Hobbs says ‘No’ to power rate increase Call it an adamant ‘no!’ As might be expected, none of the 25 Hobbs area residents in attendance of a town hall meeting Friday supported a proposed local electricity rate increase. Public Regulation Commissioner Patrick Lyons hosted the meeting held at Hobbs City Hall. Officials with Southwestern Public Service Company, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, asked a …

Eagle 9 theater in Hobbs installing new recliner seating Eagle 9 theater is getting an upgrade in preparation for the upcoming summer movie season. This week, a construction crew started the replacement of seating in the nine theater rooms. Crews spent the past couple of days breaking down and removing seats in four theaters and will replace them with a …

Martin honored for dedication to Hobbs baseball Ronnie Martin’s name will be immortalized at the one place his friends and family constantly saw him, a baseball field. During Monday’s Hobbs City Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved the naming of Ball Field No. 4 at the Jefferson Ballpark Complex after Martin, who passed away on May 17, 2017 at the age …

Hobbsan charged in 2017 arson incident The Hobbs Police Department have charged a Hobbs man with felony arson after a lab report by the State of New Mexico linked him to a March 2017 arson incident on East Clinton. Juan Nunez, 39, was arrested on a warrant Saturday by the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and charged with arson (more than …

One of Hobbs’ more anticipated restaurants is closer to opening its doors. McAlister’s Deli eyes a May start date for its Hobbs location and plans to hire dozens of employees in the coming months. Construction on the restaurant started last year at the corner of West County Road and Industrial Road, which is opposite Rosa’s Café and Tortilla Factory on …

Members of the New Mexico Junior College board approved an increase in tuition beginning with this year’s first summer session. The increase, $1 per credit hour for in-district and out-of-district residents of New Mexico and $5 per credit hour for out-of-state students, was approved without discussion or objection from the board. What the change means in terms of dollars is …

New Mexico nuke repository studied for plutonium storage CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned a national group of scientists to study the viability of diluting surplus weapons-grade plutonium and storing it permanently at the federal government’s underground repository in New Mexico. The panel of about 15 scientists from universities, corporations and laboratories around the nation …

Here are photos of the Hobbs girls’ basketball team’s 64-55 win over Cibola Saturday in the Class 6A state tournament championship at The Pit in Albuquerque. The championship marks the Lady Eagles’ second in school history, and first since 2004.

Five Lea women honored at annual Heritage Tea event Approximately 120 women, mostly decked out in their favorite hats, silliest hats or prettiest hats attended the Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame’s Women’s Heritage Tea last Saturday. This year, for the first time, five women who have made significant contributions to their community were honored at the tea. …

Candidates file for 2018 Lea County races  PRIMARY ELECTION Tuesday, June 5  GENERAL ELECTION Tuesday, Nov. 6   County Sheriff JON MARTINEZ REP COREY M HELTON REP LORENZO VELASQUEZ REP   County Commission District 3 GARY G EIDSON REP DARRELL L POWELL REP   Magistrate Judge Div. 2 (Hobbs) WILLIE R HENRY REP (i) MIKE STONE REP   Magistrate Judge …