Lea County Correctional Facility/GEO Prison saw an increase of 192 COVID-19 cases on Friday. The New Mexico Department of Health news released  announced the LCCF has over 100 positive cases today, this bring the prison’s total positive cases to 673 since the pandemic began and more than half the amount of inmates the prison can hold. However, Eric Harrison, public …

Lea County Correctional Facility/GEO Prison saw an increase of 192 COVID-19 cases on Friday. The New Mexico Department of Health news released  announced the LCCF has over 100 positive cases today, this bring the prison’s total positive cases to 673 since the pandemic began and more than half the amount of inmates the prison can hold. However, Eric Harrison, public …

More counties reach Yellow, Green Levels Only 4 counties at highest-risk Red Level, down from 14 two weeks past SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning Feb. 24, with 19 New Mexico counties at the Yellow Level and six at the Green Level, at which …

By COLLIN BINKLEY and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its long-awaited road map for getting students back to classrooms in …

Lea County added three reported deaths on Wednesday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health, and 12 new cases. The department reports the deaths were: A male in his 50s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized. A female in her 60s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. A male in his 60s …

Lea County added one new reported death on Friday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health, and 14 new cases. The department reports the one deaths was: A male in his 70s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions With that death, Lea County has had a cumulative total of 126 deaths related to …

Lea County added one new reported death on Friday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health, and 14 new cases. The department reports the one deaths was: A male in his 70s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions With that death, Lea County has had a cumulative total of 126 deaths related to …

The New Mexico Environment Department announced this week O’Reilly’s Auto Parts in Lovington has been fined $242,827.20 for violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NMED claims the store allowed employees to work while COVID-19 symptomatic. One of those employees died due to the virus, according to the release. In July the News-Sun wrote an article following the death of Veronica …

Editor’s Note: The daily reports from Santa Fe of the number of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths can sometimes be overwhelming and seemingly have no connection to everyday life and what we are experiencing in southeastern New Mexico. So, we found five families who have all dealt with COVID-19 first hand and who would share their stories with our readers. …

Another season bites the dust. New Mexico Junior College routinely competes at the highest levels in baseball and basketball, fighting not only for conference championships, but also for spots in the national tournaments. However, that won’t be the case this year as NMJC was forced to cancel baseball, basketball, golf, and volleyball because of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing restrictions …