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Southwest Symphony announces 2021-22 season

By Michael
September 20, 2021
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The Southwest Symphony has announced its 2021-2022 season. “The staff has been working hard to put together an amazing season to usher back live music performances to our lives,” said board president Erin Anderson, “and we are so excited to see our audiences again.” The coming season is as follows: • Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, 3 p.m., the Southwest Symphony …

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Hobbs awarded $2.7 million in mediation in suit

By Michael
September 20, 2021
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The City of Hobbs, along with 43 other state municipalities and counties took the New Mexico State Tax and Revenue Department to to the proverbial woodshed and Hobbs now expects to get nearly $2.7 million in return. During its Sept. 7 meeting, the City of Hobbs Commission approved a resolution authorizing the approval of a mediation settlement agreement in a …

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Sparks fly as Lovington debates handing control of trash facility to the county

By Michael
September 17, 2021
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LOVINGTON — For about 25 minutes the Lovington City Commission debated the pros and cons to letting the county take over the responsibility, and cost, of the city’s trash collection facility. The discussion-only item to transfer the seven acres of the convenience station to Lea County, where in turn the county would build a new transfer facility and waste station …

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Man accused of killing his wife claims she asked him to do it

By Michael
September 15, 2021
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Hobbs Police Department officers have arrested a Hobbs man for murder after he allegedly shot his wife in the chest on Friday. Lonnie Byram, 48, of Hobbs was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with murder, a first-degree felony. HPD officers responded to the 900 block West Iron for a call of a gunshot wound to the chest. When officers …

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They can’t forget

By Michael
September 14, 2021
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Local emergency personnel recall 9-11 attacks Their recollections are strong, even after 20 years. Local first responders remember where they were — and what they felt — when they heard and saw the terrorist attacks on New York City and Arlington, Virginia, and the unknown target of another airliner where passengers took control from terrorists and crashed in a field …

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‘This is the hill to die on’

By Michael
September 12, 2021
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Originally filed in the three counties of the 5th Judicial District — Lea, Eddy, and Chaves — a total of 21 New Mexico counties are currently circulating or have filed similar citizen petitions to convene a grand jury, to investigate Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s actions during the pandemic The pandemic has changed daily life, and now one more thing can …

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Hearing addresses how best to deal with drug offenses

By Michael
September 10, 2021
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Is the criminal justice system the best way to deal with drug offenders? The N.M. Public Defender’s Office testified before an Interim Justice Committee hearing in Santa Fe last week that Lea County had the highest per capita of people charged with possession of controlled substance cases in the state — and more than double the rate of Bernalillo County. …

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New record: Lea Fair livestock sale tops $680K

By Michael
September 8, 2021
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LOVINGTON — The 85th Annual Lea County Fair and PRCA Rodeo’s Sale of Champions last month brought in the highest revenue since 2003, said Fairground General Manager Jim Kemp. Kemp reported results of the nine-day event at Thursday’s Lea County Commission meeting. The fair and rodeo culminated with the Sale of Champions on Aug. 7. On sale day, bidders spent …

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COLUMN: Living in a Disneyland economy

By Michael
September 6, 2021
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New Mexico’s revenue estimators just announced the good times are here again! With almost $1.4 billion in “new” money for the upcoming fiscal year, progressive politicians Roundhouse are already drafting their shopping lists of things they want to buy for our state. In fact, the New Mexico House Speaker was so excited about this “new” money, he tweeted out that …

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Lea County accepts $6.9 million in fed money

By Michael
September 1, 2021
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LOVINGTON — They didn’t ask for it and don’t know what to do with it yet, but Lea County Commissioners last week approved a resolution accepting $6.9 million from the federal treasury. “I would ask that the board approve this resolution so we can make use of that $6.9 million even though we didn’t ask for it,” Lea County Manager …

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