Lots of gifts this time of year come packaged in a box. This year so do blessings. Near St. Anne Place and Fowler Street Hobbs residents can find blessings in a box. Candace Infante and her family have placed a large, purple box called a “Blessing Box” in their front yard for local residents to fill with nonperishable items that …

Many people would hesitate before climbing into a pickup truck attached to a stock trailer filled with three horses and driving away toward Lubbock this week and Las Vegas, Nev., next week. At 16 years of age, Kayden Little, who is a junior enrolled in the cyber school operated by Tatum’s public schools, driving to Lubbock and Las Vegas pulling a loaded stock trailer …

It’s no secret. Santa Claus is coming to town soon and many people are frenzied trying to get their shopping done before the big day arrives. While you’re out shopping, Hobbs and Eunice residents have a chance to brighten the day of a local senior citizen who may need some necessities going into the New Year and the coolest time …

The Hobbs City Commission is asking for the public’s input on the possibility of giving themselves a pay raise. During Monday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor Sam Cobb and commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of publishing the proposed ordinance presented by City Attorney Mike Stone. Commissioner Garry Buie voted no to the ordinance publication. The proposed ordinance would increase the mayor’s …

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The family of Daniel Torres remember him as a person who loved life and could make anybody laugh. “My brother was a beautiful person he was wonderful. There was never a dull moment when he was around,” said Mary Garcia, Daniel’s sister. “He was full of life. It’s sad that it was taken from him.” Daniel, 45, was found around …

Father Ricardo Bauza, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, is facing a criminal sexual contact allegation after church members contacted the Hobbs Police Department this past summer. Bauza is charged with criminal sexual contact, a misdemeanor, according to a 15-page criminal complaint filed Oct. 25 into Hobbs Magistrate Court. There is an active arrest warrant, but he has not been …

Father Ricardo Bauza, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, is facing a criminal sexual contact allegation after church members contacted the Hobbs Police Department this past summer. Bauza is charged with criminal sexual contact, a misdemeanor, according to a 15-page criminal complaint filed Oct. 25 into Hobbs Magistrate Court. There is an active arrest warrant, but he has not been …

Lea County has spent or committed more than $2.5 million in roadwork so far this year, according to data submitted by the county’s Assistant Manager for Operations Corey Needham. That amount includes multiple grants from the New Mexico Department of Transportation already budgeted for the road department. The largest portion of the total will be about $1.9 million for reconstruction …