BEATTY — The town’s high school graduated its latest class on Monday, giving diplomas to 18 seniors.
The long-anticipated night for this year’s seniors at the high school is finally here. The class of 2016 will graduate tonight at 8 p.m. at the football stadium at Pahrump Valley High.
Nevada’s legal tests to determine if drivers are impaired by marijuana have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation’s largest automobile club that says those laws should be scrapped.
Republican candidates from several races across the state sought support of Nye County voters during a meet-and-greet on Saturday.
CARSON CITY — A state judge Friday signed off on new language for a proposed referendum seeking to repeal Nevada’s new commerce tax.
Repairs for the Pahrump Valley High School athletic track will commence after graduation is over on May 30.
The Trojans boys track finished 16th (9 points) out of 21 teams and the girls finished in 19th (1) out of 19 schools at the state meet in Carson City on Friday and Saturday.
Come Nov. 8, Nye County voters will have to decide whether they want county to impose annual tax increases on certain motor vehicle fuels.
Prep work for the ongoing widening project on the main road between Las Vegas and Pahrump could cause delays for motorists who drive the stretch of road during the overnight and early morning hours.
Five people were arrested last week after a several-week investigation into a home burglary in the valley.
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a sizable amount to go toward job training that will benefit the county.
The Pahrump Valley Lions Club wants to ensure students at Floyd Elementary School will maintain their reading skills during summer break.
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 $9 million.
Gas prices in town remained steady in town for the third straight week, with the lowest cash price of regular unleaded gas being $2.21 per gallon.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office welcomed seven new deputies into the department during a special graduation ceremony on Saturday.
The representative of an organization serving area seniors recently announced her retirement.
The man arrested and charged with DUI liquor causing the death of another, entered into a guilty plea agreement during his arraignment this month.
Nevada Congressman U.S. Senate Republican hopeful Dr. Joe Heck will visit Pahrump on Saturday.
Beatty track finished the season running at the state meet at Carson City against some fierce competition from the North. At the meet the Lady Hornets, the Southern regional champs met their match, finishing fifth (23 points) out of 14 teams and the Beatty boys team finished in 10th place (9) out of 15 teams. Sierra Lutheran finished in first for the girls (103), Smith Valley was second (45), Eureka was third (38) and Wells was fourth (25). Spring Mountain finished in first place for the boys (72), Sierra Lutheran was second (63), Virginia City third (37) and Excel Christian fourth (33).
The Aug. 6 FOX News debate may have been the turning point that set Donald Trump on the path to the Republican nomination for president.
The five of the eight Democratic candidates for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District descended on Pahrump on Thursday in their last attempt to court Nye County voters ahead of early voting.
CARSON CITY — Nevada school districts and local governments received a $19.1 million windfall over the past three years because of a computer programming glitch at the Department of Motor Vehicles, state officials revealed Thursday.
The campaign of Republican U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy pounced on a rival Democratic campaign that initially misfired by claiming Hardy opposed a measure to ban the Confederate flag from veterans cemeteries.
The former Pahrump Valley High 2015 state wrestling champ graduated from basic training as a U.S. Airman with honors at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
A record 611 certificates and degrees from Great Basin College were awarded this spring, with 45 of those coming from Pahrump.