Rainbow Street trailer fire in Hobbs on Aug. 5, 2023, at around 4:30 p.m. For more detail, see Thursday’s edition of the News-Sun. Video submitted by Jordan Sanchez.

New faces slated for Hobbs, Eunice school boards; several challenges filed Andy Brosig, Blake Ovard/News-Sun There will be at least two new faces on school boards in Lea County come January. After 12 years on the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education, former board President Gary Eidson has decided to step down. “I decided 12 years has been a good …

New faces slated for Hobbs, Eunice school boards; several challenges filed Andy Brosig, Blake Ovard/News-Sun There will be at least two new faces on school boards in Lea County come January. After 12 years on the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education, former board President Gary Eidson has decided to step down. “I decided 12 years has been a good …

Southwest Symphony announces 2023-2024 season For the News-Sun The Southwest Symphony has announced its 2023-2024 Season, “CELEBRATE!” The season is full of fun and entertainment to celebrate Southwest Symphony’s upcoming 40th Anniversary, a release from Southwest Symphony Executive Director Leanne Salgado stated. Festivities begin 6:30-9 p.m. Sept. 9, at Rockwind Grill for the annual social party. There will be food, …

Harris recognized among recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts For the News-Sun Santa Fe, NM – Artists who reflect their people, their communities, and their culture are being recognized among the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. And one of those artists being recognized is Jim Harris of Hobbs. Harris …

Bill calls for health care for oilfield workers For the News-Sun A bill aimed at compensating oilfield workers for uninsured medical costs related to oilfield work was introduced in Hobbs Wednesday by first-term U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez, D-NM, before a gathering of about 75 people at an event sponsored by Somos Un Pueblo Unido. Vasquez called out oil companies and …

Lea counts 39 seats on Local Election ballots Curtis C. Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Voters throughout Lea County will fill a total of 39 seats in the 2023 local elections, announced Carrie Sandoval, Bureau of Elections administrator. To get their names on the Nov. 7 ballots, individuals must file their candidacy in the County Clerk’s Office in the Lea County Courthouse …

Urenco USA taking on expansion project Michelle A. Fox/News-Sun For the first time in seven years, Urenco USA is taking on an expansion project. “This project marks the first expansion of the plant since 2016 and will allow us to increase our enriched uranium production by 15 percent,” said President and CEO of Urenco USA Karen Fill. Urenco USA is …

Pueblo on the Plains, Lea County site is rewriting accepted history Levi Hill/News-Sun Fifty years before Columbus, the last rays of a Zia sun hammered the stark, ruddy cliffs of a mesa in what will eventually become western Lea County. Robed in deerskins, their skin baked red in the furnace of the Llano Estacado, a string of women trudge laboriously …

HMS Board approves putting $50M bond issue on ballot Andy Brosig/News-Sun Voters in the Hobbs Municipal Schools district will be asked to approve a $50 million bond issue in November to address crowded conditions in the district’s three middle schools. Superintendent Gene Strickland presented a resolution to the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education on Monday, calling for a new …