Election today as early voting has steady showing  Going into Tuesday’s Hobbs municipal runoff election, 481 registered voters have made their choice. That is the number of total ballots (early voting/absentee voting) issued as of 5 p.m. Friday. “I’m OK with the number or ballots issued,” said City of Hobbs Clerk Jan Fletcher, “but I think that this many people …

Longtime Boerner’s Appliance store boasts new location The show room smells new and its stock of home appliances are shiny and new, but the owners are not yet 50 and the store is nearly 70 years old. When Jerrie and Russell Boerner opened their appliance store on west Marland in 1949, they were dedicated to service and to providing an opportunity for people in Hobbs and …

Governor picks Clingman for New Mexico Supreme Court SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Susana Martinez has selected a southern New Mexico judge to temporarily fill a seat on the New Mexico Supreme Court. In a statement Friday, the governor’s office said she has appointed Fifth Judicial District Judge Gary Clingman to a seat vacated by Justice Edward Chavez. Chavez …

Hobbsan suing after false arrest claim Lawsuit names drug task force, Lea commission, City of Hobbs and 10 law officers A Hobbs man is suing the Lea County Drug Task Force, Lea County Board of Commissioners, City of Hobbs and 10 law enforcement officers in federal court with a lawsuit alleging he was the victim of a false arrest for …

  Harris: You need to do the very best job that can be done When Debbie Harris gets to work at Coronado Elementary School in Hobbs, it’s always dark outside and she’s likely to be the only person in the building. That’s because even though her work day officially starts at 6 a.m., she is usually there between 4:15 and 4:30 …

What’s with all the election signs? As an elected Hobbs City Commissioner, Marshall Newman takes lots of phone calls from his constituents on a variety of city issues. Lately, he has received calls on why there are still election signs seen throughout the community? “We’ve still got some folks out there who don’t realize that there’s a runoff in one …

Lovington cheerleaders win state title Hobbs cheerleaders come home with second place finish Lea County’s two largest high schools came home from last weekend’s state cheerleading contest with teams in the winning column. Lovington’s cheerleaders won the state championship in the 5A category and Hobbs cheerleaders won second place in the 5A/6A co-ed category. Krystie Arreola, Lovington cheerleaders coach, said …

Hobbs says ‘No’ to power rate increase Call it an adamant ‘no!’ As might be expected, none of the 25 Hobbs area residents in attendance of a town hall meeting Friday supported a proposed local electricity rate increase. Public Regulation Commissioner Patrick Lyons hosted the meeting held at Hobbs City Hall. Officials with Southwestern Public Service Company, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, asked a …

  Eunice youth achieve dream of holding center for stray animals EUNICE — Seven Eunice High School students, all members of the Eunice Youth Advisory Council, celebrated a dream this week they’ve helped make come true. Their dream was to build a holding center for stray animals picked up in Eunice, and although it took four years of effort, many talks …

Eagle 9 theater in Hobbs installing new recliner seating Eagle 9 theater is getting an upgrade in preparation for the upcoming summer movie season. This week, a construction crew started the replacement of seating in the nine theater rooms. Crews spent the past couple of days breaking down and removing seats in four theaters and will replace them with a …