As the current Hobbs fiscal year winds down, and the weather warms up, work will pick up at parks and green spaces around Hobbs. Topping the list are plans to rebuild and upgrade the fishing pier on the north shore of Green Meadow Lake off the Lovington Highway in north Hobbs, said Matt Hughes with the city’s Parks and Open …

ANDY BROSIG/NEWS-SUN Children on the city’s south side have a new option for play. The City of Hobbs Parks Department recently completed installation of new playground equipment at the Washington Heights Park on East Marland Street near Booker T. Washington School at a cost of about $55,000. The new equipment represents the start of an ongoing project to upgrade playgrounds …