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 …

Martin honored for dedication to Hobbs baseball Ronnie Martin’s name will be immortalized at the one place his friends and family constantly saw him, a baseball field. During Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved the naming of Ball Field No. 4 at the Jefferson Ballpark Complex after Martin, who passed away on May 17, 2017 at the age …

Hobbsan charged in 2017 arson incident The Hobbs Police Department have charged a Hobbs man with felony arson after a lab report by the State of New Mexico linked him to a March 2017 arson incident on East Clinton. Juan Nunez, 39, was arrested on a warrant Saturday by the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and charged with arson (more than …

One of Hobbs’ more anticipated restaurants is closer to opening its doors. McAlister’s Deli eyes a May start date for its Hobbs location and plans to hire dozens of employees in the coming months. Construction on the restaurant started last year at the corner of West County Road and Industrial Road, which is opposite Rosa’s Café and Tortilla Factory on …

Many FlyHobbs fares within range of Midland, Lubbock FlyHobbs gets better with time. How much cheaper than other area airports does flying out of the Lea County Regional Airport have to be to encourage business and leisure flyers to park for free at the local airport? Steve Vierck, president and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Lea County, said …

Members of the New Mexico Junior College board approved an increase in tuition beginning with this year’s first summer session. The increase, $1 per credit hour for in-district and out-of-district residents of New Mexico and $5 per credit hour for out-of-state students, was approved without discussion or objection from the board. What the change means in terms of dollars is …

Lovington schools to be more secure after spring break LOVINGTON — A new security system will be in place when Lovington Municipal School students come back from spring break. Superintendent LeAnne Gandy reported to the school board last Tuesday that visitors at each of the schools will soon be subject to a background check before they are permitted to enter …

New Mexico nuke repository studied for plutonium storage CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned a national group of scientists to study the viability of diluting surplus weapons-grade plutonium and storing it permanently at the federal government’s underground repository in New Mexico. The panel of about 15 scientists from universities, corporations and laboratories around the nation …