Several members of the community met at the Black Cow’s open-mic session on Wednesday evening, followed by a candlelight vigil at the corner of Highway 160 and Basin Avenue in the Petrack Park parking lot. Hymns and songs of freedom were sung by the group to mark Juneteenth in Pahrump for the fourth year since President Joe Biden signed the nation’s newest holiday into law in 2021.
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More than 40 friends and family celebrated Emil Janssen’s 95th birthday on Saturday, June 8 at the Pahrump Senior Center. The co-founder of Pahrump Family Mortuary will serve as grand marshal for this year’s Fourth of July parade in Pahrump, and says the secret to his longevity is simple.
The event raised about $2,800 for local causes.
This month will mark a major milestone for Pahrump resident Shannon Arimura as she celebrates her birthday, but she doesn’t want the focus to be all on herself.
The time of hunting and fishing conventions has come to an end and the hunting guides-outfitters have returned home to prepare for another season. I’m left with my head full of new stories and my sides still aching from laughing at the crazy tales and humorous, if sometimes dangerous, adventures we’ve shared at vendor booths, in the hallways, hotel rooms and yes, while sipping a beverage in the local “watering holes.”
FRIDAY, JULY 8
A list of upcoming events in Pahrump.
From a Pride event at the Pahrump Nugget to the “redneck pool party” at Bearded Lady Saloon to a fireworks show in Petrack Park — with so many local events, how can you be bored?
The LGBTQ event that started in town back in 2011 will be held Sunday at the Pahrump Nugget.
Pahrump is well-known as a patriotic town and there is no better time for area businesses and organizations to show their patriotic spirit than during the Fourth of July Parade.
Pahrump Amateur Radio Repeater Association, an amateur radio event will be held at the Calvada Eye in Pahrump beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 25. Attendees can learn more about amateur radio and what it entails.
From live music, to the Ms. Seniors Golden Years pageant, to Pahrump Pride — our list has something for everyone.
Pahrump veterans should plan to attend the Veteran’s Festival this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the ballroom at the Pahrump Nugget with their families.
Our calendar editor has compiled this list of fun activities.
It will be called Death Valley Drive-in Theater, according to Dwight Finney, the entrepreneur behind the first-of-its-kind project who says the concept he invented is pending approval to use the fairgrounds parking lot off Gamebird Road.
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The federal lawsuit filed this week argues that both the vaccination mandate and a requirement that unvaccinated workers be tested for COVID-19 are unconstitutional.
Pioneer Territory Court Appointed Special Advocates recently saw a big boost to its operation, with the Roaring 20s Quarter Auction fundraiser declared the “cat’s pajamas,” and bringing in a total of $11,000 to support the nonprofit.
The sounds of the islands and other beats pulsed across Ian Deutch Memorial Park during Mother’s Day weekend with several performers hitting the stage during a music festival coined “One Love.”
The Nevada Division of Tourism is pushing a travel itinerary in the state for those interested in the existence of life beyond earth’s atmosphere; life forms that may have already visited the “blue planet.”