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 …

County has lost 8,333 acres to wildfires this year Curtis C. Wynne News-Sun The weather is not only hot, it’s fiery hot. The National Weather Service in Midland issued a heat advisory for southeastern New Mexico and much of West Texas, and the Lea County Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff Broom warned of a fire weather situation. Broom said the number …

Traffic citations growing by 4,500 a year Charlie Benton News-Sun Hobbs Assistant City Attorney Efren Cortez knew that higher traffic fines were needed after a speeder laughed in Cortez’s face in municipal court, saying he’d rather pay his traffic fine than go through a defensive driving course at New Mexico Junior College to have the ticket expunged. The effects of …

Traffic citations growing by 4,500 a year Charlie Benton News-Sun Hobbs Assistant City Attorney Efren Cortez knew that higher traffic fines were needed after a speeder laughed in Cortez’s face in municipal court, saying he’d rather pay his traffic fine than go through a defensive driving course at New Mexico Junior College to have the ticket expunged. The effects of …

One investor’s perspective Editor’s note: This list was taken from an interview with Bill Munn, director of investments with Mack Energy. 1. It doesn’t comply withthe principles of supply and demand. Oil doesn’t follow the basic rules of supply and demand, says Bill Munn, investor for Mack Energy. As most things go, the less the supply and greater the demand, …

Charlie Benton News-Sun With a wetter than usual winter, area farmers have had a mixed bag of good and bad to deal with, from wetter conditions for some better crop growth, but also increased potential for some crop diseases that ravage harvests. “We got some bad, and we got some good. That’s kind of the way farming is though,” said …

Dorothy N. Fowler News-Sun Once upon a time it was all about nuclear energy as New Mexico Junior College planned courses to meet the needs of URENCO and the WIPP. That’s still important, but no more important than the addition of the energy technology degree to emphasize petroleum technology. Courtney Puryear, director of energy programs at NMJC said as the …