11-year-old Conner Davis win swine contest his first time out LOVINGTON — Conner Davis will have a hard time besting himself next year. Conner, the 11-year old High Lonesome 4-H Club member, brought home the grand champion banner Tuesday with his 244-pound pig, Chubbs. It was Conner’s first year of showing in the Market Swine competition at the 85th Annual …

Five murals beautify Lovington’s ‘Central Alley’ LOVINGTON — Some call them murals, some call them graffiti, but no matter the label put on the large-scale paintings, almost everyone can agree they are works of public art, meant to be seen by many. And, five local artists have been toiling away at their craft, painting five individual murals in Lovington’s “Central …

EUNICE — Emergency personnel in Eunice want the city’s elected officials to solve more than “half the problem.” After a workshop and two public hearings in July, the city appears ready to reverse years of resistance to joining the Lea County Communications Authority (LCCA). Part of the problem, according to Eunice police and fire chiefs, involves inability of their respective …

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! In a few short days students will be filling our hallways and classrooms again as we look forward to returning to the normal school routine we knew prior to COVID-19. Still, there are some changes this year. For instance, I’m the district’s new superintendent. I realize that I have big shoes to fill but …

Lea County Sheriff ’s deputies arrested a Hobbs man for warrants charging him with larceny after he allegedly gained access into a “laydown yard” on Marathon Road and stole approximately 900 feet of copper wire valued at approximately $6,300. Shad Wheeler, 47, was arrested on July 28 and charged with larceny over $2,500 under $20,000, a third-degree felony. According to …

Repairs start at Hobbs Apartments as management invests $325K in beleaguered facility Community leaders were “hopeful” this week as crews went to work on much needed repairs to the Hobbs Apartments complex off Clinton Street on the city’s east side. The complex has been in the news several times this year, beginning with a massive power outage that left residents …

Food truck program participants show proof of concept to investors, community leaders, organizations that can help business startups LOVINGTON — Food trucks have been one of the hottest restaurant trends for several years and for the past two years Lovington MainStreet has given the opportunity to several candidates to experience what it takes to run one — and on Tuesday, …

At first they didn’t succeed, so they tried again. The second time was the charm for Lea County staff in finding federal funding to help subsidize FlyHobbs’ upcoming service to Denver. Through a contact with Sen. Martin Heinrich’s office, Lea County officials were told Thursday it was awarded $800,000 in federal grant funding through the CARES Act that will be …

Lea County commissioners lead information session to shed light on Presidential executive order seemingly seeking to acquire governmental control of private property Land Grab. Those two words caught the attention of most area property owners, ranchers, oil and gas producers, hunters, and outdoor sports enthusiasts. They filled the Troy Harris Center in Lovington to standing room only capacity Thursday night …

Fiscal spending keeps cash reserves around 48 percent Predicting a volatile local economy, as well state legislation that has potential to cause a decrease in the city’s annual funding, the Hobbs City Commission unanimously approved the final budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The general fund of the 2021-22 budget begins with a restricted/unrestricted amount of $79.6 million and ends …