Hatch Daily Digest Thursday, October 15, 2026
Ty's Take
Coralie Bailey Carrier passed this week, and that's the kind of name that carries weight in a place like this. The Bulletin ran her notice, and if you've been around the Mesilla Valley long enough, you know what losing someone of her generation means, particularly in these agricultural communities where families go back generations and everybody's connected through church, school, or the land itself. We don't always get the full story in the obits about what someone built or who they helped raise, but the fact that she lived long enough to see this valley change from what it was to what it is now, and that people remember her enough to mark her passing, says something. That's the kind of continuity that keeps a place like Hatch rooted when everything else is shifting.
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Weather Alerts
Wind Advisory
Wind Advisory issued October 14 at 11:35PM MDT until October 17 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Grant, Luna, western Sierra and northern Hidalgo Counties * WHEN...From 9 PM Thursday to midnight MDT Friday Night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few pow...
Las Cruces Bulletin
Coralie Bailey Carrier, a Las Cruces resident since 1972, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Alamogordo, she was a pioneering advocate for women in shooting sports and outdoor activities, founding the Southwestern Academy of Firearms Education and serving as...
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