Students and faculty all surprised by first look at new school Andy Brosig/News-Sun It was almost like Christmas morning Tuesday as students got their first look at the new Southern Heights Elementary School in Hobbs. There was a palpable sense of excitement among the kids gathered in the classrooms at the old school for the last time for the first …

Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …

Enrollment increases at NMJC, USW Andy Brosig/News-Sun University of the Southwest and New Mexico Junior College both have posted enrollment increases for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. USW has shown an overall 20 percent increase in student numbers on campus over the same time last year. “Our retention rates are really high from last year,” USW President …

HMS gets $800K from Lea Commissioners to boost campus security Andy Brosig/News-Sun Campuses in the Hobbs Municipal School District will be getting a security boost in coming weeks thanks in part to the largess of two Lea County Commissioners. Each year, depending on the state of the county’s budget, commissioners receive discretionary funds, a pot of money they can use …

HMS day 1 enrollment tops 10K for first time since COVID Andy Brosig/News-Sun Enrollment in the Hobbs Municipal Schools is creeping back toward pre-COVID numbers, according to a report presented at the HMS Board of Education meeting Tuesday. The first day of the 2023-24 school year last week saw 10,197 students pass through the doors of the district’s 19 attendance …

James Engan named Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholar For the News-Sun Hobbs, NM – On Thursday, the JF Maddox Foundation announced that James Engan has been awarded the 2023 Jack Maddox Distinguished Scholarship. Engan is a senior at Hobbs High School this fall. He is the son of Ken and Alisa Engan. He is interested in pursuing a engineering degree at …

Rooted in STEM Eunice student attends state-wide education camp at NM Tech Andy Brosig/News-Sun EUNICE — Jacqueline Boyd has a new outlook on the future after attending a camp at New Mexico Tech. Before attending the annual Tech Trek New Mexico camp last month in Socorro, the incoming eighth-grader at Caton Middle School in Eunice wanted to be a lawyer, …

Summer Heat Stress & Drought: A killer combo for the landscape Drought conditions, extreme heat, and abnormally lack of water has become a very oppressing issue to those living in the inter-mountain regions of the southwest United States. This includes all of New Mexico and western Texas regions. The last two decades have been the worst in 1200 years according …

Hobbs team earns silver at SkillsUSA nationals Andy Brosig/News-Sun A group of SkillsUSA students from Hobbs captured silver medals recently at the organization’s national convention and competition. CTECH students Arick Serrano, Ray Stover and Leo Jaquez finished second in the Career Pathway Showcase Business, Management and Technology competition during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 19-23, in Atlanta, …

Hobbs team earns silver at SkillsUSA nationals Andy Brosig/News-Sun A group of SkillsUSA students from Hobbs captured silver medals recently at the organization’s national convention and competition. CTECH students Arick Serrano, Ray Stover and Leo Jaquez finished second in the Career Pathway Showcase Business, Management and Technology competition during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 19-23, in Atlanta, …