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Check out this action-packed photo snapped by Schanen Yates Unser at the Sept. 6 Buckin' in the Basin event held in Tularosa.

Conyers was one of 14 volunteers who turned out in the plaza in downtown Roswell on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4, to plant over 300 flags in the ground as part of a field of honor in observance of both Labor Day and the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday, Sept. 11.

This year event marks the second annual festival, which is set for Sept. 25-26 at the International UFO Museum & Research Center, drawing filmmakers from around New Mexico to showcase their work.

From 1970s NMMI dances and brutal cadet discipline to the school’s founding in Joseph and Mabel Lea’s peach orchard, Roswell’s story is one of military tradition, frontier ambition and reinvention. This installment traces NMMI’s origins, the Leas’ influence on the town, and the 1947 debris that made Roswell famous worldwide.

A $7.9 million public health office in Roswell is expected to open for Chaves County residents by December. Located at 1601 S. Garden Ave., the facility replaces the county’s former office at 200 E. Chisum St. State and county officials, along with healthcare professionals, celebrated its completion during an Aug. 14 ribbon cutting.

New Mexico Military Institute’s legacy extends beyond military discipline. Meet three remarkable faculty members: Count Luigi Martini-Mancini, a multilingual professor and wireless pioneer; Pulitzer Prize-winning librarian and author Paul Horgan; and Maurice Fulton, whose extensive research preserved the history of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War. Together, they made scholarship a living adventure.

Roswell Shorts Indie Film Fest returns to the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell on Sept. 25-26 with 31 official selections, including 10 New Mexico-made shorts. The lineup spans drama, documentary, horror, sci-fi, comedy and experimental films, with filmmaker Q&As, award-winning entries and a focus on independent storytelling.

New Mexico’s Spaceport America, which bills itself as the world’s first purpose-built spaceport, was studied for its feasibility all the way back in the 90’s, and developments in technology helped to bring it into existence by 2011.

Three years ago, Hicks was able to use that passion for public service when he became a trooper and second lieutenant with the New Mexico Mounted Patrol. The Mounted Patrol is an independent agency composed of volunteers who can be called to assist other local and state law enforcement agencies. 

New Mexico’s Summer Enrichment Program placed 2,200 students in paid internships across the state, giving high schoolers real-world job experience and career exploration. In Roswell, Edith Segura worked at a women’s health clinic, learned what medical careers involve, and joined classmates in creating community impact projects to build career readiness.

Bottomless Lakes State Park, located 15 miles southeast of Roswell, is a series of eight lakes surrounded by rocky red buffs.

The museum, known officially as the International UFO Museum and Research Center and Gift Shop, opened to visitors in 1992.