{"id":406,"date":"2010-03-12T20:12:57","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T20:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=406"},"modified":"2010-03-12T20:12:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T20:12:57","slug":"centennial-number-plates-prove-a-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/12\/centennial-number-plates-prove-a-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Centennial Number Plates Prove a Hit!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>LAS CRUCES &#8212; You&#8217;ve probably noticed them  around town &#8212; eye-catching turquoise license plates are popping up on  cars and trucks all over the state, including hundreds right here in Las  Cruces.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Quezada, supervisor at the Motor Vehicle Division  field office on South Main Street, said the first box of 200 number plates was gone in just a couple weeks when the new plate became  available in January. 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