What’s with all the election signs? As an elected Hobbs City Commissioner, Marshall Newman takes lots of phone calls from his constituents on a variety of city issues. Lately, he has received calls on why there are still election signs seen throughout the community? “We’ve still got some folks out there who don’t realize that there’s a runoff in one …

Hobbs residents will be voting for four city commissioners and a municipal judge in the upcoming municipal election planned in March. Commissioners Cynthia Calderon, District 2, and Joe Calderon, District 4, plan to run for reelection, Commissioner Don Gerth, District 6, has not officially announced running for reelection and Commissioner Garry Buie, District 5, will not run for another term. …