Code enforcement and Bisco teach kids to “Keep Hobbs Beautiful” Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun Sometimes kids learn important life lessons easier from costumed characters — and so it was Thursday in Hobbs. The City of Hobbs Code Enforcement and their furry costumed mascot, Brisco The K-9 Dog, teamed up to teach the children at the Hobbs Public Library about what Code …

Ready, Set, Swim Azure Mitchell /News-Sun  Tackle the summer heat with your local aquatic centers. Hobbs, Lovington, Jal and Eunice pools are ready for their community to join them. Spend your summer with splash pads and indoor/outdoor pools where you can cool off or catch a tan. With three pools and five splash pads, Hobbs is welcoming the summer frenzy with open arms. …

Ready, Set, Swim Azure Mitchell /News-Sun  Tackle the summer heat with your local aquatic centers. Hobbs, Lovington, Jal and Eunice pools are ready for their community to join them. Spend your summer with splash pads and indoor/outdoor pools where you can cool off or catch a tan. With three pools and five splash pads, Hobbs is welcoming the summer frenzy with open arms. …

Have property squatters? Call the sheriff Christina Holt/News-Sun As a property owner, imagine one day discovering squatters occupying your land or house. What would you do? Lea County attorney John Caldwell recommends property owners who have squatters on their land to call the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and allege criminal trespass. Lea County Sheriff Corey Helton also recommends calling the …

Have property squatters? Call the sheriff Christina Holt/News-Sun As a property owner, imagine one day discovering squatters occupying your land or house. What would you do? Lea County attorney John Caldwell recommends property owners who have squatters on their land to call the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and allege criminal trespass. Lea County Sheriff Corey Helton also recommends calling the …

Breaking the summer slide Hobbs Library hosting annual Summer Reading Program Andy Brosig News-Sun Research has shown students, particularly in the younger grades, can lose as much as three to four months of learning each year over the summer holidays. Nikki Lawless, library director for the Hobbs Public Library, and her staff are fighting that loss of learning with the …

Hobbs car wash to benefit the ‘Drone Boss’ RICH TROUT/NEWS-SUN After “Drone Boss” Leroy Gonzalez, 43, died March 12 during a car cruise in Hobbs, the financial responsibility for helping his two sons through college fell entirely on the shoulders of his widow, Casey Gonzalez of Hobbs. The couple’s friend, Kristina Hamilton, said she could never replace the generosity of …

Never underestimate the power of a praying mom Jotty Kenny/Christian Center Church Author Elizabeth Stone once said, “Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” For a mother, this has never been a more accurate statement. When it comes to their kids, …

7-day gun wait starts today Levi Hill/News-Sun Starting today, New Mexicans will have to wait a mandatory seven days before they can take home a new gun purchase. New Mexico joins at least a dozen other states with extended waiting periods. The sale of a firearm before the seven days are expired would become an unlawful sale. Gov. Michelle Lujan …

Lovington patrols increase to pickup strays Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun LOVINGTON — The City of Lovington Animal Services Department has increased the amount of time patrolling neighborhoods in order to get stray animals off the streets of Lovington. This action comes in response to residents voicing frustration, during the April 8 regular commission meeting, about a large number of stray dogs and cats …