Behind an early offensive outburst and a gradual increase of defensive success throughout the game, the Hobbs football team held off a late rally Tuesday to beat Artesia, 9-7, in a 7 vs. 7 scrimmage at Watson Memorial field. Eagles quarterback Gavin Hardison threw for all nine touchdowns, which included four in the first quarter. Two receivers caught two TD passes …

Dorothy N. Fowler News-Sun Five hundred and seventy-one young men and women, each clad in either a gold or black robe and a mortar board to match, marched into the Lea County Event Center Saturday morning to receive their high school diplomas. It was the largest class ever to graduate from Hobbs High School. Because it was so large, a portion …