When business is good in one place, maybe it’s a great time to expand. In the same location as the former Tea Room adjacent to Kountry Korral, the Hobbs Outlaw Grill at 521 W. Navajo promises to be just as great a place to have lunch or dinner as the original Outlaw Grill in Eunice. Owner Johnny Robertson, who first …

The family of Daniel Torres remember him as a person who loved life and could make anybody laugh. “My brother was a beautiful person he was wonderful. There was never a dull moment when he was around,” said Mary Garcia, Daniel’s sister. “He was full of life. It’s sad that it was taken from him.” Daniel, 45, was found around …

Father Ricardo Bauza, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, is facing a criminal sexual contact allegation after church members contacted the Hobbs Police Department this past summer. Bauza is charged with criminal sexual contact, a misdemeanor, according to a 15-page criminal complaint filed Oct. 25 into Hobbs Magistrate Court. There is an active arrest warrant, but he has not been …

Father Ricardo Bauza, pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, is facing a criminal sexual contact allegation after church members contacted the Hobbs Police Department this past summer. Bauza is charged with criminal sexual contact, a misdemeanor, according to a 15-page criminal complaint filed Oct. 25 into Hobbs Magistrate Court. There is an active arrest warrant, but he has not been …

Kyla Davis’ heart is three sizes too big and if not for the five-pound batteries on her hips and the pump in her chest she would die. Being tethered to her home via an electrical cord when the batteries are not in use is bad enough. Then there are the life-altering changes that come from the pump and batteries — …

A Hobbs man was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Andrews County, Texas. Kutter W. Randolph, 20, was traveling east in a Dodge pickup on State Highway 176, about 10 miles east of Eunice, and entered a curve in the roadway. He lost control and rolled, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The accident took …

A Hobbs man was killed Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Andrews County, Texas. Kutter W. Randolph, 20, was traveling east in a Dodge pickup on State Highway 176, about 10 miles east of Eunice, and entered a curve in the roadway. He lost control and rolled, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The accident took …

The summer grass fire season may be over, but Lea County officials are concerned about grass fires this winter. Deputy Fire Marshall Jeff Broom said wildland fires burned a little more than 5,400 acres in 2017 by mid-November, compared to 12,986 acres burned in all of 2016. “So, we definitely saw a decrease in the amount,” he said, “but the …

Tyrin Pacheco has had one dream for a long time. He wanted to play college baseball at the University of New Mexico. Wednesday afternoon, that dream became a reality when the Hobbs High School senior signed his national letter of intent to play for the Lobos in Albuquerque next season. “This is literally a dream come true. The thought of …

The McDonald’s in north Hobbs is undergoing an exterior remodel, which is planned to be completed in mid-December. Kenny Fadke, Hobbs and Lovington McDonald’s owner operator, said McDonald’s located at 3726 N Lovington Highway, near Walmart, began its exterior remodel Monday. “This is the final phase of a five-year remodel process,” Fadke said. In 2012, a side-by-side drive thru was …