If someone were nominating Joe Walker for a prominent space in Heaven, they would be making an old-fashioned “man who” speech. Walker, who died Monday at the age of 86, was the man who started life in Wellington, Texas, the son of hardworking parents who bought a bakery they operated through the dark years of the depression of the 1930’s. …

“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s make some noise” — those words are how Abel Arriaga, a Hobbs resident and local DJ, is trying to make it big as a boxing ring announcer. Arriaga has caught a break in the boxing industry by being hired as the ring announcer for a Roy Jones Jr. Boxing event on Friday at Gilley’s in Dallas …

New Mexico State Police is investigating the unattended death of a Hobbs resident who died at the Hobbs City Jail early Sunday morning after being arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges. On Monday, Hobbs Police Department announced officers were dispatched around 2:50 a.m. Sunday to the city jail, 301 N. Dalmont, after Jaime Rendon, 29, was reportedly found “unresponsive” during …

Hobbs High senior Cesar Cervantes, 17, suffered one of the biggest setbacks a teenage boy can face and yet he is still on track to graduate with his class next year and, with a little luck, walk again. On July 16, Cesar was swimming in his family’s above ground pool when he dove in and broke his neck. His mother …

Hobbs Police Department officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Diamond Lil’s Saloon at around 1:18 a.m. Sunday. The victim reported that while he was at the establishment, he was approached by two individuals, identified as Adrian Carmona, 25, and Jawan Mackey, 30, both of Hobbs. The victim got into a vehicle with Carmona and Mackey in …

In February 2003, Pilar and Maria Limas moved into their new Habitat for Humanity home and were given 20 years to pay off the mortgage — they did it in 15, and are the first Habitat for Humanity family to fully own their home. Habitat for Humanity officials and board members plan to celebrate the Limas family from 4-6 p.m. …

Hobbs will be in full celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexico’s Independence Day Saturday with flamenco dance performances and Spanish-music concerts. In downtown Hobbs, the Lea County Center for the Arts will host its 2017 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration with a flamenco dance performance from Albuquerque-based National Institute of Flamenco’s professional dance company called Yjastros. The performance is planned …

During Tuesday’s Hobbs Municipal Schools board meeting, Paula Smith and Barry Young made a presentation on the benefits of starting a school-based health clinic for Hobbs schools. Smith and Young are part of a committee that did research on bringing a health clinic to Hobbs schools and developed the “RoadMap to Reduce Teen Pregnancy in Lea County.” The Hobbs Municipal …

When Cooper the CASA dog passed way in late November, it created a void that was felt by everyone who had met him. From the children with the CASA of Lea County program to those at juvenile detention. From the employees at the Lea County Treasurer’s office who met with Cooper for only a few minutes before his work at …