LOCAL Top 10 Editor’s note: The following is the list of top ten local news stories for 2023 as voted on by the staff at the News-Sun.   1. Turmoil in Tatum In January of 2023, turmoil broke out in the governing body of the small town of Tatum and continued to brew throughout the year. Accusations of nepotism, time …

LOCAL Top 10 Editor’s note: The following is the list of top ten local news stories for 2023 as voted on by the staff at the News-Sun.   1. Turmoil in Tatum In January of 2023, turmoil broke out in the governing body of the small town of Tatum and continued to brew throughout the year. Accusations of nepotism, time …

Lea picks hometown boy for Senate seat Curtis C. Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON — The Lea County Commission chose to nominate Travis Glenn of Tatum to replace retiring State Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales. After three candidates appeared before the commission Thursday, on a second round vote of 4-1, the commissioners allowed local representation to shut out experience and passion, as Commissioner Gary …

Lea picks hometown boy for Senate seat Curtis C. Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON — The Lea County Commission chose to nominate Travis Glenn of Tatum to replace retiring State Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales. After three candidates appeared before the commission Thursday, on a second round vote of 4-1, the commissioners allowed local representation to shut out experience and passion, as Commissioner Gary …

Lea counts 39 seats on Local Election ballots Curtis C. Wynne/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Voters throughout Lea County will fill a total of 39 seats in the 2023 local elections, announced Carrie Sandoval, Bureau of Elections administrator. To get their names on the Nov. 7 ballots, individuals must file their candidacy in the County Clerk’s Office in the Lea County Courthouse …

Brent Satterwhite has been the head coach of the Tatum football team for over a year, but thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, his first year was a crazy one. Now, with New Mexico high school sports back on a traditional schedule, the Coyotes’ coach is looking forward to a full season with his team. The one benefit to last year’s …

Brent Satterwhite has been the head coach of the Tatum football team for over a year, but thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, his first year was a crazy one. Now, with New Mexico high school sports back on a traditional schedule, the Coyotes’ coach is looking forward to a full season with his team. The one benefit to last year’s …

By fall of 2019, Lynn Stevens had almost given up hoping for the life-giving kidney transplant she needed. She was on the transplant list at Baylor Hospital in both Dallas and Fort Worth, but the prospects seemed bleak for the the clerk-treasurer for the City of Tatum. Each night, Stevens hooked herself up to a machine that pumped fluid designed …

Like many other graduates of Lovington High School, Ola Mae Jackson went to New Mexico Junior College to “get the basics.” From there, she went to Austin Community College deep in the heart of Texas and then to Dallas. “I modeled (in Dallas) for a while and then I went to Cockrell Hill, Texas, and was the police dispatcher,” Jackson …

Celeste Jimenez Athlete of the Week Celeste Jimenez had a big week for the Tatum girls’ basketball team last week as the senior scored 36 points in a pair of wins. Tatum started the week with a win over Dora on Tuesday and then dominated in a win over Gateway Christian on Friday. Jimenez’s 36 points nearly matched Dora and …