LOVINGTON — David Rodriguez had a confused look on his face. Sitting with Lovington City Manager James Williams at Thursday’s Lovington Chamber of Commerce annual banquet, Rodriguez, the Lovington Police chief, leans over to ask Williams a question. “What’s my sister doing here?” he asked. Williams quickly came up with an excuse but Chamber of Commerce President Kim Osborne blew …

LOVINGTON — Better stop misbehaving on school buses Loving-ton students — there’s a good chance you’re going to get caught. Lovington Municipal Schools Transport Manager Dwayne Thornhill gave a report to the Lovington School Board Tuesday that five cameras were installed in each of the 19 yellow school route buses and two cameras were installed in each of the six …

It may be the most convenient way to vote, but it sure does cause a lot of headaches. Residents within the Loving-ton and Eunice hospital school districts and the Lovington and Tatum school districts can expect envelopes for four respective mill levy elections that conclude Feb. 5. While the Lovington Hospital District has a 2.5 mill levy election, the Eunice …

Gunfight caused by social media post LOVINGTON — An attempted home invasion and a shootout Tuesday involving nine young Lovington people was reportedly the result of the posting of a video on social media of a 14-year-old girl being beaten up. The 14-year-old girl claimed she was drugged, set up and beaten the week of Oct. 1 and that the …

Healthy start in Lovington with Wellness Center Lovington celebrated the opening of a new wellness center Saturday with a ribbon-cutting, and the center is already off to a healthy start with over 500 registered members. The $16 million project, that created over 100 construction jobs, was funded by the hospital district, which began the planning phase two and half years …

A mobile photo gallery showing the diversity of New Mexico makes its stop in Lea County and its artists are looking for participants. In 2012, the Axle artist-collaborators, Jerry Wellman and Matthew Chase-Daniel, began a photographic portrait project, E Pluribus Unum. This ongoing biennial project enlivens and documents communities throughout the state, with a mobile photographic portrait studio built inside …

Property taxes going down for many in Lea County LOVINGTON — With a 35 percent increase in Lea County’s assessed valuation for the 2018 tax year over 2017, most Hobbs residents will pay less in property taxes. The Lea County Commission certified tax rates set by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department in a special meeting Friday, issuing a …

Coach Speedy Faith recalls time with Urlacher in Lovington   JP MURRIETA,  NMAA Brian Urlacher will step to the podium at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio this weekend and have an opportunity to put on an exclusive gold jacket, but at some point he will be talking about the blue in his life. Urlacher’s football beginnings …

Nor-Lea Hospital District is eyeing a September opening to the public for its anticipated Lovington Wellness Center. The wellness center is two stories and features an array of amenities, such as a competitive swimming pool, warm therapy pool, basketball court, pickleball, indoor field hockey, volleyball, rock-climbing wall, conference rooms, weight rooms, fitness equipment, fitness classes and an indoor walking/jogging track. …

Hobbs, Lovington gigabit cities thanks to Leaco Just as older homes lacked enough electrical outlets as Americans became accustomed to their appliances in the mid-20th century, an internet barrier exists in many homes today, limiting the speed of various electronic devices to stream TV, play video games online and download data. A local telephone cooperative is seeking to end the days …