The smell of fried goodies, the rhythmic whir of carnival rides, cheers and dust rising from the rodeo grounds – Pahrump saw all this and more this past weekend as the town hosted its biggest celebration of the year, the Pahrump Fall Festival.
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Staff earned nine awards, including five first-place honors
Closing the regular season out strong, both Boulder City High School tennis programs earned a trio of victories to gain momentum heading into the postseason.
Southwestern Wilds secured four locally-famed wild horses at a recent BLM auction.
Live speakers, virtual guests and vendors will all be featured at the upcoming event.
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is set to see a big financial boost in the coming fiscal year, with Nye County approving the reinstatement of a tax rate to support the extension’s programs.
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a series on Valley Electric Association Inc.’s annual meeting. Watch for more on pvtimes.com or in the Pahrump Valley Times print edition. See video with the story on our Facebook page.
With a four-cent jump on the week, Monday’s national gas price average sets a high for the year at $2.88.
The Nye County District Attorney’s Office had not filed formal charges as of Monday against Angela Evans, named CEO of Valley Electric Association in October. Evans was put on paid administrative leave by Valley following her arrest on suspicion of embezzlement in February.
Specialty license plates are a big hit in Nevada and various charities benefit from many of the plates mounted to vehicles statewide.
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest recently welcomed Deborah MacNeill as the area manager for the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
The 21st annual Biz and Home Expo swept through Pahrump at the end of April, with longtime businesses in southern Nye County and others new to the area participating.
The Nevada office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will host an Access to Capital event for existing small businesses that have a need for capital at an event set from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 10, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort, 3000 Paradise Road.
A summer program equally popular among parents and children is scheduled to return to Pahrump next month.
Higher limits are now available for borrowers interested in U.S. Department of Agriculture farm loans, which help agricultural producers purchase farms or cover operating expenses.
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Nevada’s Department of Public Safety is investigating over a hundred searches the sheriff made for people’s strictly protected law enforcement information since his term began four years ago, McGill told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Friday.
U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto want to ensure that Yucca Mountain never serves as a nuclear waste dump site.
Nevada was awarded the federal money to help modernize the state’s rural health care system and bolster access to it, officials said.
Suspended Justice of the Peace argued her 2026 reelection campaign will be “clouded by misinformation” without an expedited appeal in a filing Friday.
