Alley Crawl LOVINGTON — The gathered storm clouds of Friday the 13th couldn’t dampen the spirits in Lovington as the city celebrated with a block party “Alley Crawl.” Free roller skating on a 2,000-square-foot outdoor skating rink, free ice cream, the unveiling of five murals painted by local artists, a cornhole tournament, food truck featuring Pastify, vendors, a beer garden, …

Five murals beautify Lovington’s ‘Central Alley’ LOVINGTON — Some call them murals, some call them graffiti, but no matter the label put on the large-scale paintings, almost everyone can agree they are works of public art, meant to be seen by many. And, five local artists have been toiling away at their craft, painting five individual murals in Lovington’s “Central …

A canvass of brick and mortar about 30 feet high and 130 feet wide in downtown Hobbs invites grade school children to a painting party this week and next. Contracted by the Lea County Center for the Arts, Oklahoma-based artist Bob Palmer, Ph.D., said he enjoys working with the kids to paint murals. “Not only do I feel like I’m …

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A complaint prompted a Clovis to remove a mural containing a dove, an anchor and a Bible verse. The mural at Clovis High School Freshman Academy was painted over last month after the school received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a watchdog group on issues of the separation of church and state, The …