Former Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman announced Monday he is running for Congress a second time to represent New Mexico’s Second Congressional District. Newman, a Republican, is hoping to take the U.S. House of Representatives seat being vacated by Steve Pearce, R-N.M., who announced last month he is running for the office of New Mexico’s governorship. “Congress has a courage problem,” …

After Hobbs commissioners approved to hire City Manager J.J. Murphy as a special consultant after his city manager’s contract ends on Aug. 23 some commissioners shared why they approved the deal and some Hobbs residents expressed their disappointment via social media. During Monday’s City Commission meeting commissioners approved in a 5-2 vote an employment transition and settlement agreement with Murphy …

J.J. Murphy’s job as Hobbs’ city manager will come to an end on Aug. 23 but the City Commission voted Monday to keep him as a special consultant for 10 months. During Monday’s City Commission meeting, commissioners approved in a 5-2 vote an employment transition and settlement agreement with Murphy where he will transition as a special consultant to the …

The University of the Southwest will soon offer its first doctoral degree through its School of Business — a doctorate in business administration degree, which is the first to be offered in New Mexico. The School of Business at USW will offer the DBA degree through an online program. Ryan Tipton, USW School of Business dean, said getting a DBA …

Seven Lea County residents are behind bars on federal narcotics trafficking and money laundering charges as part of a multi-agency investigation led by the DEA into a drug trafficking organization based in Hobbs. The seven residents, four of them Mexican nationals, and a resident of Yuma, Ariz., allegedly imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. Those arrested Wednesday include Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, …

Hobbs City Park is currently undergoing a $4.8 million renovation. The project is to be completed by spring of 2018 with a new splash pad, new playground, new basketball courts, volleyball courts, and a walking trail.

Have you been somewhere lately and noticed a brightly painted rock hiding among the thousands of others rocks you see but never notice each day? Did you pick it up and find a strange message on the back? Did it read, “Find Us on Facebook at Tex New Mex Rocks. Post a Picture & Re-Hide Me?” If so, you just …

After two years of contemplating opening a new location in Hobbs, McAlister’s Deli is planning to open right off the Lovington Highway. The new franchise restaurant is planned to be located at the corner of Northwest County Road and Industrial Road. The Wagon Wheel Café and Curves used to occupy that location. On July 9, 2015 a McAlister’s representative confirmed …

After Monday’s third of the year Hobbs City Commission executive session to discuss City Manager J.J. Murphy’s employment contract, a decision on if he goes or stays has not been made. The city commission met in two executive sessions on March 6 and 24 to discuss Murphy’s employment contract. Mayor Sam Cobb said the commission, City Attorney Mike Stone and …