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- Hobbs Commission approves own wage hike
- If Lea County was a state it would rank 7th in oil production in the US
- Hobbs Jubilee Choir has its final performance
- Steven Barnes arrested in connection to shooting at Chili’s
- Ten Commandments at City Hall
- Catholic priest sexual abuse lawsuit
- Mistrial declared in the trial of Joshua Puente in connection to shooting of Darrell Griffin
- Lea County Sheriff Byron Wester retires
- Holtec International applies to store spent nuclear fuel between Hobbs and Carlsbad
- Hobbs municipal elections required a runoff election for the first time
- Hobbs Lady Eagles won second state championship
- Lea County Electric Cooperative completes new multi-million dollar operations center
- Eagle 9 movie theater installs new recliner seats and upgrades
- Lovington Cheerleader squad wins Class 5A state championship, Hobbs Cheerleaders finished as runner-up
- Ismael Silva found not guilty of first-degree murder in death of Ramon Serna
- Hobbs Municipal Schools had highest municipal graduation rating during 2016-17 school year
- Gary Clingman appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez to the New Mexico Supreme Court
- Samantha Chance found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kasey Poole
- HHS senior Abby Milligan’s drawing chosen as the New Mexico winner of the Doodle-4Google competition
- Natural gas company plans to expand to four more facilities in Eddy and Lea counties by 2022
- Weeping Virgin Mary
- Jal Highway 128 had 8 deaths in 7 crashes by July 25, 2018
- CORE facility opens in Hobbs
- Juan Villegas pleads guilty to murder of his wife, Anna Villegas
- New Mexico woman sues Lea County and City of Hobbs after 49 days of wrongful detention resulting from theft of her identity.
- Terrance Cleer arrested on murder charges in death of Robert Cleer
- Charley Smith dies just hours after his company receives Hobbs Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award.
- Goodyear Blimp visits Hobbs
- Lea County Correctional Facility celebrates 20 ears of operations
- Lovington School District earns high ratings in NMPED PARCC testing
- Jimmy John’s, Wingstop and AT&T face prolonged closure after the building’s foundation sank
- Bobby Ray Ruiz found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of John Allen and Joy Doyal
- Manuel Muro arrested in connection with 50 burglaries in 18 months
- Brian Urlacher elected into NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Hobbs Municipal Schools enrollment surpasses 10,000 students
- Three thieves arrested after failed attempt to burglarize Lea County Commissioner Dean Jackson
- Hobbs High School boys soccer sexual assault lawsuit
- Mike Row visits Hobbs via the Jack Maddox Distinguished Lecture Series
- Broadmoor Elementary students recognized as the only NM public school to receive National Blue Ribbon School honor
- Record housing being built, Hobbs City Commission approves housing incentives for infrastructure work
- New Jal High School grand opening
- Lovington opens new wellness center
- Lea County November election results
- $100 million pledge to spur private-sector investments in the region
- Eunice Cardinals and Tatum Coyotes claim their respective state championships
- State Sen. Carroll Leavell resigns