Lea County had two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The department reported the death on Wednesday was a female in her 60’s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. On Thursday, the department reported a male in his 70’s from Lea County had died. The individual had been hospitalized. As of Wednesday, …

EUNICE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Two will begin an $18 million reconstruction project on NM-176 west of Eunice next month. The 16-mile construction project will address road conditions, specifically making the two-lane road wider with acceleration and deceleration lanes. State Rep. David Gallegos, who resides in Eunice, said he and all the other legislators from …

In the week leading up to the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, Urenco USA employees and contractors paid tribute in the company’s 11th Day of Service. Projects in Andrews, Eunice and Hobbs kept more than 175 volunteers busy, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on several days last week. “Due to Covid-19 preventative safety measures, the 11th …

In August 2019 Covenant Health announced plans to build a new hospital in Hobbs, with a groundbreaking in January 2021, but on Tuesday Covenant announced it will be in Lea County even sooner by purchasing Lea Regional Medical Center. Tuesday, Covenant signed a purchase agreement with Lea Regional and it corporate owner, Community Health Systems Inc., with an anticipated closing …

Last fall Covenant Health announced plans to build a hospital in Hobbs. Covenant Health is proud to announce that we have signed an agreement to acquire the existing facilities at Lea Regional Medical Center and is pleased to extend a warm welcome to many of the caregivers who currently serve their patients and community. It is anticipated the acquisition will …

Lea County added eight new COVID-19 cases on Friday and 19 new cases on Thursday, according to the N.M. Department of Health. With those, the county now has a cumulative total of 1,178 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 16,173 tests. Of those 1,178 cases, the state says 515 have been designated as totally recovered. Lea County’s 14 …

Passengers waiting to board a United Airlines plane at Lea County Regional Airport were able the use the restroom without going back through security on Friday. Having the restrooms outside the secure area coupled with tight quarters were frequent complaints about the airport terminal in recent years. The first outgoing group of passengers since completion of airport terminal expansion Phase …

EUNICE — In a brief special meeting Thursday, members of the Eunice City Council approved adding Sunday liquor sales to the city’s ballot in November. Voters will decide whether to allow sales of alcohol for on-premises consumption inside the city limits, primarily in consideration of an anticipated liquor license at the city’s golf course. Although the municipal golf course liquor …

Del Norte Park has new playground equipment after the city upgraded the popular play area. The City of Hobbs announced Thursday in a news release the renovation and upgrade for Del Norte Park had been completed. “We look at Del Norte Park as a destination park,” Wade Whitehead, Hobbs superintendent of Parks and Open Spaces, said. “People come around and …

Lea County has had its tenth death related to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. On Thursday, the Health Department announced a Lea County man in his 50’s died. The man was hospitalized. Prior to Thursday ay Lea County has had nine deaths attributed to COVID-19: a male in his 20’s with underlying conditions, a man in his 50’s, …