Editor’s note: Curtis Wynne retired as an industrial safety professional before joining the News-Sun in 2015. Although he allowed his national safety certification to expire, he brought his years of experience to the newspaper with him. Triple digit temperatures hit this week and my inner safety professional urged me to remind News-Sun readers of the hazards and ways to avoid …

The man who will take internet and telephone company Leaco into the future learned by getting his hands dirty. David Jimenez, appointed to the position of chief executive officer in March, started with the company more than 20 years ago as a switch technician, charged with making sure all of the then-analog telephone connections went through smoothly. But his interest …

Edgar Palomino is on a mission to beautify Lovington, one wall at a time. At 33, Palomino has been passionate about art for most of his life. His first inspiration came from cartoons and animations, but he soon turned to the work of Mexican muralists the likes of Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros and others, whose work helped establish the muralist …

Edgar Palomino is on a mission to beautify Lovington, one wall at a time. At 33, Palomino has been passionate about art for most of his life. His first inspiration came from cartoons and animations, but he soon turned to the work of Mexican muralists the likes of Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros and others, whose work helped establish the muralist …

Things are about to get messy on the streets of Lovington in the upcoming months. During its Monday meeting, the Lovington City Commission announced the start of road construction on NM18, otherwise known as Main Street. According to Mayor David Trujillo the project consists of major infrastructure work. Construction workers with will reroute sewer lines from Main Street and Avenue …

Lea County set another oil and gas record, this time in actual dollars to the coffers. “In oil and gas production, we’re 260 percent of the budget because, when you go back to July, we were under $1 million, now we’re just under $6 million,” county finance director Chip Low told county commissioners on Thursday. “(Oil and gas revenue in) …

Brevin McCool not only is a fierce competitor in baseball, but for most of his educational career he has also been in competition for the  Hobbs High salutatorian or valedictorian spot with classmate Shelly Driskill. Even though competition plays a big part in his day-to-day life, service to others also takes center stage often, though he humbly doesn’t like to …

Brevin McCool not only is a fierce competitor in baseball, but for most of his educational career he has also been in competition for the  Hobbs High salutatorian or valedictorian spot with classmate Shelly Driskill. Even though competition plays a big part in his day-to-day life, service to others also takes center stage often, though he humbly doesn’t like to …

After a year’s forced hiatus due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, municipal pools and splash pads in Hobbs, Lovington, Jal and Eunice are gearing up to reopen to help residents beat the heat this summer. Crews are out and about at the three municipal pools in Hobbs, power washing away a year’s accumulation of dirt in preparation for opening …

JAL — Residents in Jal must now water their lawns under similar restrictions imposed on Hobbs citizens. City councilors on Monday approved a new ordinance amending “Drought Response Level Criteria & Water Use Restrictions,” calling for water conservation during the warmer months of the year. City Manager Matt White explained the provisions of the new rules. “What it does is, …