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, …

Five individuals with “family ties” have been arrested on various fraud charges after filing fraudulent purchase orders with three businesses. According to the Hobbs Police Department’s arrest reports, Esteban Cantu, James Cobarrubio, Edmundo Ramos, Michelle Sosa and Yanquil Alonzo were all arrested on various felonies and misdemeanors on separate dates spanning from March through May for filing fraudulent purchase orders. …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Monday joined the growing number of states that will stop paying the federally funded $300 in extra pandemic-related weekly unemployment aid as businesses that scaled back or shuttered during the pandemic are reopening. The extra benefits in Texas will end June 26, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said in a letter to the Biden administration. …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas on Monday joined the growing number of states that will stop paying the federally funded $300 in extra pandemic-related weekly unemployment aid as businesses that scaled back or shuttered during the pandemic are reopening. The extra benefits in Texas will end June 26, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said in a letter to the Biden administration. …