Hundreds of students attending the Lordsburg Municipal Schools will soon have greater access to high-speed internet thanks to a new grant from the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion, the agency announced Tuesday.

The office awarded a $1.5 million “Student Connect” grant to internet provider TWN Communications to bring fixed wireless service to 395 households in the rural community without reliable internet connections, plus three years of free service for students and staff participating in the program.

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