After again getting an earful from residents, Lovington leaders adopted a controversial ordinance Monday allowing the city to levy fines of up to $500 per day for certain properties with weeds, debris or graffiti. The Lovington City Commission voted 4-1 in favor of Ordinance 569 with Commissioner Arthur Sanchez casting the dissenting vote. The ordinance creates the “E” economic district …

We may be No. 2, but we try harder. The old commercial line comes to mind when oil production data from various sources show Lea County hit the No. 2 spot in the nation in January. According to County Finance Director Chip Low and Assistant County Manager Corey Needham, working the research together recently, Lea County produced 14.6 million barrels …

A Hobbs man who allegedly shot and killed a Lovington man in early February after reportedly kidnapping the victim with a group of men has been charged with murder. Justin P. Bates, 24, forcibly took Josue Orosco to a field off Stiles Road between Hobbs and Lovington on Feb. 3 where he battered and murdered Orosco, according to a criminal …

The situation on the U.S.-Mexico border is an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. In times like these, one’s character is revealed, which is why the response from New Mexico’s political leaders is so disheartening. The headlines this past month have been alarming. More than 650 people crossing the border were taken into custody in just a couple hours during the early morning …

Residents of Hobbs always need to conserve water, but they are required to do so when watering gardens, lawns or using water for other reasons from May 15-Sept. 15. The rules governing water usage in Hobbs during that time are reasonably simple. People who have even numbered addresses may water on even numbered days of the month and people who …

Residents of Hobbs always need to conserve water, but they are required to do so when watering gardens, lawns or using water for other reasons from May 15-Sept. 15. The rules governing water usage in Hobbs during that time are reasonably simple. People who have even numbered addresses may water on even numbered days of the month and people who …

Chris Mathys isn’t pulling any punches in his assessment of Yvette Herrell, saying the 2018 GOP nominee lost the congressional race to Democrat Xochitl Torres Small because Herrell wouldn’t debate Torres Small, she didn’t engage the media enough and she simply got out-worked by the former aide to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall. That’s why Mathys, a Las Cruces businessman, is …

At least one Hobbs city commissioner says the city needs to tread lightly on a proposed ordinance that would restrict commercial motor vehicles from parking on any city street, outside of pickups and deliveries. City Commissioner Chris Mills, who by day is a criminal defense attorney, says truckers can lose their careers over tickets. He said at Monday’s City Commission …

Like many other graduates of Lovington High School, Ola Mae Jackson went to New Mexico Junior College to “get the basics.” From there, she went to Austin Community College deep in the heart of Texas and then to Dallas. “I modeled (in Dallas) for a while and then I went to Cockrell Hill, Texas, and was the police dispatcher,” Jackson …

Two men were killed in a head-on collision on New Mexico Highway 128 Friday morning as the busy oilfield highway continues to rack up a disproportionate number of fatalities. State police said the initial investigation indicates the head-on crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Friday east of Loving in Eddy County when an eastbound car on Highway 128 driven by …