Curtis Wynne/News-Sun JAL — Looking forward to a grand opening in October, Jal officials are eager to show off their new city hall. After years of planning, construction of the new facility inside the former Burke Junior High School building began last summer with Hobbs-based Lasco Construction Inc. under contract for the $2.3 million project. “Once we get everything done, …

Curtis Wynne/News-Sun JAL — Looking forward to a grand opening in October, Jal officials are eager to show off their new city hall. After years of planning, construction of the new facility inside the former Burke Junior High School building began last summer with Hobbs-based Lasco Construction Inc. under contract for the $2.3 million project. “Once we get everything done, …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Two individuals, including a 17-year-old, were charged this week in connection with a May shooting of a 3-year-old boy. Amy Lee Flores, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested by deputies from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a fourth-degree felony, in connection with the shooting. Hobbs Police on …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Two individuals, including a 17-year-old, were charged this week in connection with a May shooting of a 3-year-old boy. Amy Lee Flores, 30, of Hobbs, was arrested by deputies from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office on Monday and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a fourth-degree felony, in connection with the shooting. Hobbs Police on …

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will conduct helicopter overflights to look for methane “super emitters” in the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region. EPA’s Region 6 headquarters in Dallas, Texas, issued a news release about a new enforcement effort in the Permian Basin on Monday, saying the …

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will conduct helicopter overflights to look for methane “super emitters” in the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region. EPA’s Region 6 headquarters in Dallas, Texas, issued a news release about a new enforcement effort in the Permian Basin on Monday, saying the …

Dorothy Fowler/News-Sun When newly appointed president of New Mexico Junior College Derek Moore and his wife, Pinkie, came to Hobbs the first time, they flew from their home in El Dorado, Ark. The view of the long, often barren vistas are not as visible from the air as they are from ground level in a car, so it may be …

For the News-Sun Hobbs Police have received a number of complaints regarding unlicensed solicitors operating within the city limits of Hobbs.  Solicitors who have been granted permission to operate within the city limits of Hobbs will be issued a license good for one year from date of issue.  City of Hobbs solicitation license holders are issued a lanyard and have …

Curtis Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON — At a total cost of about $7.4 million, a runway at the Lea County Regional Airport near Hobbs will be extended by 600 feet for safety and operations. In a recent presentation to the Lea County Commission, Assistant County Manager Corey Needham noted most of that cost — more than $7.1 million — is coming in …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Hobbs Police have made an arrest in a case involving fraudulent checks. In April, Wade Cavitt, owner of Lobo Nut and Bolt and Cavitt Land and Cattle reported to HPD he had several fraudulent checks cashed under both of his businesses names. Those checks amounted to about $3,600 and Cavitt had no had no idea who the individuals …