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 …

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 …

WIPP celebrates 25 years of operations Levi Hill/News-Sun Today the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in eastern Eddy County — about 40 miles west of Hobbs — stands as an edifice to sound science, collaboration and cooperation, but 43 years ago when Arthur Moss walked out onto what would become WIPP, all that stood in that lonely patch of desert was …

Goodbye Tokyo: Hello Kobe and Noodles Levi Hill/News-Sun Hobbsans who enjoy a different dining experience from hamburgers and Mexican food will be saddened to hear Tokyo Steakhouse is closing. But don’t fret, the Asian cuisine isn’t going far — it’s just moving over to Joe Harvey Boulevard under a new name. “We are going with the same name as our …

Goodbye Tokyo: Hello Kobe and Noodles Levi Hill/News-Sun Hobbsans who enjoy a different dining experience from hamburgers and Mexican food will be saddened to hear Tokyo Steakhouse is closing. But don’t fret, the Asian cuisine isn’t going far — it’s just moving over to Joe Harvey Boulevard under a new name. “We are going with the same name as our …