Hobbs residents will be voting for four city commissioners and a municipal judge in the upcoming municipal election planned in March. Commissioners Cynthia Calderon, District 2, and Joe Calderon, District 4, plan to run for reelection, Commissioner Don Gerth, District 6, has not officially announced running for reelection and Commissioner Garry Buie, District 5, will not run for another term. …

The Evaporators 12629 are heading to state! Evaporators 12629, the name of Hobbs’ FIRST Lego League (FLL) robotics team, won its spot in state competition against 24 other teams during a FLL qualifier last weekend in at Las Cruces Onate High School. The team won first place in two categories, robot programming and mission completion and placed second in their Core Values presentation. Now the Hobbs team, …

Those flipping through the TV channels Sunday night might have stumbled upon a familiar Eunice face on the Oxygen Network. Jimmie Jones, Eunice Police chief, was on the newest episode of Criminal Confessions, which featured the story of the homicide of Darrell Blagg, 40, of Eunice, on Aug. 11, 2006. Jones said he watched the show when it aired at …

A Hobbs man was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Andrews County, Texas. Kutter W. Randolph, 20, was traveling east in a Dodge pickup on State Highway 176, about 10 miles east of Eunice, and entered a curve in the roadway. He lost control and rolled, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The accident took …

A Hobbs man was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Andrews County, Texas. Kutter W. Randolph, 20, was traveling east in a Dodge pickup on State Highway 176, about 10 miles east of Eunice, and entered a curve in the roadway. He lost control and rolled, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The accident took …

Casey’s co-founder Peggy Smith was visibly shocked Thursday night when the Lea County Women’s Network honored her “heart of gold,” unbelievable work ethic and a lifetime of achievement. A packed room of family, friends and peers gathered for the 19th annual LCWN banquet applauded Smith as she walked up to accept Janet Seagrave Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hobbs Country …

LOVINGTON — Remodeling of the Love Street Baseball Complex restrooms hit another snag Monday as commissioners voted 4-0 against awarding the project after receiving only one qualified bidder. At Monday’s meeting, Loving-ton City Manager James Williams presented two bids submitted for the remodeling project from Hobbs and Lovington contractors for $58,880.25 and $59,950. The project includes replacement of three exterior …

LOVINGTON — Remodeling of the Love Street Baseball Complex restrooms hit another snag Monday as commissioners voted 4-0 against awarding the project after receiving only one qualified bidder. At Monday’s meeting, Loving-ton City Manager James Williams presented two bids submitted for the remodeling project from Hobbs and Lovington contractors for $58,880.25 and $59,950. The project includes replacement of three exterior …

The summer grass fire season may be over, but Lea County officials are concerned about grass fires this winter. Deputy Fire Marshall Jeff Broom said wildland fires burned a little more than 5,400 acres in 2017 by mid-November, compared to 12,986 acres burned in all of 2016. “So, we definitely saw a decrease in the amount,” he said, “but the …

What’s up? Employment, rigs and oil in Lea County. For the first time in two years, Lea County unemployment fell below 7 percent in September, the latest data available from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For the first time in more than two years, the West Texas crude oil price topped …