Smokin’ on the Plaza starts today The ninth annual Smokin’ on the Plaza returns to downtown Lovington this week with different foods, games, competition and live music. Lovington MainStreet’s barbecue event is today and Saturday where 40 to 50 barbecue competition contestants will vie in a cook-off, while about 4,000 visitors are expected each day. The annual event is moving …

Call of gun fired leads to drug, firearm, child abuse charges Hobbs police made four arrests Saturday morning on different charges, including drug possession, firearm possession and child abuse after officers responded to a south Hobbs residence following a report of a man firing a gun outside. Around 7 a.m. Saturday, Hobbs police officers went to the 100 block of …

Museum set to open O’Connor exhibition Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was a cowgirl all her life, even after she became the first female Supreme Court Justice. A new exhibition, “The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O’Connor,” is set to open Thursday at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. The exhibit showcases the youthful …

Museum set to open O’Connor exhibition Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was a cowgirl all her life, even after she became the first female Supreme Court Justice. A new exhibition, “The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O’Connor,” is set to open Thursday at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. The exhibit showcases the youthful …

The Virgin Mary statue at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Hobbs, N.M., is weeping again on Saturday, June 9, according to worshipers.

The Virgin Mary statue at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Hobbs, N.M., is weeping again on Saturday, June 9, according to worshipers.

Lea County Election updates How Lea County voted in contested races Magistrate Div. 3 Jimmie Jones  926  84.57% Chandler Brown  169  15.43% Magistrate Div. 2 Willie Henry  173  53.07% Mike Stone   153  46.93% Lea County Sheriff Jon Martinez    413   12.82% Lorenzo Valesquez    461  12.82% Corey Helton   2,721   75.69% U.S. Congress Gavin Clarkson  177   5.02% Clayburn Griffin  165  4.68% Yvette Harrell …

Election results PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS How LEA County voted in contested races in EARLY and ABSENTEE voting Magistrate Div. 3 Jimmie Jones 281 82.65 percent Chandler Brown 59 17.35 percent Magistrate Div. 2 Willie Henry 58 55.77 percent Mike Stone 46 44.23 percent Lea County Sheriff Corey Helton 976 76.25 percent Jon Martinez 156 12.19 percent Lorenzo Valesquez 148 11.56 …

The Jal City Council has voted to oppose bringing interim high-level nuclear waste storage in and around Lea County. The council voted Tuesday night, passing the resolution 5-0. Mayor Stephen Aldridge said one councilor, Lorenzo Chacon, was absent and the mayor does not vote unless there is a tie. “… the City does not support or consent to the consolidated …