Hobbs Library Family of the Year At 11 months of age, Asaph Gomez doesn’t know what being a member of the Hobbs Public Library’s family of the year is all about. He does know he likes the cog toy with which he plays every week when his older sisters visit the library. Asaph’s sisters, Hadassah, 4, Havah, 3, and Hannah, …

Here is the language being proposed for the Hobbs mobile vendor ordinance. This is commonly referred to as the ordinance to regulate food trucks within the city of Hobbs. The first section of this post only contains the changes in the language  that are being made. The second section is the entire mobile vendor ordinance with the proposed changes so …

Del Norte pool opening to be delayed Sorry Del Norte Pool fans, it’s going to be a little longer before you get to have some fun. City of Hobbs Parks & Recreation Director Doug McDaniel announced the opening of Del Norte Pool will be delayed until Saturday, June 16. Opening Day at Del Norte Pool was scheduled for Saturday, May 26. …

Odd or even? Hobbs water restrictions begin today It’s May, and for Hobbs residents that means two things, school is close to ending and water restrictions are set to begin. The later begins Tuesday, May 15 and lasts until Sept. 15. Under its conservation period, the city’s restrictions include residential and commercial water use for gardens, lawns or other outside watering …

Hobbs elementary students to be offered five library books this summer With an aroma of steak and baked potatoes, the Edison Elementary faculty and staff celebrated the end of the school year Wednesday. Edison principal Pat Duran, librarian Julie Rodriguez and Hobbs Superintendent TJ Parks sat next to each other while everyone enjoyed their hearty meals. Soon after, Rodriguez addressed …

How fast is too fast? Eunice eyes residential ‘speeding’ EUNICE — From zero to 35 mph to zero between stop signs in one residential block might be legal, but apparently not for long. Eunice City Council members, hearing complaints about “speeding” received Police Chief Jimmie Jones’ report Tuesday and agreed they need to change the law. “The current speed limits …

Microburst hits Eunice, damage reported EUNICE — Allen Miller was in Hobbs at the moment the roof of an old gas station almost two blocks away, landed on his Eunice home. The damage to Miller’s home was one of a number of reported incidents following a microburst that hit the community’s downtown area around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Eunice Police Chief …

Three seek district judge post LOVINGTON — The Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet on May 17 to evaluate three applications to fill the district judge vacancy created by Judge Gary L. Clingman’s resignation. Clingman resigned to accept appointment to the New Mexico Supreme Court last month. Applications received by the Monday deadline were from Magistrate Judge David Finger, …

Three seek district judge post LOVINGTON — The Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet on May 17 to evaluate three applications to fill the district judge vacancy created by Judge Gary L. Clingman’s resignation. Clingman resigned to accept appointment to the New Mexico Supreme Court last month. Applications received by the Monday deadline were from Magistrate Judge David Finger, …

Young Eunice entrepreneurs donate profits to injured vet Eunice High School seniors have had the chance to couple learning the basics of running a small business with deciding what to do with their profits every year since 2001. This year, the 36 students involved in the project netted $1,405, money they earned over the period of one week late last …