Nye County School District students will begin heading back to the classrooms on Wednesday, Aug.8 and thanks to the combined efforts of the NyE Communities Coalition and many other partners, hundreds of those students are now prepared to face their educational challenges with brand new backpacks and plenty of useful supplies.
Purple Heart Day will be observed all across America on August 7 and residents of the town of Pahrump will be able to gather for a special Sundown Ceremony to honor the occasion, with the America Legion Post #22 set to host the event as the sun makes its descent in the sky Monday evening.
Pahrump Valley Academy would initially teach kindergarten through fifth grade students with an option of expanding to instruct older students in the future.
No matter how a person stumbles, they always have the chance to catch their footing and right their path.
OptimuM Urgent Care is taking over space at 1501 E. Calvada Blvd., at what was known as the Pahrump Medical Center. This site, include two buildings on 3.8 acres, was sold by Nye County last year for $2.6 million to Silver State Health Services.
Just how did those nuclear bombs affect the surrounding area and more importantly, the groundwater?
Butch “Patches” Harper was a well-known figure in Pahrump and although he is no longer with the community, his legacy of encouraging smiles and happiness lives on.
For the last two years, Nye County has been doing all it can to stop large-scale commercial solar developments in the Pahrump Valley. Now, it’s teaming up with the Nye County Water District Governing Board on a special order that would effectively stymie the energy projects.
In September of last year, the U.S. Treasury launched a new federal program that is leaving Nye County with a windfall of $12 million which can be used in nearly any way the county desires.
Nye County has been casting about for ways to provide more adequate space for its staff and with a $2.34 million remodel contract awarded for what once housed planning, public works and building and safety, several departments are set to be shifted to new locations.
When someone struggling with addiction strikes out on their journey of recovery, support from outside sources can mean the difference between success and failure.
The project began in February but has faced paving contract obstacles. It was projected to be done by this summer, but should now wrap before the Fall Festival, officials say.
Last year, the Nevada Outreach Training Organization was the recipient of a sizable chunk of Nye County’s American Rescue Plan grant dollars and just over six months into its own programming, the nonprofit has already managed to distribute more than half of the available funding.
When the Jepsons learned that both 15-year-old Jace and 18-year-old Garrett had qualified to compete at the 2023 National High School Rodeo Finals, the entire family was elated but they knew there would be one major challenge in getting the brothers to Wyoming, that of cost
The kits are equipped with first-aid and mental health treatments, defibrillators and Naloxone medication to reverse opioid overdoses.
