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 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Saturday announced two new cases for Lea County. Both of those cases were identified through one of Nor-Lea’s testing locations. One of those cases is linked to a male in his 30’s residing in Hobbs. The other case is linked to a child (0-10) also residing in Hobbs. NMDOH has started their …

Two men were purposely crashing their cars into one another — with one of those vehicles having a child in the back seat. James Robert Dowell, 19, of Hobbs, was arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts of aggravated battery, both third-degree felonies; and abuse of a child, a fourth-degree felony. Javier Rolando Bosquez Jr., 25, of Hobbs, was …

Schlumberger Ltd. has pulled out of the Hobbs area. The company doors were shuttered on Friday with a skeleton crew inside the fence claiming they were unable to speak to the press. There were only about a dozen private vehicles in the company parking lot. After several calls and emails, Schlumberger corporate office released the following statement: “The world is …

The City of Hobbs Commission wants New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to open up the state’s economy. And they gave her some suggestions on how to do so. During a special meeting Monday, the commission unanimously approved a resolution giving Gov. Lujan Grisham some ideas on how to re-open parts of New Mexico not heavily infected with the COVID-19 …