College Lane Elementary students in Hobbs submitted over 150 Halloween decorated pumpkins for the schools annual Pumpkin Patch Contest.

College Lane Elementary students in Hobbs submitted over 150 Halloween decorated pumpkins for the schools annual Pumpkin Patch Contest.

Hobbs High School Student Council members gathered to paint rocks to hide on the playgrounds of the elementary schools they once attended.

Science Spectrum instructor Satina Whelen sets up a science project Wednesday during a Crazy Chemistry a Got Science program held at the Hobbs Public Library. The hands on program is run by the Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. The next seven programs include Grossology (Oct. 11), Curious Case of CSI (Nov. 8), Holiday Science (Dec. 13), Dissect This! (Jan. 10), …

Native American dancer Patrick Willie performs the Fancy War Dance Thursday at the Staked Plains Roundup at the Dan Berry Rodeo Arena on the New Mexico Junior College campus. Western Heritage Museum will present Staked Plains Roundup open to the public on Family Fun Day Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Festivities include a blacksmith, Billy the Kid expert, cowboy music …

Native American dancer Patrick Willie performs the Fancy War Dance Thursday at the Staked Plains Roundup at the Dan Berry Rodeo Arena on the New Mexico Junior College campus. Western Heritage Museum will present Staked Plains Roundup open to the public on Family Fun Day Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Festivities include a blacksmith, Billy the Kid expert, cowboy music …

Over two hundred bikers ride in the Station One 911 Ride to Remember motorcycle run Monday in Hobbs New Mexico. The ride began on Joe Harvey and continued to Dal Paso, Broadway, Lovington Highway to they reached the 911 memorial on Jack Gomez Blvd. Special ride dedication in honor of the late Sheriff Steve Ackerman, and former chief of police …

Jesse Morales, a Hobbs resident, is collecting donations for Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. Morales is at the Wal-Mart parking lot until 7:30 p.m. today. He will be there again from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. For more on this story read Tuesday’s Hobbs News-Sun.