Property taxes going down for many in Lea County LOVINGTON — With a 35 percent increase in Lea County’s assessed valuation for the 2018 tax year over 2017, most Hobbs residents will pay less in property taxes. The Lea County Commission certified tax rates set by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department in a special meeting Friday, issuing a …

Matt White picked as Jal city manager JAL — On a unanimous vote of 5-0 at the Jal City Council meeting Thursday night, former Eunice mayor Matt White was chosen the next Jal city manager. Having lost his bid in March for a fourth term as mayor, White applied for the vacant seat in Jal left by the resignation late …

EUNICE — The Eunice Municipal Court recently released its list of warrants to the public. The list includes the case number, name and year of birth. The municipal court may be contacted at 575-394-2635 or by 1323 Main St. in Eunice, N.M., 88231 or P.O. Box 147. Docket Number – Last Name – First Name – Year of Birth 2001018514 …

Eunice track founder gets one last lap When Sam Hodges passed away last Thursday, so did a piece of Eunice’s history. Though he was only 56 years old, Hodges is the reason Eunice has Cardinal Speedway. Today, the people of Eunice and those who race at Cardinal Motor Speedway will get one last chance to honor Sam as the family …

Eunice speeds toward lowering speed limit EUNICE — The Eunice City Council took another step Tuesday toward lowering speed limits in the city’s residential areas from 35 mph to 25 mph, approving the first reading of a draft ordinance. “Right now the speed limit … is 35 miles an hour on all city streets unless it’s posted otherwise,” said City …

How fast is too fast? Eunice eyes residential ‘speeding’ EUNICE — From zero to 35 mph to zero between stop signs in one residential block might be legal, but apparently not for long. Eunice City Council members, hearing complaints about “speeding” received Police Chief Jimmie Jones’ report Tuesday and agreed they need to change the law. “The current speed limits …

Microburst hits Eunice, damage reported EUNICE — Allen Miller was in Hobbs at the moment the roof of an old gas station almost two blocks away, landed on his Eunice home. The damage to Miller’s home was one of a number of reported incidents following a microburst that hit the community’s downtown area around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Eunice Police Chief …

Revenge over Capitan seems to be a common thread for Eunice sports this year, though Wednesday’s flavor will be a tad different. When the fifth-seeded Cardinals baseball team (12-12) takes on the fourth-seeded Tigers in the second round of the Class 3A state tournament at Cleveland High School, it will be a rematch of a doubleheader that Capitan swept at …

Young Eunice entrepreneurs donate profits to injured vet Eunice High School seniors have had the chance to couple learning the basics of running a small business with deciding what to do with their profits every year since 2001. This year, the 36 students involved in the project netted $1,405, money they earned over the period of one week late last …

Eunice thrower Colborn works way to state in three events By Tom Mulherin It was a harmless act, and just about everyone was doing it. As the Eunice senior class anxiously awaited the upcoming graduation, its members threw together the annual “senior skip day” plans to cut class and go do something fun as a group. This year’s adventure was …