Joe Harvey commercial frontage all taken. Where next? Levi Hill/News-Sun The one-mile stretch of Joe Harvey Boulevard from Grimes to Lovington Highway has long been the epicenter of commercial development in Hobbs. But with less than a handful of spaces left, the prime real estate on Joe Harvey is almost gone — and soon there may be no room left. …

Chicken lovers in Hobbs are in for a “big day” sometime before Thanksgiving, with a second Church’s Chicken to open at 1005 West Joe Harvey Blvd., west of the Cotton Patch restaurant. “We’re going to do a big day. We’re going to do a lot of things that day,” said Liliana Avelina, Church’s certified training manager and general manager. “We’re …