At least one Hobbs city commissioner says the city needs to tread lightly on a proposed ordinance that would restrict commercial motor vehicles from parking on any city street, outside of pickups and deliveries. City Commissioner Chris Mills, who by day is a criminal defense attorney, says truckers can lose their careers over tickets. He said at Monday’s City Commission …

Two men were killed in a head-on collision on New Mexico Highway 128 Friday morning as the busy oilfield highway continues to rack up a disproportionate number of fatalities. State police said the initial investigation indicates the head-on crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Friday east of Loving in Eddy County when an eastbound car on Highway 128 driven by …

A Hobbs neighborhood near the Texas-New Mexico border was overrun by Lea Country Sheriff deputies and Hobbs police during a hostage situation on Easter Sunday. During those seven hours, Hobbs resident Jared Pendleton threatened his own life, while holding four family members at bay in a house on the 2500 block of Waylon, about a mile west of the state …

The Rockwind Grill restaurant will close Sunday until further notice after city leaders earlier this week delayed a decision about continuing catering services with the restauranteur that has held the contract at the municipal-owned golf course. City leaders said this week that Rockwind Community Links will operate as usual during the closure of the restaurant at 5001 Jack Gomez Blvd. …

Laura Hunt’s defense of her doctoral dissertation University of the Southwest was unique in several ways. First, Hunt is the first doctoral candidate at the university and she represented an important step in the evolution of the school’s academic program. The university has offered Masters degrees in business and in educational leadership for several years. School administrators said pans are …

A traffic stop 30 minutes before the Lea County’s Sheriff’s Office was called on a report of a suspicious death helped Lea investigators arrest a suspect on a charge of murder. On Friday, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office released a statement that Hobbs resident Albino A. Mendez-Solis, 30, was arrested in connection to the April 1 murder of Wilson M. …

Lea Regional Medical Center is celebrating the Healthy Woman for the 10th time. On Thursday, April 18, LRMC hosts its 10th annual Healthy Woman Anniversary Event at the Lea County Event Center with an Expo and dinner. The theme for the event is “Fiesta!” and the focus will be on all of the ways Lea Regional is here for you. …

Lea County has seen its fair share of artists throughout the years. Following Friday’s Lea County High School Art Show at the Center for the Arts in Hobbs, the future looks to be in good shape. More than 100 people attended the opening reception event where works of art were represented from students arts at Eunice High School, Hobbs High …

Lea County has seen its fair share of artists throughout the years. Following Friday’s Lea County High School Art Show at the Center for the Arts in Hobbs, the future looks to be in good shape. More than 100 people attended the opening reception event where works of art were represented from students arts at Eunice High School, Hobbs High …