It’s unthinkable. On April 23, 11-year-old Landon Fuller of Hobbs took his own life. His parents said he had written in his journal that his loneliness was driving him mad. He wrote in it that all he wanted was to go to school and play outside with his friends. The day after Landon’s death, his grieving parents notified the school …

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 …

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 …

The Hobbs Public Library is turning into a science laboratory once a month throughout the year. Hobbs students in the fourth through eighth grades are invited to participate in the Hobbs Library new program called Got Science?!? The new program will have students participating in a hands-on workshop that will be run by Science Spectrum instructors from Lubbock. “It’s a …

Six days into the school year, St. Helena’s Catholic School principal Stephen Bridgforth’s focus is on the students. A Lovington native and lifelong Catholic, Bridgforth took over the reins at St. Helena following the departure of principal Silbia Molina earlier this summer. He educated for 28 years with Lovington schools before accepting the principal position, starting work Aug. 7. His …

Students take turns viewing the solar eclipse Monday at the New Mexico Junior College. Physics and math professor Joel Keranen set up two telescopes and sun flare lens so that both the community and NMJC students could view the solar eclipse.

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. …