Not content with waiting for the Nov. 3 General Election Day, voters turned out in masses Saturday for the first day of early voting in Hobbs. Lines at the Lea County Event Center and the Lea County Annex Building stretched to more than 100 people for much of the day, causing wait times up to three hours for some to …

Lea County added 54 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and 28 cases on Thursday and 16 cases on Wednesday. On Friday, Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs added one new cases, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 76 at the private prison north of Hobbs that houses state inmates. Lea County has had 21,658 tests conducted and the state says …

Hobbs High School students want to go back to school. They want to get back on the field/court and compete against others. They want to live their lives and they made that known Monday night at a student-led protest that brought around 150-175 people into the stands at Watson Memorial Stadium. “I hope that the governor notices us,” Hobbs senior …

The following three general obligation (GO) bond questions will appear on all ballots for the General Election on November 3, 2020: Bond Question A: “The 2020 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount …

Lea County had its 28 death on Saturday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The department reports the death was a male in his 80’s from Lea County who had underlying conditions. On Sunday, Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs added 22 new cases, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 75 at the private prison north of …

Veronica Silvey and her 9-year-old son (seemingly soon to be 100) Gregory, have been named Hobbs Public Library Patrons of the Year. The Silveys are part of an HPL tradition that began in 1960. Members of the library staff nominate patrons and when all nominations are in, library stafff vote again, for the recipients of the award. The executive director …

This year County Pink may look different because of COVID-19 but United Way CEO Becca Titus ensures the program Lea Regional Medical Center began 10 years ago will still happen Oct. 26. In October 2010, Lindsay Chism McCarter was the Director of Marketing at LRMC when Paint the County Pink, an event to show sup- port for breast cancer awareness, …

EUNICE — Longtime City Councilman Terry Bettis believes the City of Eunice and the city council violated both the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New Mexico last year. In a complaint filed on Sept. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, Bettis’ attorneys asked for a declaratory judgment that the defendants …

Lea County had its 27th death attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The health department reported the death was a male in his 87’s from Lea County, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. Lea County also added 1 new positive test on Monday and 12 new positive tests on Sunday, bringing the total cumulative cases in Lea County …

Two more people from Lea County have died with COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. With the two deaths, Lea County’s total deaths is at 26 in COVID-19 related deaths, according to the health department. On Friday, the department reported the deaths were a male in his 60’s from Lea County, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions, and …