Last year, Lea County United Way met its goal of $850,000. This year the goal is $900,000 and although the funds will be allocated in November, the fund-raising campaign will go on until sometime in December. Chairman of the campaign, Linda Blain, said, “United Way accepts donations all year long and just because the allocations have been made doesn’t mean that …
It will cost $375 to buy University of the Southwest, compared with only $210 to buy Hobbs High School and $130 to buy Casey’s restaurant when Monopoly lovers play a new game called Hobbs Opoly. Other places, including the Lovington Highway, Green Meadow Park, and Dal Paso Street can be had by players who know how to manage their money, provided they …
New Mexico will set its own fuel economy and pollution standards for cars, pickup trucks and SUVs in a break with federal authorities, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday from New York where she was participating in climate talks with other governors. The move aligns New Mexico more closely with states including California that are resisting efforts by the Trump …
The City of Hobbs, the Permian Strategic Partnership, and the JF Maddox Foundation have each committed $10 million for a new career technical education high school in Hobbs, and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is encouraging local voters to approve $15 million more needed for the new school in a November bond election. “All of New Mexico is excited about the …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would eliminate tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate and community college students of all ages under a proposal Wednesday from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that requires legislative approval. The “opportunity scholarship” would tap the state general fund to cover costs not already paid for by federal scholarships and local lottery proceeds, a …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday poured cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as Attorney General William Barr circulated a draft plan on Capitol Hill to expand background checks for gun sales. In a Fox News interview, Trump said no deal is imminent, more than six weeks after mass shootings in Texas …
HOUSTON (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road closures as the powerful storm system drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Although amount of predicted rainfall is massive — forecasters say some places could see 40 inches (100 centimeters) or …
Chicken lovers in Hobbs are in for a “big day” sometime before Thanksgiving, with a second Church’s Chicken to open at 1005 West Joe Harvey Blvd., west of the Cotton Patch restaurant. “We’re going to do a big day. We’re going to do a lot of things that day,” said Liliana Avelina, Church’s certified training manager and general manager. “We’re …
The Salvation Army of Lea County held its Clothing Closet grand opening Monday with Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb supporting the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Clothing Closet is located next door to the Salvation Army offices and chapel, 818 S. Fowler St. Family Services Coordinator Stella Torres pointed out a gap in services occurred when the local Salvation Army corps was forced …
This is the video of the altercation on March 18, 2019, between Dwayne Penick, a Hobbs city commissioner, and Aric Cowger over a handicap parking spot. The incident and the charges, investigated by N.M. State Police, were dismissed by the court against both individuals.
