Three Hobbs children who were reported missing and endangered were found in Houston last week, more than two weeks after their sibling was left at a hospital in North Carolina with skull fractures. Andreea Ducila, 6, Raoul Badea, 4, and Elisabeta Badea, approximately 2-years-old, were all found by Houston Police on Friday. The details of how the family was located …
So, I hear word has gotten out throughout Hobbs about my “situation.” Yeah, cancer sucks. And it can be a bigger “downer” when it costs you your left leg – just above the knee. But life is what life is. It’s full of ups and downs. You know, challenges. As I write this, it’s exactly two weeks since I lost …
New Mexico surpassed the 1,000th death related to COVID-19 Friday, which underscores the rise in recent weeks of the record number of positive cases across the nation and around the globe. A rise in the number of positive cases also brings with it a rise in the number of hospitalizations. While early in the pandemic, mask wearing orders and closures …
More auto burglaries have been reported this year compared to 2019. A common theme Hobbs Police Department has noticed in 2020 is firearms are being taken in the process. Hobbs has seen a major spike in auto burglaries from last year – up more than 200% in August alone. Reports decreased in September, but are still 65% more than the …
Lea County had its 27th death attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The health department reported the death was a male in his 87’s from Lea County, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. Lea County also added 1 new positive test on Monday and 12 new positive tests on Sunday, bringing the total cumulative cases in Lea County …
The new art installation at the Center of Recreational Excellence is in the beginning of installation. Each post rotates, allowing the statues at the top to spin. In front of each sculpture are chimes and drums. Funding for the art installation comes from the N.M. Public Arts program, a N.M. Department of Cultural Affairs program where 1 percent of funding …
Hobbs Police officers identified a car burglar by a bicycle on Saturday. Dustin Harper, 35, of Hobbs, was arrested on Saturday after a car window was smashed in and the vehicle rummaged through at a business on the 2200 block North Turner. According to a Hobbs Police Department criminal complaint, officers found the car while patrolling the area and found …
Following a successful 2016 Paralympics in Rio, winning a regional ESPY, winning five world medals, a Pana America medal, American records, and becoming the first blind swimming coach in the NCAA at Catawba College; Hobbs’ own Tharon Drake decided to return home. Drake and his wife Paula left North Carolina and joined the CORE, where he is teaching the Tsunami …
Last fall Covenant Health announced plans to build a hospital in Hobbs. Covenant Health is proud to announce that we have signed an agreement to acquire the existing facilities at Lea Regional Medical Center and is pleased to extend a warm welcome to many of the caregivers who currently serve their patients and community. It is anticipated the acquisition will …
About 10 years ago, Cindy Kassis remembered thinking it would be nice to have a trampoline park for the kids to burn off youthful steam. Soon, Cindy and her husband, Nadeem, will see that dream coming true with “Space Jump” in the 3200 block of North Grimes, immediately north of ZK Express, an automotive service company also owned by the …
