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 …

Conner sworn in as newest Eunice councilor EUNICE — The Eunice City Council is officially complete. Early in Tuesday’s regular council meeting, Carlos Eli Conner took the oath of office, filling a council seat vacated this month by Steve Almager, who resigned for employment reasons. Conner, a Eunice native, applied for the position after the March municipal elections which resulted …

Eunice brothers Santa Cruz, Stevens continue success at Pat Henry Qualifier By Tom Mulherin It doesn’t matter where they compete, who they face, or even what sport it’s in; Eunice brothers Cameron Santa Cruz and Avante Stevens always seem to make an impact, one way or another. In the fall, they were vital defensive cogs on a championship-winning football team. …

Chance sentenced to 5 years LOVINGTON — Eunice resident Samantha Chance made an emotional statement on her own behalf before Fifth Judicial District Judge Gary Clingman Monday afternoon and was then sentenced to five years in prison for her second-degree murder conviction in Hobbsan Kasey Poole’s death. Chance, 26, appeared in court wearing bright orange following her transport from the …

By Tom Mulherin The cardinal-red coloring on the Eunice baseball team’s logo has never looked more suiting than now. This team is on fire. Since starting the season with a poor 2-7 record behind erratic pitching, shaky defense and punchless offense, the Cardinals have reversed their fortunes as winners in six of their last seven games. Both the arms and …

Eunice wins home meet, Jal and Tatum progress toward goals TOM MULHERIN NEWS-SUN EUNICE – It seems like the Eunice boys and girls’ track and field teams are running all over their opponents so far this year, and though head coach Gabe Gay-tan says team wins don’t matter to him until state, the Cardinals and Lady Cardinals excelled again Monday …

  Eunice youth achieve dream of holding center for stray animals EUNICE — Seven Eunice High School students, all members of the Eunice Youth Advisory Council, celebrated a dream this week they’ve helped make come true. Their dream was to build a holding center for stray animals picked up in Eunice, and although it took four years of effort, many talks …

Candidates file for 2018 Lea County races  PRIMARY ELECTION Tuesday, June 5  GENERAL ELECTION Tuesday, Nov. 6   County Sheriff JON MARTINEZ REP COREY M HELTON REP LORENZO VELASQUEZ REP   County Commission District 3 GARY G EIDSON REP DARRELL L POWELL REP   Magistrate Judge Div. 2 (Hobbs) WILLIE R HENRY REP (i) MIKE STONE REP   Magistrate Judge …

Lea County schools top state graduation rate According to the New Mexico Public Education Department, each of Lea County’s school districts dramatically has a higher graduation rate than the state average. In Hobbs, the graduation rate is 86 percent. In Lovington, it’s 85.6 percent. In Eunice, it’s 84 percent. The two smallest school districts show a larger grad rate, Jal …

Early voting closes Friday at 5 p.m. Early voting in the Hobbs municipal election closes at 5 p.m. Friday, with other communities in Lea County shutting down the polls when the city/town halls close for the week, either today or Friday. Hobbs voters wishing to cast ballots before Election Day must do so at the City Clerk’s Office in the …