Shannon Brown knows the struggles of homelessness and addiction. She’s been there. A recovering methamphetamine addict, Brown spent time living on the streets. “I’ve been homeless before and been on the streets in Paige, Ariz.,” she told the News-Sun recently. “It was snowing. It was horrible.” That’s one of the reasons the new corps officer for the Hobbs Salvation Army …

An icon of the holiday season will indeed be putting in an appearance in Hobbs this year, but on a limited basis. The ubiquitous Red Kettles, the familiar fundraising draw for the Salvation Army, will be at three Hobbs locations this year, Lt. Shannon Brown, Hobbs Corps Officer, said. Kettles and bell ringers will be stationed at the Albertsons Market …

The Salvation Army of Lea County held its Clothing Closet grand opening Monday with Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb supporting the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Clothing Closet is located next door to the Salvation Army offices and chapel, 818 S. Fowler St. Family Services Coordinator Stella Torres pointed out a gap in services occurred when the local Salvation Army corps was forced …

EUNICE — Fifth-graders can make a loud noise with their joyful singing and jingling of bells, but they brought in healthy contributions for the Salvation Army at the Lowe’s Market in Eunice. The Fifth-grade Ambassadors spent a full day Tuesday singing yuletide jingles and ringing bells to encourage contributions be dropped in the kettle. Speaking over the din, sponsor Laura …

Major Lisa Smith took the helm of the local Salvation Army Wednesday following the retirement and departure of Capts. Les and Susan Spousta. Hitting the ground running on her first day, Major Smith said she first wanted to talk about the Christmas season. “This is a challenging time of the year to come in. I want to emphasize I’m looking …