Strickland aiming high at Air Force Academy College can be expensive, especially if someone chooses to go to a four-year school straight out of high school. Most students don’t really know what the final cost of their college education will be when it’s all said and done. But for 2018 Hobbs graduate Brenden Strickland, the cost has already been paid …

Nor-Lea gifts $300,000 for training equipment to NMJC New Mexico Junior College President Kelvin Sharp may have stood behind the large check for a photo, but he kept the real one pretty close inside his suit jacket. “I’m keeping the real check with me,” he said with a smile. Sharp and everyone with NMJC has a good reason to smile, …

Nor-Lea gifts $300,000 for training equipment to NMJC New Mexico Junior College President Kelvin Sharp may have stood behind the large check for a photo, but he kept the real one pretty close inside his suit jacket. “I’m keeping the real check with me,” he said with a smile. Sharp and everyone with NMJC has a good reason to smile, …

Hobbsan accused of attempted home invasion A Hobbs man faces battery, assault and burglary-related charges after being arrested Tuesday following an “unwanted subjects” call. Erick Cano, 32, is charged with two counts of battery upon a peace officer, aggravated assault and possession of burglary tools, all fourth-degree felonies; assault on a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and …

Faith in action: 300 youth in Lea for ministry project To be in Hobbs for just a week, 130 youth and adults from five different churches in central Texas hope to leave their mark before leaving on Saturday. More than 170 other volunteers are in Lovington. Only 15 years old, Amanda DeHart, of Hutto, Texas, said this year’s Central Texas …

How fast can you sack? Albertsons’ sackers show skills in second annual competition If you get Cristal Herrera to sack your groceries after shopping at Albertsons Market, then you should know that she’s one of the best sackers the store has. That’s because Herrera proved victorious Friday morning outside Albertsons Market as she bested five co-workers to win the store’s …

Lea voter turnout worst in N.M. Lea County had the dubious distinction last week of posting the worst voter turnout rate among counties in the state, while a handful of New Mexico counties exceeded 50 percent voter turnout in the 2018 primaries. According to data from the New Mexico secretary of state’s office, 18.54 percent, or 4,663 of Lea County’s …

Pearce would replace teacher evaluations By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce said Thursday he would immediately suspend New Mexico’s embattled teacher evaluation system if elected. He said educators are being judged unfairly as the state struggles to improve student academic performance. Pearce, currently a U.S. congressman, said he would he would devise …

Call of gun fired leads to drug, firearm, child abuse charges Hobbs police made four arrests Saturday morning on different charges, including drug possession, firearm possession and child abuse after officers responded to a south Hobbs residence following a report of a man firing a gun outside. Around 7 a.m. Saturday, Hobbs police officers went to the 100 block of …

Museum set to open O’Connor exhibition Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was a cowgirl all her life, even after she became the first female Supreme Court Justice. A new exhibition, “The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O’Connor,” is set to open Thursday at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. The exhibit showcases the youthful …