Lea County added 54 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and 28 cases on Thursday and 16 cases on Wednesday. On Friday, Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs added one new cases, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 76 at the private prison north of Hobbs that houses state inmates. Lea County has had 21,658 tests conducted and the state says …

In a 167 page opinion released Wednesday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge James Browning gave a partial victory to those seeking to allow children back in the classroom for in-person learning via a temporary restraining order against the state. A class action lawsuit filed by attorney A. Blair Dunn, on Sept. 21, with a hearing on Sept. 30, argued Gov. …

Hobbs High School students want to go back to school. They want to get back on the field/court and compete against others. They want to live their lives and they made that known Monday night at a student-led protest that brought around 150-175 people into the stands at Watson Memorial Stadium. “I hope that the governor notices us,” Hobbs senior …

Lea County had its 28 death on Saturday due to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The department reports the death was a male in his 80’s from Lea County who had underlying conditions. On Sunday, Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs added 22 new cases, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 75 at the private prison north of …

Lea County had its 27th death attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The health department reported the death was a male in his 87’s from Lea County, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. Lea County also added 1 new positive test on Monday and 12 new positive tests on Sunday, bringing the total cumulative cases in Lea County …

Two more people from Lea County have died with COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. With the two deaths, Lea County’s total deaths is at 26 in COVID-19 related deaths, according to the health department. On Friday, the department reported the deaths were a male in his 60’s from Lea County, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions, and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump remains “fatigued” after contracting COVID-19 and has been injected with an experimental antibody cocktail for the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting …

I believe parents should be given choices regarding the education of their children. As an example, Hobbs Schools lets parents complete out-of-zone applications which allow their children to attend schools in a different part of town than where they reside when space is available. I’ve also been asked my thoughts about parents living in one community and sending their children …

Parents came to the regularly held Hobbs Municipal School Board meeting Tuesday night expressing their concerns about what the state restrictions are doing to students, and to find out if anything can be done to get children back in school. Currently HMS students are only taking classes remotely with the exception of pre-K through 3rd graders allowed to attend one …

Lea County had two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The department reported the death on Wednesday was a female in her 60’s from Lea County. The individual was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. On Thursday, the department reported a male in his 70’s from Lea County had died. The individual had been hospitalized. As of Wednesday, …