The City of Hobbs Commission wants New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to open up the state’s economy. And they gave her some suggestions on how to do so. During a special meeting Monday, the commission unanimously approved a resolution giving Gov. Lujan Grisham some ideas on how to re-open parts of New Mexico not heavily infected with the COVID-19 …

Lea County has added two more additional COVID-19 cases as the state has confirmed two Hobbs residents have tested positive. With those two cases, Lea County now has 10 positive cases. The first case was on confirmed on March 21, a male in his 70’s, who has fully recovered. The second case was confirmed on March 27 a female in …

SANTA FE – Lea County has three more positive tests for COVID-19 today, giving the county a total of 8 cases. The three new cases are in Hobbs, according to Lea County Manager Mike Gallagher. Of the 8 people testing positive, two have fully recovered, Gallagher announced. Of the 8 cases, the first case was confirmed on March 21, the …

Almost a month after being arrested for stealing a school vehicle, a Hobbs man was accused of using that stolen vehicle to burglarize another local business in the same night. Colton Wayne Hampton, 29, was arrested on Friday for burglary, a fourth-degree felony. A Lea County Sheriff’s Office report says a victim told officers someone had broken into his shop …

With summer time fast approaching, and with social distancing protocols still in place, many leagues are either in a state of limbo or deciding to cancel activities. The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) is one of the few with a plan and it is simply to wait and see before cancelling softball, baseball, and tee ball for this summer. …

After prior arrests for shoplifting at the same store, a Hobbs man steals $800 in jewelry, according to a Hobbs Police Department Report. Roque Castillo, 37, was arrested on Thursday and charged with shoplifting over $500, a fourth-degree felony. The report states, on April 1, Castillo and an unknown female at the time, went to a department store on the …

Lea County Commissioner, and owner of Dean’s Boot Shop, Dean Jackson is ready for mom-and-pop shops to reopen and New Mexicans to be able to go back to work. “It seems like … small businesses are being targeted for failure,” Jackson said. It’s a sentiment many share. “We need to reopen now! This has gone on long enough and people …

The City of Hobbs and Lea County have always been resilient and capable of weathering economic hardships and coming out stronger on the other side. We know that our current economic climate is unimaginably difficult with the unprecedented one-two punch of the oil and gas downturn and the health concerns around COVID-19. The City of Hobbs and the Economic Development …

Continuity is considered an important aspect in the world of sports. Continuity allows players to learn a system or style of play in their first year without the worries that they will have to learn a new system or style the following year. It’s the coaches who bring that continuity to all sports and team. In Lea County it is …

Continuity is considered an important aspect in the world of sports. Continuity allows players to learn a system or style of play in their first year without the worries that they will have to learn a new system or style the following year. It’s the coaches who bring that continuity to all sports and team. In Lea County it is …