Deceiving Granny Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun If you love comedy and your granny, Community Players of Hobbs have the show for you. Titled “Deceiving Granny,” based a book by Michael Taylor, the play is a plot twist-filled, suspense with plenty of comedy and deception mixed in. Director, Liz Arreola has been with the theater 14 years, and has worn a plethora …

Deceiving Granny Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun If you love comedy and your granny, Community Players of Hobbs have the show for you. Titled “Deceiving Granny,” based a book by Michael Taylor, the play is a plot twist-filled, suspense with plenty of comedy and deception mixed in. Director, Liz Arreola has been with the theater 14 years, and has worn a plethora …

$56 million proposed for Lea County roadways Christina Holt/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Roads in Lea County take a beating daily from heavy trucks moving in and out of the oil fields, so Lea County Assistant County Manager Corey Needham has proposed $56 million for road projects to revitalize those aging thoroughfares. Lea County Commissioners heard Needham’s proposal for fiscal year 2024/25 …

$56 million proposed for Lea County roadways Christina Holt/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Roads in Lea County take a beating daily from heavy trucks moving in and out of the oil fields, so Lea County Assistant County Manager Corey Needham has proposed $56 million for road projects to revitalize those aging thoroughfares. Lea County Commissioners heard Needham’s proposal for fiscal year 2024/25 …

Joe Harvey commercial frontage all taken. Where next? Levi Hill/News-Sun The one-mile stretch of Joe Harvey Boulevard from Grimes to Lovington Highway has long been the epicenter of commercial development in Hobbs. But with less than a handful of spaces left, the prime real estate on Joe Harvey is almost gone — and soon there may be no room left. …

Author of Pete the Cat books to perform at Reading Under the Lights For the News-Sun The JF Maddox Foundation, United Way of Lea County and Hobbs Municipal Schools will welcome the original author of the Pete the Cat series, Eric Litwin, as the featured performer at the Reading Under the Lights event 5-8:30 p.m. on April 26 at Watson …

Author of Pete the Cat books to perform at Reading Under the Lights For the News-Sun The JF Maddox Foundation, United Way of Lea County and Hobbs Municipal Schools will welcome the original author of the Pete the Cat series, Eric Litwin, as the featured performer at the Reading Under the Lights event 5-8:30 p.m. on April 26 at Watson …

Marshall’s, PetSmart and more back on the table Levi Hill/News-Sun Work began again earlier this week on the former Kmart building and the once announced tenants for the location are now back on the table. Lasco Construction Owner John Ragsdale said the $2.5 million rebuild of the building’s shell is underway and the first tenants could be in and operating …

Marshall’s, PetSmart and more back on the table Levi Hill/News-Sun Work began again earlier this week on the former Kmart building and the once announced tenants for the location are now back on the table. Lasco Construction Owner John Ragsdale said the $2.5 million rebuild of the building’s shell is underway and the first tenants could be in and operating …

Hobbs ranks fifth in New Mexico’s billion dollar cannabis industry Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun New Mexico has just reached an all new high in states history by reaching $1 billion in cannabis sales, with Hobbs ranking fifth in total sales in the state pulling in around $49 million and Lea County totaling $60 million. On March 5, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham …