Lots of gifts this time of year come packaged in a box. This year so do blessings. Near St. Anne Place and Fowler Street Hobbs residents can find blessings in a box. Candace Infante and her family have placed a large, purple box called a “Blessing Box” in their front yard for local residents to fill with nonperishable items that …

It’s no secret. Santa Claus is coming to town soon and many people are frenzied trying to get their shopping done before the big day arrives. While you’re out shopping, Hobbs and Eunice residents have a chance to brighten the day of a local senior citizen who may need some necessities going into the New Year and the coolest time …

Hobbs High senior Cesar Cervantes, 17, suffered one of the biggest setbacks a teenage boy can face and yet he is still on track to graduate with his class next year and, with a little luck, walk again. On July 16, Cesar was swimming in his family’s above ground pool when he dove in and broke his neck. His mother …

Mrs. Chesser’s sixth grade class at Lovington Sixth Grade Academy are collecting sock donations to give to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. To make a donation, drop off socks at Mrs. Chesser’s class at the Lovington Sixth Grade Academy. For more on this story read Thursday’s Hobbs News-Sun.

Jesse Morales, a Hobbs resident, is collecting donations for Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. Morales is at the Wal-Mart parking lot until 7:30 p.m. today. He will be there again from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. For more on this story read Tuesday’s Hobbs News-Sun.