Property taxes going down for many in Lea County LOVINGTON — With a 35 percent increase in Lea County’s assessed valuation for the 2018 tax year over 2017, most Hobbs residents will pay less in property taxes. The Lea County Commission certified tax rates set by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department in a special meeting Friday, issuing a …

The Hobbs City Commission on Tuesday night approved two more development agreements with contractors, which will reimburse the construction companies for certain costs to build homes in the city. The city commission unanimously approved development agreements with ABS Homes of Hobbs and Sombra Homes of Hobbs. The development agreement with ABS Homes will reimburse the contractor up to $100,000 for …

XTO Energy donates $50,000 With oil prices on the rise and the industry booming, the need for a skilled and specialized workforce is greater than ever. New Mexico Junior College has partnered with ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy to prepare and train students as potential employees for the energy industry. XTO donated $50,000 to NMJC for location equipment, program upgrades, and …

XTO Energy donates $50,000 With oil prices on the rise and the industry booming, the need for a skilled and specialized workforce is greater than ever. New Mexico Junior College has partnered with ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy to prepare and train students as potential employees for the energy industry. XTO donated $50,000 to NMJC for location equipment, program upgrades, and …

Our Lady weeps again What do you need? What do you want? Those are the questions Arbiolinda Berumen asked the bronze Our Lady of Guadalupe statue early Saturday morning. For the first time in more than three months and for the fourth time overall, the statue weeped. Created in Mexico, the statue has been with the Our Lady of Guadalupe …

While taking a shower after yard work on a muggy summer July 1, 2017, Hobb san Gary Jones suffered a massive heart attack. More than a year later, last week, he met Paul Kroh, the dispatcher who responded to his 911 call, while prepar ing to speak with all of Lea County’s emergency dispatchers. Jones, owner of Basin Surveys, has …

If the thousands of dogs and cats Missy Funk has helped for the past seven years could send congratulations cards, her mailbox would be stuffed and running over. Since the animals can’t speak, it’s easy to announce that Missy, manager of the Hobbs Animal Adoption Center, was recently named New Mexico Humane Animal Advocate of the Year. “I am appreciative …

Firehouse Subs blazed its way onto the Hobbs scene with its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The event was supported by more than 40 people including at least a dozen members of the Hobbs Fire Department. Interim City Manager and Fire Chief Manny Gomez welcomed Firehouse Subs, giving franchise co-owner Jack Kassis the symbolic key to the city, and …

Ice cream lady celebrates 35 years of making kids happy The next time you hear the sound of an ice cream truck, think of Janice Stewart, who started her mobile snow cone/ice cream truck business on Aug. 7, 1983. “I was 28 or 29,” Stewart said. “I was nursing my sick father and I needed something else to do. I …