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NMJC enrollment on the rise

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November 24, 2025
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NMJC enrollment on the rise Levi Hill/News-Sun Enrollment is booming at New Mexico Junior College, so much so the college is looking at building a new on-campus student housing facility. The NMJC Board of Directors voted unanimously Oct. 16 to select Dekker Limited as the vendor to design and oversee construction of the new student housing facility on the campus. …

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City of Hobbs big Pop-Tart haul

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August 22, 2025
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City of Hobbs big Pop-Tart haul Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun City of Hobbs staff recently packed on around 550,000 calories, and — working faster than a Richard Simmons workout — lost it all after donating 2,744 Pop-Tarts to the Weekend Hunger Initiative. When walking up to the second floor of City Hall, it was hard for a person to miss the …

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Hobbs get $2 million grant for highway improvements

By Michael
August 26, 2024
in :  Local News
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Hobbs get $2 million grant for highway improvements Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun Although it has miles of character, in Monday’s City of Hobbs Commission meeting, commissioners and Mayor Sam Cobb paved the way for improvements on West County Road after authorizing a Grant Agreement with New Mexico Department of Transportation in the amount of $2 million. General Services Director Sheila Baker, …

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Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition

By Michael
February 28, 2024
in :  Sports
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Three cheers! Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Anyone who thinks cheerleading hasn’t evolved light years from the rah-rah-red-kick-’em-in-the-head days might have been surprised to watch Saturday’s multi-team cheer competition at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs. Surprised at all the different types of competitions, at how much more co-ed the sport has become, how …

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Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition

By Michael
February 28, 2024
in :  Sports
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Three cheers! Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Anyone who thinks cheerleading hasn’t evolved light years from the rah-rah-red-kick-’em-in-the-head days might have been surprised to watch Saturday’s multi-team cheer competition at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs. Surprised at all the different types of competitions, at how much more co-ed the sport has become, how …

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Local Top Ten news stories in the News-Sun

By Michael
January 5, 2024
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LOCAL Top 10 Editor’s note: The following is the list of top ten local news stories for 2023 as voted on by the staff at the News-Sun.   1. Turmoil in Tatum In January of 2023, turmoil broke out in the governing body of the small town of Tatum and continued to brew throughout the year. Accusations of nepotism, time …

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Local Top Ten news stories in the News-Sun

By Michael
January 5, 2024
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LOCAL Top 10 Editor’s note: The following is the list of top ten local news stories for 2023 as voted on by the staff at the News-Sun.   1. Turmoil in Tatum In January of 2023, turmoil broke out in the governing body of the small town of Tatum and continued to brew throughout the year. Accusations of nepotism, time …

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Dying was a gift

By Michael
December 26, 2023
in :  Local News
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Dying was a gift Levi Hill/News-Sun Editor’s Note: Miracles happen every day, and they come in all shapes and sizes — just like Christmas presents. And, the News-Sun has gathered nearly a dozen stories of miracles that have happened to residents of southeast New Mexico we will be sharing over the next week or so. Most people live their lives …

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Dying was a gift

By Michael
December 26, 2023
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Dying was a gift Levi Hill/News-Sun Editor’s Note: Miracles happen every day, and they come in all shapes and sizes — just like Christmas presents. And, the News-Sun has gathered nearly a dozen stories of miracles that have happened to residents of southeast New Mexico we will be sharing over the next week or so. Most people live their lives …

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Yoakum Co., Lea Co. Drug Task Force seize 12,000 fentanyl pills, 2 pounds of meth

By Michael
November 14, 2023
in :  Law and Courts
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Yoakum Co., Lea Co. Drug Task Force seize 12,000 fentanyl pills, 2 pounds of meth News-Sun staff report A Hobbs couple who fled into Texas, where they were apprehended by Yoakum County deputies and agents with the LCDTF, who found approximately 12,000 suspected Fentanyl pills and approximately two pounds of suspected methamphetamine and two pistols. Robert Ortiz, of Hobbs, was …

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NMJC to buy former hospital building for $1.75 million

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NMJC to buy former hospital building for $1.75 million Levi Hill/News-Sun Pending an environmental …

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