While the main concern from Hurricane Harvey those who can walk and talk, one entity in Lea County is committed to helping those who have fur, hooves, paws and claws and mostly want to be petted. A small caravan of Lea County residents who care about what happens to animals displaced, lost or abandoned is forming to take supplies 12 …

Hurricane Harvey donations are still being accepted in the Wal-Mart parking lot near McDonald’s. New Mexico Junior College has volunteered to transport donations to Texas.

Mrs. Chesser’s sixth grade class at Lovington Sixth Grade Academy are collecting sock donations to give to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. To make a donation, drop off socks at Mrs. Chesser’s class at the Lovington Sixth Grade Academy. For more on this story read Thursday’s Hobbs News-Sun.

Hobbs police officer Jimmy Grimes will miss work today, but not because he wants to. Hurricane Harvey stranded him on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico waiting for the Port of Galveston to re-open. Among some 20,000 passengers on four cruise ships in the Gulf of Mexico when the hurricane hit, Grimes said his ship, the Carnival Breeze, …

Nancy and Josue Palacios house 25 Texas evacuees in their home in Hobbs. The evacuees are from the Houston-area who were able to leave their homes before Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast Friday. For more on this story read Tuesday’s Hobbs News-Sun.

Jesse Morales, a Hobbs resident, is collecting donations for Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. Morales is at the Wal-Mart parking lot until 7:30 p.m. today. He will be there again from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. For more on this story read Tuesday’s Hobbs News-Sun.

One lucky ticket holder will take home a brand new car this weekend. They’ll also support Hobbs children at the same time. The 34th Annual Boys and Girls Car Raffle kicks off 5 p.m. this Saturday at the Lea County Event Center’s main floor, where people can dine, bid on silent auction items, receive door prizes and wait to see …

Manny Gomez is the man — the man the City Commission voted as Hobbs acting city manager. Gomez, Hobbs Fire chief, was recommended by Mayor Sam Cobb to step in as acting city manager, during Monday’s city commission meeting. City commissioners voted unanimously in favor of Cobb’s resolution. Gomez will officially be appointed as acting city manager on Thursday — …

City of Hobbs officials and staff held a farewell reception for City Manager J.J. Murphy Monday at City Hall, 200 E. Broadway. Murphy’s last day as Hobbs’ city manager is Wednesday.