RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The founder of a group Cowboys for Trump who also serves as a New Mexico county commissioner is facing calls to resign after he metaphorically said in a video, “the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.” In the video posted Tuesday on social media, Republican Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin said Democrats were anti-American …

30 Lea County basketball players receive All-District honors By Tom Mulherin Following a season in which six of its basketball teams outside of Hobbs earned a spot in the state tournament, Lea County has been rewarded with a plethora of All-District selections and honorable mentions in recent weeks. Those six squads accounted for 26 of the 30 total All-District honorees …

Jimenez family pushing Tatum basketball to new heights By Tom Mulherin TATUM — Sebastian Jimenez didn’t know what to feel. On March 10 last year, the Tatum boys’ basketball then-freshman watched his older sister Celeste Jimenez win a state championship with the girls’ team in Albuquerque. It was her first state title, and the program’s second since 2014. Both Celeste and the …