Barbara Dunford has a passion for art, one she’s shared with Hobbs residents for more than 40 years through regular art classes offered by the city. Growing up in Chicago the oldest of eight children, Dunford didn’t have a lot of time for art, she said. But she always had a love of the arts, taking whatever opportunities she could …

Several dozen adults and a few young children gathered at MECA Therapies in Hobbs Monday morning to formally celebrate the opening of MECA’s building at a new location on the Lovington Highway. Jeff Flores, CEO and co-owner of the business, said he his wife Roberta, found a building in Hobbs when they opened at their former location further north on the …

Local Elementary and middle school students and their teachers can get a free breakfast this morning at McDonald’s. The four restaurants in Hobbs and Lovington are part of a state-wide effort to provide a free, nutritional breakfast to any student who wants one. Any student from Kindergarten to eighth grade and their teachers can visit a local New Mexico-based McDonald’s from …