As 2024 is in sight, the Deming Headlight decided to take a look back at Deming’s most impactful stories of the past year. Come with us to take a trip through 2023: January Montes, who introduced middle schoolers to welding, retires Jerry Montes retired as a shop teacher after 27 years from Deming Public Schools. Montez worked on many industrial art pieces alongside his students from Red Mountain Middle School. …
Santa set the tone for Saturday’s annual Luna County Shop with a Cop at the Deming Walmart Superstore. He made his grand arrival via Deming fire truck, and once inside the store, he visited with about 300 children before they set off on a shopping adventure they will not soon forget. Each one had a smile from ear to ear. “It’s that special time of year for us at the …
A few local schools saw a temporary change to their menus last week. On Aug. 22, Deming Public’s Schools Central Cafeteria, located on W. Birch Street, began repairs to natural gas lines. The facility is responsible for providing meals for My Little School, Bell Elementary, Chaparral Elementary, and Memorial Elementary. As repairs proceeded, the cafeteria was unable to provide hot meals for the students, which led to a week-long menu …