With Hurricane Harvey upgraded to Category 3 on Aug. 24 and bearing down hard on the southeast coast of Texas, Larry and Linda Lee told the family it was time to go back to Hobbs. Today, they plan to return to Rock-port, Texas, delivering donations and searching their own home for anything salvageable. The 2010 census listed Rock-port, about 37 …

While the main concern from Hurricane Harvey those who can walk and talk, one entity in Lea County is committed to helping those who have fur, hooves, paws and claws and mostly want to be petted. A small caravan of Lea County residents who care about what happens to animals displaced, lost or abandoned is forming to take supplies 12 …