When business is good in one place, maybe it’s a great time to expand. In the same location as the former Tea Room adjacent to Kountry Korral, the Hobbs Outlaw Grill at 521 W. Navajo promises to be just as great a place to have lunch or dinner as the original Outlaw Grill in Eunice. Owner Johnny Robertson, who first …

The McDonald’s in north Hobbs is undergoing an exterior remodel, which is planned to be completed in mid-December. Kenny Fadke, Hobbs and Lovington McDonald’s owner operator, said McDonald’s located at 3726 N Lovington Highway, near Walmart, began its exterior remodel Monday. “This is the final phase of a five-year remodel process,” Fadke said. In 2012, a side-by-side drive thru was …

Hurricane Harvey is a partially responsible for no more blizzards in Hobbs. Harvey and the recent economic downtown in the oil industry were two reasons for the closure of the Dairy Queen at 220 E. Bender. Low performance for corporate finances earned the rest of the blame. The parent company, Texas-based Vasari LLC, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday listing …

A Hobbsan has opened a new clothing boutique where she offers her personal style and new clothing lines on the store shelves. Gypsy Cowgirl held its grand opening Friday and was welcomed by the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, the Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce and the New Mexico Black Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Gypsy Cowgirl is …

It’s late Friday night and Jill Tanner is hoping more than five people attend the grand opening of her new women’s boutique store in Hobbs the next morning. When she arrived Saturday at 8 a.m. — two hours before the grand opening — shoppers were already standing in line. By the time the ribbon cutting took place, around 100 eager …

Coming soon to Hobbs, Anytime Fitness is under construction at 3901 N. Grimes, just north of Home Depot. Martin Lebrun, managing director for Anytime Fitness in Carlsbad and Hobbs, said the franchise is scheduled to open a 7,000-square-foot facility at that location in the first quarter of 2018. “We opened our first location in Carlsbad last September and it’s been …

Coming soon to Hobbs, Anytime Fitness is under construction at 3901 N. Grimes, just north of Home Depot. Martin Lebrun, managing director for Anytime Fitness in Carlsbad and Hobbs, said the franchise is scheduled to open a 7,000-square-foot facility at that location in the first quarter of 2018. “We opened our first location in Carlsbad last September and it’s been …

For four decades a Hobbs family has been flipping and selling hamburgers in the Downtown Mini Mall and they credit their success to their customers. Kenny and Peggy Smith, the founders of Casey’s, and their daughter Paula Manis, the current owner of Casey’s, are celebrating their restaurant’s 40th anniversary. Casey’s is located at 209 W. Broadway. Kenny said he and …

LOVINGTON — A previously vacant lot situated in downtown Lovington is now Drylands Brewing Company, Lea County’s first brewery. The restaurant that employs 30 people and offers a variety of craft beer and pizza. Drylands, 322 North Main, opened its doors last month, but officially marked the milestone Friday afternoon with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by …

After two years of contemplating opening a new location in Hobbs, McAlister’s Deli is planning to open right off the Lovington Highway. The new franchise restaurant is planned to be located at the corner of Northwest County Road and Industrial Road. The Wagon Wheel Café and Curves used to occupy that location. On July 9, 2015 a McAlister’s representative confirmed …