Hobbs store to close by Oct. 31 Kelly Farrell News-Sun A Hobbs staple for DVDs, books, records and more on North Turner Street will close along with 125 other locations nationwide due to Hastings Entertainment’s nationwide liquidation. The Amarillo Globe-News reported Thursday the Amarillo-based retail company must liquidate all of its stores by October 31 after being sold to two …

Curtis C. Wynee News-Sun LOVINGTON — The adage goes that the best defense is a strong offense. In the face of concerns they failed to keep their commitments, Spectra Event Management showered the Lea County Commission Wednesday with a 45-minute presentation featuring at least a half dozen corporate executives with plans for the future.

Kelly Farrell News-sun Two Hobbs men and a teen were arrested last weekend after they allegedly hosted a party at their residence where several minors drank alcoholic beverages. Matthew Morando, 19, was charged with possession of cocaine and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, both fourth-degree felonies; and criminal failure to appear, a misdemeanor. Xavier Estrada, 18, was also …

SWAT operation misses wanted man for second time Kelly Farrell News-Sun Hobbs resident Anthony Quiroz eluded law enforcement again Monday as Hobbs police made one arrest in an hours-long SWAT operation on East White Street. It is the second time in less than a week SWAT teams have surrounded a home in Lea County looking for Quiroz. Hobbs police and …

Game’s popularity causing some problems in Hobbs Kelly Farrell News-Sun Like many things, the rampant popularity of “Pokemon Go” has its positives and its negatives and in this case the negatives are damage to public property and traffic violations. The various PokeStops and training gyms around the community have led to a significant number of people to flood public places …

Buck Vandermeer NEWS-SUN According to the laws of physics, “a body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest.” I have learned a great deal about bodies in motion following the careers of Hobbs brother and sister professional basketball players Adrianne and Ronald Ross. The world travelers are constantly on the …

1,259 acres burned over weekend Kelly Farrell NEWS-SUN With 100-degree temperatures and the occasional thunder, grass fires have scorched more than 1,200 acres in Lea County within the last week pushing 2016’s total closer to 10,000 acres lost. Lightning strikes were blamed twice for causing two significant grass fires within a 48-hour period that torched an estimated 1,259 acres with …

Kelly Farrell News-Sun A Hobbs man with ties to Cibola County was arrested on a warrant Sunday for multiple charges after the Lea County Drug Task Force seized more than $27,000 worth of methamphetamine from his RV in February.

Exhibit chance of a lifetime Dorothy N. Fowler News-Sun Next week, a crew from Atlanta will arrive in Hobbs to set up an exhibit of artifacts from the Titanic, which sank on April 15, 1912 and lay undisturbed more than three miles below the water until her remains were discovered in 1985. Since then, thousands of artifacts have been recovered …

Hobbsans attend vigil outside HPD in support of Dallas police Kelly Farrell News-Sun Five law enforcement officers were slain in Dallas Thursday night and communities across the nation began an outpouring of support, grief and love. The City of Hobbs gathered Friday morning for its part. Hobbs police officers, fire personnel, City of Hobbs employees, numerous residents and community leaders …