In a move surprised some, was welcomed by others, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham seems to have acquiesced in her total lock down of mom-and-pop shops in New Mexico, by allowing all retail stores to open at 25% capacity. But, at the same, the governor instituted more restrictions against personal liberties, with a mandate requiring everyone in the state to wear …

It was different. It was scary. “It was fun,” said Mark Veteto, co-founder of the Veteto Foundation, which since 2007 has annually celebrated the work of five Hobbs schools educators with its Excellence in Teaching Award. Normally, foundation members would make school visits in April and hold an in-class presentation for each recipient. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark …

It is now with virtual certainty that a special legislative session will be called to order sometime next month. This session is necessary because of the dramatic reduction in State revenues as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the dramatic decline in prices and activity in the oil and gas industry. Estimates range from a shortfall of some …

University of the Southwest is planning a 21st century graduation, i.e. a graduation that is entirely virtual and therefore in keeping with the university’s goal to be and to become, the University of the Future. The virtual graduation is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on May 16. University provost Ryan Tipton described the planned ceremony by saying, “The only …

Most governmental entities in southeastern New Mexico drafted resolutions and plans to reopen their respective communities after doing what Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered to “flatten the curve,” and seeing no plans from the state level to get New Mexico moving again. So far, those resolutions and plans have received nothing but the sound of crickets from the governor’s office. …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19 including two new cases in Lea County. One of those cases is a female in her 20’s residing in Hobbs that was identified through one of Nor-Lea’s testing locations. NMDOH has started their contact tracing investigations. Per the state Department of Health, the …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19 including two new cases in Lea County. One of those cases is a female in her 20’s residing in Hobbs that was identified through one of Nor-Lea’s testing locations. NMDOH has started their contact tracing investigations. Per the state Department of Health, the …

SANTA FE— Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, sitting at a media table with four other state government officials, and in the presence of several other production staff in the small press conference room, increased restrictive measures placed on New Mexicans Tuesday during her press conference. In the revised orders, to take effect on May 6 and May 11, workers are required to wear masks or …

EUNICE — Opening day was by choice and a bit slow on Monday. City officials in Eunice announced Friday the facilities operated by the city would be available for public use, conditioned on coronavirus safety rules, and businesses that chose to open their doors could do so if they followed the same rules. Apparently, most retailers weren’t ready for opening …

The News-Sun put out a survey on social media asking for your responses to 10 questions. As of 12:30 p.m. on Friday, the News-Sun received 569 responses, an interesting snapshot of how Lea County has responded to the pandemic. Results of the 10 questions can be found below. The following are the responses to the 10 questions: Everything from “open …