Blimp headed to Hobbs for stopover Even without a Major League Baseball or football game in town, residents of Hobbs will see a rare event late Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. The pilot of Goodyear Blimp Wing-foot Two, one of the company’s newest blimps, having left Deming early Saturday morning, will set the large airship down in the Lea …

You can’t go back but you can get better I have never really liked change. Ever since I was a little kid I’ve struggled with it. I would LOVE to tell you that as an adult that I have fully embraced the unknown or even welcomed it with open arms, but I would be lying to you. I tend to …

Strickland aiming high at Air Force Academy College can be expensive, especially if someone chooses to go to a four-year school straight out of high school. Most students don’t really know what the final cost of their college education will be when it’s all said and done. But for 2018 Hobbs graduate Brenden Strickland, the cost has already been paid …

Corvette crashes into business causing major damage LOVINGTON — A man from Albuquerque was arrested early Saturday morning after he allegedly drove at a high speed, fled police and ultimately crashed into a Lovington oilfield company’s building off Commercial Street causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, while he was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol. There was …

Nor-Lea gifts $300,000 for training equipment to NMJC New Mexico Junior College President Kelvin Sharp may have stood behind the large check for a photo, but he kept the real one pretty close inside his suit jacket. “I’m keeping the real check with me,” he said with a smile. Sharp and everyone with NMJC has a good reason to smile, …

Nor-Lea gifts $300,000 for training equipment to NMJC New Mexico Junior College President Kelvin Sharp may have stood behind the large check for a photo, but he kept the real one pretty close inside his suit jacket. “I’m keeping the real check with me,” he said with a smile. Sharp and everyone with NMJC has a good reason to smile, …

Cowboy Fort honored for sculptures depicting western life A Tatum man known as the “Storyteller in Bronze” for his realistic sculptures depicting western life has been named as one of the recipients of the 2018 Annual Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Curtis Fort will be among the artists recognized at the Governor’s Arts Awards ceremonies Sept. 14 in …

Faith in action: 300 youth in Lea for ministry project To be in Hobbs for just a week, 130 youth and adults from five different churches in central Texas hope to leave their mark before leaving on Saturday. More than 170 other volunteers are in Lovington. Only 15 years old, Amanda DeHart, of Hutto, Texas, said this year’s Central Texas …

How fast can you sack? Albertsons’ sackers show skills in second annual competition If you get Cristal Herrera to sack your groceries after shopping at Albertsons Market, then you should know that she’s one of the best sackers the store has. That’s because Herrera proved victorious Friday morning outside Albertsons Market as she bested five co-workers to win the store’s …

Lea voter turnout worst in N.M. Lea County had the dubious distinction last week of posting the worst voter turnout rate among counties in the state, while a handful of New Mexico counties exceeded 50 percent voter turnout in the 2018 primaries. According to data from the New Mexico secretary of state’s office, 18.54 percent, or 4,663 of Lea County’s …