House fire at Bender and Thomas in Hobbs due to lightning strike and downed electrical lines.  

Hobbs Fire Department Deputy Chief Barry Young is celebrating 15 years of service with the City of Hobbs, where he has worked with HFD for 14 years and two months. Young was recently awared a 15 Years of Service coin and certificate by the City of Hobbs. Young started working in the water lab for the Hobbs Wastewater Plant on …