The large structure being built next to the Lea County Event Center, in front of Zia Park Casino, is Hobbs’ Center of Recreational Excellence and construction is on schedule and progressing smoothly. CORE officials have been offering tours of the new $63.5 million facility while it’s under construction near Millen Drive and the Lovington Highway. Some of the Hobbs News-Sun …

On Monday morning Hobbs Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call at Lea County State Bank. At around 11:14 a.m. HPD officers arrived at the scene they learned an armed robbery had taken place at an ATM machine located near the drive-thru teller lanes and the suspect, Lazarus Shamar Sanders, 19, fled the area on foot. Witnesses advised …

Carpenters were putting the roof on the porch that shelters the entrance of the El Bethel Church of God in Christ Wednesday morning as Rev. Dylan Barry opened the front door to a sanctuary that was ravaged by an electrical fire on March 13. The fire completely destroyed the interior of the church, leaving the membership to wonder whether it would be …

Major Lisa Smith took the helm of the local Salvation Army Wednesday following the retirement and departure of Capts. Les and Susan Spousta. Hitting the ground running on her first day, Major Smith said she first wanted to talk about the Christmas season. “This is a challenging time of the year to come in. I want to emphasize I’m looking …

LOVINGTON — It was cold, calm and quiet outside Nor-Lea Hospital Saturday morning. Inside the hospital’s clinic, however, was pandemonium. A “gunman” moved through the building shooting patients and hospital staff. Outside was silence, except for a lone broadcast across the hospital’s PA system, “Code trigger.” Within minutes Lovington police cars sped into the parking lot, lights flashing but sirens …

Hobbs native Brenda Naegele shares her collection of 200 witches she has collected through the years. Each year during the Halloween season she puts out her witches on display in her home.

Hobbs native Brenda Naegele shares her collection of 200 witches she has collected through the years. Each year during the Halloween season she puts out her witches on display in her home.

Several dozen adults and a few young children gathered at MECA Therapies in Hobbs Monday morning to formally celebrate the opening of MECA’s building at a new location on the Lovington Highway. Jeff Flores, CEO and co-owner of the business, said he his wife Roberta, found a building in Hobbs when they opened at their former location further north on the …

College Lane Elementary students in Hobbs submitted over 150 Halloween decorated pumpkins for the schools annual Pumpkin Patch Contest.

College Lane Elementary students in Hobbs submitted over 150 Halloween decorated pumpkins for the schools annual Pumpkin Patch Contest.