Southern Heights Elementary students practice flamenco dancing in preparation for their performance Saturday, Sept. 22 during the Lea County Center for the Arts Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. The students are learning from dancers with the National Institute of Flamenco. The performance is planned for 3 p.m. at the Center for the Arts located at 122 W. Broadway. Admission is $5 …

During Tuesday’s Hobbs Municipal Schools board meeting, Paula Smith and Barry Young made a presentation on the benefits of starting a school-based health clinic for Hobbs schools. Smith and Young are part of a committee that did research on bringing a health clinic to Hobbs schools and developed the “RoadMap to Reduce Teen Pregnancy in Lea County.” The Hobbs Municipal …

ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — Artesia public schools will be closed through Tuesday in response to a second boil water advisory sent out by the state in two months. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2ff3Zuj ) Artesia residents are advised to boil their drinking water after E.coli was detected in the water supply. It’s the second boil water advisory issued by the New Mexico …

The Lovington School Board is considering a resolution that, if adopted, promises support to students and employees who may be subject to deportation under a threat made by the Trump Administration earlier this month. The resolution shows the district’s support for students and teachers who fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — an American immigration policy that …

The Lovington School Board is considering a resolution that, if adopted, promises support to students and employees who may be subject to deportation under a threat made by the Trump Administration earlier this month. The resolution shows the district’s support for students and teachers who fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — an American immigration policy that …

Science Spectrum instructor Satina Whelen sets up a science project Wednesday during a Crazy Chemistry a Got Science program held at the Hobbs Public Library. The hands on program is run by the Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. The next seven programs include Grossology (Oct. 11), Curious Case of CSI (Nov. 8), Holiday Science (Dec. 13), Dissect This! (Jan. 10), …

The Hobbs Public Library is turning into a science laboratory once a month throughout the year. Hobbs students in the fourth through eighth grades are invited to participate in the Hobbs Library new program called Got Science?!? The new program will have students participating in a hands-on workshop that will be run by Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. “It’s a …

Hundreds attend the 2017 Hobbs High School homecoming parade Friday afternoon in downtown Hobbs.

Hobbs Schools celebrated homecoming events on Friday, including a parade on Broadway.

Enrollment at a Lea County institutions of higher learning showed a dip in total enrollment numbers at the start of this school year compared to last year. One administrator says part of that reason is the local economy is showing a uptick. At NMJC, Larry Sanderson vice president of development, institutional effectiveness & accreditation, said, “Our enrollment report for fall 2017 is a …