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Conscientious coaches routinely keep track of the student-athletes in their charge, telling them to get to class and admonishing them against slacking on homework.

For three New Mexico Highlands University women’s basketball coaches, however, the past few years have meant also setting the example by getting to class themselves.

Roughly three years ago, Joseph Weathers set out to  give back to his community. He soon became involved with various community organizations, but his heart has always been set on re-opening the theater in Mora located near the Mora Spinning Mill, also known as the Tapetes de Lana Weaving Center.

The Chief theater in downtown Mora was a vibrant and well-attended landmark until it closed in the 1970s. Weathers decided to make it his mission to re-open the theater as part of the “Bring Back the Memories, Mora Valley Theatre.”

Pecos — Gabe Sena likely won’t forget his last finals week at Pecos Middle School anytime soon.  The eighth grade student and his grandparents were evacuated from their home near El Macho Church, north of Pecos on Thursday. The massive Tres Lagunas blaze, which had consumed 8,660 acres and was 7 percent contained as of Tuesday morning, forced several families to evacuate the area.