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 …

The Castillo family gathered this week to support a brother holding a ribbon-cutting for a new business and ended up leading floats in Saturday’s Veteran’s Day parade in Hobbs. They came from as far away as the Pentagon, from Dallas, from Madison, Ala., and from as close as just down the street. With three of Guadalupe and Socorro Castillo’s children …

The Castillo family gathered this week to support a brother holding a ribbon-cutting for a new business and ended up leading floats in Saturday’s Veteran’s Day parade in Hobbs. They came from as far away as the Pentagon, from Dallas, from Madison, Ala., and from as close as just down the street. With three of Guadalupe and Socorro Castillo’s children …

Joining LCCA will improve police response time, modernize police units in Lovington LOVINGTON — On Monday Lovington Commissioners heard a plan that will not only improve police response time, but could modernize police patrol units and save the city close to $1 million. Lovington Police Chief David Miranda recommended to the commission to accept the offer from the county to …

Hobbs City Commissioner Dwayne Penick was brought to tears Thursday, talking about the new Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic he helped champion for the community. “This has been a long time coming,” Penick told the crowd of dignitaries, veterans and their families gathered to witness the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the clinic in the former …