Native American dancer Patrick Willie performs the Fancy War Dance Thursday at the Staked Plains Roundup at the Dan Berry Rodeo Arena on the New Mexico Junior College campus. Western Heritage Museum will present Staked Plains Roundup open to the public on Family Fun Day Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Festivities include a blacksmith, Billy the Kid expert, cowboy music …

Are you excited for tomorrow’s match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor? Before it starts, you can get hyped for the big bout by swinging by downtown Lovington to watch local and regional fighters face off outside the historic Lea Theatre. The Lea Community Foundation for the Arts and Hobbs’ School of Hard Knocks, 400 West Marland, will present an …

Who was your favorite act during the 82nd Annual Lea County Fair & Rodeo? Conjunto Primavera Virlan Garcia Josh Abbott Band Danny Gokey Cassadee Pope Trace Adkins Gretchen Wilson here

The Lea County Fair and Rodeo 2018 princess and sweetheart were crowned Saturday in Lovington. Left, Kheyenne Coombes was crowned the 2018 Princess and since there were no queen contestants, she will serve as de facto queen next year. Hannah James, right, was crowned the 2018 Sweetheart.

The Lea County Fair & Rodeo Parade was held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Lovington.

The Josh Abbott Band performed Tuesday night, Aug. 8 at the 82nd Annual Lea County Fair & Rodeo at the Lea County Fairgrounds in Lovington.

Lea County Special Rodeo celebrates 30 years of involving special needs children in the fair and rodeo fun. In addition to a booth in the Zia Building at the Lea County Fairgrounds, the organization scheduled three fair and rodeo events for the kids, according to Shawnna Richards, president of the organization. Wright’s Amusements will open the carnival Saturday from 10 …