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 …

Over 60 students explored a Native Air Medivac after landing in the parking lot at St. Helena’s School Thursday afternoon.

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 …

Mrs. Chesser’s sixth grade class at Lovington Sixth Grade Academy are collecting sock donations to give to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. To make a donation, drop off socks at Mrs. Chesser’s class at the Lovington Sixth Grade Academy. For more on this story read Thursday’s Hobbs News-Sun.

Hobbs police officer Jimmy Grimes will miss work today, but not because he wants to. Hurricane Harvey stranded him on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico waiting for the Port of Galveston to re-open. Among some 20,000 passengers on four cruise ships in the Gulf of Mexico when the hurricane hit, Grimes said his ship, the Carnival Breeze, …

City of Hobbs officials and staff held a farewell reception for City Manager J.J. Murphy Monday at City Hall, 200 E. Broadway. Murphy’s last day as Hobbs’ city manager is Wednesday.

A Hobbs man was arrested Thursday night after attempting hit residents with his car and leading Hobbs Police in a vehicle chase. At around 11:20 p.m., Hobbs Police Officers responded to the area of Fowler and Midwest in reference to a call of an aggravated assault. The caller advised a male subject, later identified as Leonardo Marquez Jr, 25, of …

The 82nd Annual Lea County Fair & Rodeo was held Aug. 4-12 at the Lea County Fairgrounds in Lovington.

Phil Watson may have been born in the bright lights of Hollywood, but he called Tatum home. He was Tatum’s chief of police from 1989-2008, and died of heart disease in his home on July 31. He was 74 years old. On Monday, family and friends will say goodbye to Phil during a 10 a.m. memorial service at Tatum United Methodist Church. …

Jal students are getting another week of summer break. The first day of school for Jal Public Schools was originally set for Aug. 14, but with recent developments involving the approximately $20 million Jal Elementary School project, it’s been pushed back to Aug. 21 for third-grade students to high school seniors. Kindergarten through second-grade students will start back on Aug. …