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🌱 How an old Las Cruces courthouse is launching local film careers

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In today's newsletter:

  • How an old Las Cruces courthouse is launching local film careers
  • What Las Cruces residents should do under this new flood watch
  • Why NMSU warns Las Cruces residents to leave those mushrooms alone

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy with a shower or two, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Las Cruces provides more than the film venue (lascrucesbulletin.com) — Las Cruces' old downtown courthouse is doubling as a movie set, giving NMSU film students and alumni paid, hands-on experience on the independent feature "Solitary." Local residents, including people connected with a Las Cruces re-entry program, are landing on-screen roles, while the producer pushes to prove filmmakers can build careers and stay rooted in Las Cruces.
   

2. Flood Watch in Effect for Las Cruces and Doña Ana County as Heavy Rain Approaches (lascrucestoday.com) — Las Cruces is under a flood watch through early Wednesday morning, with forecasters warning that heavy tropical moisture could quickly flood streets, arroyos and low-water crossings across Doña Ana County. Residents are urged to avoid arroyo areas, never drive through flooded roads, and stay alert for rapidly rising water as saturated ground and upstream storms increase flash-flood risk.
   

3. NMSU researcher: toxic mushrooms growing around campus, Las Cruces (kvia.com) — If you're seeing mushrooms pop up around Las Cruces or on the NMSU campus, experts say don't touch or eat them. A university researcher warns that a common local species can cause serious stomach illness in people and pets, and urges residents to remove them from yards, parks, and trails instead of treating them like grocery-store mushrooms.
   

4. New Mexico Restaurant Association honors top industry leaders (lcsun-news.com) — A Las Cruces baker has brought home a statewide hospitality honor, spotlighting the city's growing food scene. Proofed Bread Co., based on South Main Street and supplying sourdough to a local grilled cheese shop, earned the New Mexico Restaurant Association's Faces of Diversity Award, recognizing the team's impact and representation in New Mexico's restaurant community.
   

5. Vasquez, Cunningham face off in key New Mexico 2nd District race (abqjournal.com subscription) — Las Cruces voters are central in a tightly contested race for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, where Democrat Gabe Vasquez and Republican Greg Cunningham are battling over border security, data centers and the economy. The district now leans Democratic after redistricting, but recent polling shows only a narrow Vasquez lead as both candidates prepare for an October TV debate.
   

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    Wednesday September 30
  • Rio Grande Preparatory Institute Fall Academic Award Event
    Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
    5:30 pm
  • Arrowhead Park Early College High School Fall Academic Award Event
    Las Cruces Public Schools Las Cruces, NM 88001
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • 🐻 PUPPIES 🐻
    Can anyone guess a theme to the name of this litter of (4) 7 month old puppies at ASCMV??? I'm clueless but I know one thing….they're ADORABLE!!! (Nextdoor Sonora Springs)
  • 🦄 TILLY 🦄
    Tilly is a doll waiting for you at ASCMV in Las Cruces, NM. Share a lifetime of love with her! (Nextdoor Sonora Springs)
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Las Cruces. Apply here.
  • Las Cruces Public Schools posted a job opening for 26/27 SY Substitute Food Service Kitchen Staff *POOL* in Las Cruces. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Las Cruces here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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