Most Dona Ana County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23-24, 2006, to allow employees to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. Emergency services and law enforcement will not be affected.

The closures also affect the county’s solid-waste convenience stations in Anthony, La Mesa, Hill, Butterfield, Mesquite, La Union, Hatch and Garfield, all of which will reopen Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006.