City of Hobbs looks to bring 4,300 more homes with housing initiatives Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun With around $21 million spent in housing incentives and around 2,752 units built since starting the housing initiative in 2012, Hobbs Commissioners approved another housing agreement with hopes to build 4,300 more homes by 2040. In Tuesday’s City of Hobbs commission meeting, Mayor Sam Cobb …

Jack Maddox Distinguished Speaker named Emily Calandrelli bringing “Adventures in Radical Curiosity” to Hobbs Sept. 25 For the News-Sun HOBBS – Emily Calandrelli, Emmy-nominated science communicator, executive producer and host of the hit Netflix show “Emily’s Wonder Lab,” has been announced as the next speaker for the Jack Maddox Distinguished Speaker Series, presented by the JF Maddox Foundation and the …

Wondering who filed and for what local election race? Here they are: Election day is Tuesday, Nov 4, 2025. Race  District  First Name  Last Name Mayor  Hobbs Municipal District  Nicole Infante Mayor  Hobbs Municipal District  Jonathan Sena Mayor  Hobbs Municipal District  Roy Penick Mayor  Hobbs Municipal District  Joseph Imbriale Mayor  Eunice Municipal District  Billy Hobbs Mayor  Eunice Municipal District  John Davis Mayor  Jal Municipal District  Stephen Aldridge Mayor  Jal Municipal District  Larry Burns Mayor  Jal Municipal District  Phillip Little Mayor  Tatum Municipal …

City of Hobbs big Pop-Tart haul Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun City of Hobbs staff recently packed on around 550,000 calories, and — working faster than a Richard Simmons workout — lost it all after donating 2,744 Pop-Tarts to the Weekend Hunger Initiative. When walking up to the second floor of City Hall, it was hard for a person to miss the …

LCDTF fentanyl bust Christina Holt/News-Sun The Lea County Drug Task Force partnered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency recently in the seizure of 150,000 fentanyl pills — the largest single fentanyl bust in DEA history. Alex Anthony Martinez and Bruce Sedillo were reportedly regional managers within a multi-state drug trafficking organization based in Albuquerque and reportedly led by Heriberto Salazar …

Fifth time’s the charm for market swine show contestant Denise Marquez/News-Sun LOVINGTON — This was the year for Katelyn Parsons who won grand champion at the market swine show Tuesday at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Parsons, 12, with Enchantment 4-H Club brought home the dark purple banner with her 231-pound pig, Fatso. Parsons said this is her fifth …

Chicken champs win in class and show Levi Hill/News-Sun What makes chickens talented banjo players? Don’t know? Well, you can bet River Caviness and Cadi Godwin know. The pair know all about chickens and proved it Wednesday at the Lea County Fair. Cadi, a veteran of the barnyard, perhaps won bigger than anyone else in the coop, taking two Grand …

New clear bag policy set for Lea County Fair and Rodeo Denise Marquez/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Lea County Fair and PRCA Rodeo has a new rule to keep in mind this year. Only clear bags will be allowed past the gates of the Lea County Fairgrounds this year. Corey Needham, Lea County manager, said the new policy came about due to …

Nor-Lea welcomes further construction with topping out ceremony Azure Mitchell/News-Sun LOVINGTON, N.M. — Wednesday morning, when the birds were just waking up, community members, contributors and Nor-Lea hospital staff gathered to witness the final piece of a giant skeleton coming into place: the last structural beam being placed onto a transformative new building. The moment was a major signpost for …

3 dead as flash flooding hits mountain village of Ruidoso in New Mexico, officials say By MORGAN LEE and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Monsoon rains in southern New Mexico triggered flash flooding that killed three people and was so intense an entire house was swept downstream in a mountain village that is a popular summer …