Pickup schedule in Hobbs runs Aug. 14 – Nov. 6 The City of Hobbs announces the kickoff of the 2021 Large Item Pickup, formerly known as the Citywide Cleanup. The Large Item Pickup is an opportunity for residents of Hobbs to have their unwanted large household items picked up and carried away by the City of Hobbs at no charge! …

Hobbs residents gathered early Saturday for a special cleanup day east of the site of the future Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital at the intersection of Lovington Highway and Millen Drive. Covenant Health Hobbs CEO Dan Springer said the cleanup, organized by Covenant Health Hobbs, was to combat trash — particularly plastic bags — after being at the forefront of recent …

HOUSTON (AP) — After riding out Hurricane Harvey in a motel and waiting an agonizing week for the waist-high waters to recede, 71-year-old Bob Janak returned to his wrecked home for the first time to find it swarming with people. They weren’t thieves or looters. They were volunteers who took it upon themselves to clean out the modest ranch house …