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

Anessa Alvarez doesn’t feel alone in her fight with cancer. And the 10-year old from Texas isn’t alone. Anessa began her fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer, after her diagnosis in late May. Fast-forward five months, she was an honored guest of Child & Family Services, Inc. of Lea County’s “Tribute in Pink” celebration Thursday night held at the …

Anessa Alvarez doesn’t feel alone in her fight with cancer. And the 10-year old from Texas isn’t alone. Anessa began her fight against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer, after her diagnosis in late May. Fast-forward five months, she was an honored guest of Child & Family Services, Inc. of Lea County’s “Tribute in Pink” celebration Thursday night held at the …

Katie Gutierrez, 19 of Eunice, is battling to fully wake up after having a stroke the night before having surgery in early August. As she continues her fight, her family and friends pour their love and support on her and won’t lose hope on Katie’s recovery. Katie suffers from a form of cancer called craniopharyngioma. Her last brain surgery on …

New Mexico State Police investigate a officer involved shooting Thursday morning in Lovington New Mexico. State police reported on Twitter that there was no injuries and that more information will follow.

Hobbs High School Student Council members gathered to paint rocks to hide on the playgrounds of the elementary schools they once attended.

The City of Hobbs will shut off water from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today to replace two valves in the city’s water system. The work will take place on Main and Jefferson. The properties highlighted in blue in the map below may be without water during the replacement of the two valves. For more information call the City of Hobbs Utilities …

Coming soon to Hobbs, Anytime Fitness is under construction at 3901 N. Grimes, just north of Home Depot. Martin Lebrun, managing director for Anytime Fitness in Carlsbad and Hobbs, said the franchise is scheduled to open a 7,000-square-foot facility at that location in the first quarter of 2018. “We opened our first location in Carlsbad last September and it’s been …

Coming soon to Hobbs, Anytime Fitness is under construction at 3901 N. Grimes, just north of Home Depot. Martin Lebrun, managing director for Anytime Fitness in Carlsbad and Hobbs, said the franchise is scheduled to open a 7,000-square-foot facility at that location in the first quarter of 2018. “We opened our first location in Carlsbad last September and it’s been …

In spite of a “tragic” shooting at Texas Tech University Monday, Lea County residents insist the school is as safe as any other. A 19-year-old freshman identified as Hollis Daniels III was in police custody Tuesday after allegedly confessing to fatally shooting a campus police officer. According to an affidavit filed by Lubbock police, Daniels said he was “the one …