The 2025 Fair and Rodeo will be August 1 – 9 at the Lea County Fairgrounds in Lovington. Admission is free until 5 p.m. daily ...

Mother Nature struck again last Friday, dropping golf ball-sized hail that shattered windows, destroyed gardens and damaged ...

What it can do is fling that javelin. Entering the 2025 season, Hallie Wilson held the Hobbs school record of 121 feet, 4.5 ...

Hobbs senior Makenzee Box believes she probably wouldn’t have her future plans set up without the programs at the Career Technical Education Center Hobbs. And the CTECH Culinary Arts student isn’t ...

Covenant Health in Lubbock, Texas, has named the next Chief Administrative Officer for Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital. In March, Derrick Jones will step into the role vacated by former Chief Executive ...

The Hobbs Police Department has a 33 percent vacancy rate for certified officers. But where does this stand in comparison in the region of southeastern New Mexico? The challenge of recruiting officers ...

Faith in Action’s annual fundraiser and awards banquet was the “bee’s knees,” as some would say. The evening was reminiscent of the Great Gatsby filled with people wearing flapper dresses and fedoras ...

TATUM — Plans to build a large solar farm in northern Lea County have moved one step closer to reality. Stellar Renewable Power from, headquartered in Dallas, plans to build a $1.18 billion solar ...

The New Mexico Junior College has set aside $50 million to help secure the school’s financial future. The NMJC Board of Trustees established the Educational Success Endowment Fund during its regular ...

A jury of 12 Lea County residents returned a verdict of not guilty on Tuesday for a Hobbs man charged with robbery of an American flag. The jury found Casey Smith of Hobbs not guilty on Tuesday in the ...

Hobbs and Lovington won state championships at The Pit after all. Though the Hobbs boys and girls basketball teams were defeated in the state semifinals and finals, respectively, at The Pit earlier ...

The construction of a $400 million solar development project near Hobbs began in the summer of 2024 and is steadily moving forward. AC Ranch Solar plans to have a ribbon cutting later this year and ...