In less than two weeks, absentee and early voting for the 2022 Primary Election begins in New Mexico. Election day is June 7. On May 10, voters registered as Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian — all recognized as major political parties in the state — may cast their ballots at the Lea County Courthouse in Lovington. Ballots will list candidates for …

As the current Hobbs fiscal year winds down, and the weather warms up, work will pick up at parks and green spaces around Hobbs. Topping the list are plans to rebuild and upgrade the fishing pier on the north shore of Green Meadow Lake off the Lovington Highway in north Hobbs, said Matt Hughes with the city’s Parks and Open …

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, according to an investigation by the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General. The investigation was spurred by allegations regarding fire protection concerns …

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, according to an investigation by the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General. The investigation was spurred by allegations regarding fire protection concerns …

The JF Maddox Foundation and University of the Southwest welcome back Mike Rowe, best known as the “dirtiest man on TV,” as the next speaker in the Jack Maddox Distinguished Lecture Series at 7 p.m. on May 5 at R.N. Tydings Auditorium on the Hobbs High School campus. Earlier in the day, at 12 p.m., Rowe will be speaking at …

Blake Ovard/News-Sun The same day newly elected Lovington City Commissioner Howard “Robbie” Roberts was sworn in, he was also elected as Lovington’s mayor by the other commissioners. But that move was not without the ruffling of feathers of some of the other commissioners. After the swearing in of Roberts in District 3, and Lizabeth White in District 5, along with …

Curtis Wynne/New-Sun Hailing from districts in Lea County, two representatives and one state senator voted against the bill that will provide payments totaling $500 for individual New Mexican adults or $1,000 per New Mexican households. In a decisive 35-1 Senate vote, with Sen. David Gallegos, R-Eunice, the sole dissenter, the Democratic-sponsored bill went to to Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, …

Andy Brosig/News-Sun Former Hobbsan Ryan Miller spent most of the last month as part of a long line of volunteers pushing shopping carts filled with relief supplies across the border between Poland and Ukraine. That wasn’t all he did as one of thousands of private citizens from around the world who flocked to the area to do what they could …

Curtis Wynne/News-Sun Burkes Outlet will soon open in two Lea County locations. The apparel and accessories retail store plans ribbon cuttings at the Lovington Square on May 5 and at the Broadmoor Mall in Hobbs on June 2. Grand openings at 9 a.m. will immediately follow the 8:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremonies each day at each location. Lovington Mayor David Trujillo …

Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Interviews are underway for the next police chief for the City of Hobbs. Out of nine applicants, the city is down to the final four. The pool includes a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, the current interim chief of police for the Hobbs Police Department, the director of safety and security at ASM Global, …