Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital CEO Dan Springer stepping down Dan Springer said telling staff and administration at Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital he was leaving his post as chief executive officer of the facility was one of the toughest things he’s had to do in his career. So, Springer will depart his office for the last time on Jan. 7 — …

LOVINGTON — Many Lea County employees will have extra cash to spend this Christmas and going forward. Newly approved pay increases for safety-related agencies and departments will show up in Dec. 10 pay checks, with the new wage rates having become effective Nov. 21. Rebecca Long, chairwoman of the Lea County Commission, said the increases that for some departments exceed …

New treasurer in Lovington is third to hold the position in just under a year LOVINGTON – They say the third time is the charm, and for Tayni Kennedy, she hopes that’s true. Kennedy was offered the position of treasurer for the City of Lovington Tuesday night after a closed-door city commission session in which commissioners interviewed the final two …

Officials at Florida-based Burkes Outlet plan to open a store in Hobbs, but details remain vague. After the company posted on a construction bids website its intent to spend $1-3 million on construction in Hobbs, the News-Sun reached out for comment. Lisa Herrmann, director of communications and community affairs for Bealls Inc., the parent company for Burkes Outlet, checked with …

According to Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “Energy Transition Act” of 2019, the state of New Mexico’s electricity is supposed to be “carbon-free” by the year 2045. Just one of the consequences will be the shuttering of the San Juan coal-fired power generation facility. Coal or natural gas-fueled electricity sources are considered in the industry to be dis-patchable, that is, available on-demand. …

When it opens for the 2022-23 school year, the Career Technology Education Center Hobbs will host a variety of paths for students to prepare for careers after high school. And the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education learned more about what those pathways will look like Tuesday. CTECH Principal, and HMS Operations Director, Zeke Kaney presented the new course guide …

LOVINGTON — A fully consolidated emergency 911 center for Lea County appears on the horizon, looking at Jan. 10, 2022 for implementation. All that’s left is for just about everybody else to approve it. The board of county commissioners on Thursday gave unanimous nods individually to a total of eight resolutions aimed at expanding emergency dispatch for police, fire and …

The City of Hobbs Planning Board approved an action item during Tuesday’s regular meeting for the annexation of 82 acres located along Grimes St., southwest of the intersection of Millen Dr. and Grimes St. The annexation is in anticipation of a future subdivision to be built. “As it sits right now this is just the annexation of raw land and …