detention center kitchen worker, were arrested and charged in an alleged drug- and contraband-sm...

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Business

Shakespeare Ghost Town Near Lordsburg Offers Guided Tours, Supports Restoration, Call Ahead

Shakespeare Ghost Town Near Lordsburg Offers Guided Tours, Supports Restoration, Call Ahead

Shakespeare near Lordsburg offers guided tours of preserved mining-era buildings; call ahead as cell reception is limite...

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Community

Shakespeare ghost town draws visitors, anchors Hidalgo County heritage tourism

Shakespeare ghost town draws visitors, anchors Hidalgo County heritage tourism

Shakespeare ghost town near Lordsburg offers guided tours and preserved structures; it matters for local heritage touris...

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Community

Columbus Unveils Monument Marking Great Divide Mountain Bike Route Southern Terminus

Columbus Unveils Monument Marking Great Divide Mountain Bike Route Southern Terminus

Columbus unveiled a monument marking the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route southern terminus, a move aimed at boosting ou...

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Community

Camp Lordsburg Site Built 1942 Held Japanese, Italian and German POWs

Camp Lordsburg Site Built 1942 Held Japanese, Italian and German POWs

Camp Lordsburg near Lordsburg held Japanese resident aliens and later Italian and German prisoners during World War II, ...

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Community

BHA Volunteers Modify Bootheel Fences Near Lordsburg to Aid Pronghorn

BHA Volunteers Modify Bootheel Fences Near Lordsburg to Aid Pronghorn

BHA volunteers will modify fences 12 miles north of Lordsburg to improve pronghorn movement, a local stewardship effort ...

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