Denise and Rob Hanson named Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshals

GRANTS, N.M. — Denise and Rob Hanson will lead this year’s Fourth of July Parade as Grand Marshals, an honor organizers say reflects their service to Grants and their continued work to strengthen the community.The parade, co-hosted by Grants MainStreet Project Inc. and Knights of Columbus St....

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the...

Georgia

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The Constitution of the United States The Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for...

Bill of Rights

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.SecondAmendmentA well...

Grants Charter Debate Becomes Test of Local Self-Government

As Independence Day nears, Grants councilor reflects on home rule, public trust and why voters must decide the city’s future GRANTS, N.M. – As Grants prepares to celebrate Independence Day, the city is also facing a local test of self-government: what its Charter means, who has the authority to...

Celebrating Community Heroes

GRANTS, N.M. – In an effort to honor the dedication and bravery of local firefighters and police officers, a significant project has come to fruition on Grants Main Street.The initiative, which received funding over a year and a half ago, has finally come to the installation of two bronze...

Iran War Update: Talks Move to Doha as Hormuz and Lebanon Remain Central to Fragile Agreement

GRANTS, N.M. — As the Iran war moves into another week of uneasy diplomacy, the central questions remain the same: whether Iran and the United States can turn their memorandum of understanding into a lasting agreement, whether commercial shipping can safely move through the Strait of Hormuz, and...

Toulouse Oliver Drops Out of Lieutenant Governor Race After Primary Win

GRANTS, N.M. – New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has suspended her campaign for lieutenant governor, just weeks after winning the Democratic nomination in the June 2 primary election.Toulouse Oliver announced the decision Thursday, citing recent changes to her health and the need...