CARLSBAD – Heading into its final game of the regular season, the Hobbs boys’ basketball team had two things it wanted to accomplish; win the regular season district championship and get a 20-win regular season. That would be a tough task as the Eagles final game was not only against the Cavemen, but it was in Carlsbad. Making the chore …

A month ago, the 2019 legislative session in Santa Fe began on an ominous note for gun rights advocates when sheriffs were barred from taking their service weapons into the House chamber to listen to the new governor’s State of the State speech. The Legislative Council voted to ban weapons of all kinds from the gallery of the New Mexico …

When Marirene Pankratz first read the play “Character Lines,” she loved the realism between the two main characters. “The conversations that they have are conversations anyone would have with an ex, or someone who you are in a relationship with that was a genuine, compelling story,” Pankratz said, “and it made me fall in love with that.” Pankratz read the …

Parking chaos? Residents upset about student on-street parking near Hobbs High School   Reports of “hoodlum” teenagers parking in driveways, sitting on porches and acting up aren’t as dire as they may sound, say some students and residents parking near Hobbs High School. On-street parking near the high school became an issue at Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting, with some …

Parking chaos? Residents upset about student on-street parking near Hobbs High School   Reports of “hoodlum” teenagers parking in driveways, sitting on porches and acting up aren’t as dire as they may sound, say some students and residents parking near Hobbs High School. On-street parking near the high school became an issue at Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting, with some …

Social psychologist, award-winning teacher and best-selling author Amy Cuddy is coming to Hobbs as part of the Jack Maddox Distinguished Lecture Series. Hosted by the JF Maddox Foundation and University of the Southwest, Cuddy will speak about “Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at R.N. Tydings Auditorium in Hobbs. …

Oil and gas companies face a 1,400 percent increase in the penalty cap for violations of state oil conservation rules if Senate Bill 186 becomes law. Sponsored by Sen. Richard C. Martinez, D-Espanola, and Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Santa Fe, the bill calls for increasing a maximum of $1,000 per day to a maximum of $15,000 per day for violation of …

Sons following their dads in a career path is pretty typical in today’s financial advisor world. Not so much for daughters following their moms. However Summer North did it and she’s pretty happy she did. Summer has been an Edward Jones financial planner for four years and on Thursday, she opened her new location at 3401 N. Grimes to a …