Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Cathay is celebrating its 130th anniversary with a celebration and all-school reunion on Aug. 6-7, 2022. Back in 1892, the railroad built a town along the Rocky Run and a Chinese cook named it after his home country…and thus Cathay was born. Cathay celebrated with a jubilee in 1967 after 75 years and a centennial in 1992. Unfortunately, the railroad town that boomed with a population of 200, is no...