As depicted in the town mural, Beatty was once a railroad town, but it has been many decades since the last tracks disappeared. Now, thanks to the happy obsession of trucker Charley Lix, it is possible to ride the rails in Beatty once more—if only for a few hundred feet.
A local woman benefited from the kindness of a group of deputies with the Nye County Law Enforcement Association on Dec. 11.
A line of customers goes out the door Monday at the Pahrump Post Office, 2300 Postal Drive. Monday was the U.S. Postal Service’s busiest day, with nearly 5,000 packages mailed in Pahrump alone. The service is expecting to ship 470 million packages nationwide this holiday season, a 12 percent increase from last year.
Congressman-elect Cresent Hardy met with Pahrump residents, business owners and municipal leaders on Monday in a town-hall styled listening session as part of a district tour.
Two people were transported to Desert View Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a three-vehicle accident along State Route 160 and Mesquite Avenue, late Tuesday morning. Officials on scene said the driver of a yellow Buick Wildcat traveling on East Mesquite failed to yield to the stop sign and broadsided a green Ford Mustang southbound on State Route 160. Both cars collided with a pickup truck waiting at the stop sign. Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Nye County commissioners voted Tuesday to rezone approximately 172 acres on Thousandaire Boulevard from specific plan to light industrial zoning following a well attended and contentious public hearing.
The Lady Trojans traveled to Del Sol
The Trojans wrestling team had their first home match against Sierra Vista last Thursday night. The Trojans mattmen didn’t disappoint the full stands and beat the Mountain Lions 54-27 in their first conference match of the season. The team then went to the Spring Valley Duals in Las Vegas and finished third at one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in the valley.
After four and a half years, Darlene Howard, owner of Stay at Dar’s Bed and Breakfast, at 1501 E. Mount Charleston Drive South, is throwing in the towel.
A pair of organizations promoting Pahrump tourism are rejoicing over the Nevada Tourism Commission’s generosity this month.
It’s that time of year again when the pounds just magically appear around the middriff section of the body because of all the good things around the kitchen to pop into your mouth. At this time of year people are madly looking for a stop-gap measure to keep the pounds from accumulating.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate last Friday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, following passage in the House of Representatives, included in the bill is the transfer of 285 acres near Highway 160 and Manse Road for a Great Basin College campus.
Improvements to the Calvada Eye and repairs to the Gabbs swimming pool were the two projects Nye County will forward for approval for Community Development Block Grant funds.
With Republicans acting like the gang that can’t shoot straight as they approach taking charge of the Nevada Assembly, there has been some talk of Assembly Democrats luring a few of the more reasonable GOP votes to join with all the Democrats to create a bipartisan coalition to run the Assembly.
No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Wednesday’s drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $23 million.
Nye County Commissioners on Tuesday decided to postpone until next month voting on a resolution to not participate in any future U.S. Bureau of Land Management resource management plan processes.
People enrolled in the Nevada health insurance exchange were busy renewing their coverage Monday on the last day to receive benefits for the year beginning Jan. 1.
A minor two-vehicle accident involving a Nye County School District bus Dec. 10 highlighted an issue the local school district deals with all too often.
Pahrump Town Board members appeared to have no interest in Chairman Harley Kulkin’s agenda items during Tuesday’s final town board meeting.
Christmas has come early for those of us who like to, and have to, drive long distances.
Local student Rusty Braithwaite has much of which to be proud. The Manse Elementary fifth grader is the first Pahrump student to earn a prestigious award courtesy of the Pahrump Lions Club.
