Though abortion remains legal in New Mexico following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by a conservative Supreme Court earlier this year, local municipalities are taking action to limit access. Many in the southeastern part of the state previously relied on services in Texas, but with its strict abortion ban, New Mexicans have to look…

In 2012, then President Barack Obama created DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which sought to protect undocumented immigrants that were brought into America at a young age. These young people are often referred to as “Dreamers”, and they aren’t so young anymore. Ten years later, their journey has been an uneasy one, constantly…

The 86th Annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo has kicked off Friday. A whole slate of activities are planned for the week which includes a carnival, vendor booths, the PRCA rodeo, a concert series and more. There will be three free days this year: Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. On these days there will be no…

The Lea County Tribune is endorsing State Representative Randall “Randy” Pettigrew for re-election in the District 61 Republican Primary. There are no Democratic challengers to this seat, and the Republican nominee will be the presumptive winner. While there are many good reasons to re-elect Pettigrew, the most important in the opinion of the Tribune is…

On Thursday, April 28th, the Hobbs Police Department received a report of a firearm at Houston Middle School. According to a release by the HPD, someone reported seeing two males dressed in black and with ski masks enter the school with a firearm. The report resulted in a brief lockdown of the school as police…

Longtime Lovington residents would know the building as the old Noack Western Wear store, once an iconic staple of the small town. It was situated right in the heart of Lovington, across from the Ave D park where high school kids through the generations would hang and pass their evenings. Dormant since the close of…

On Tuesday night near Midland, TX, a bus carrying the men’s and women’s golf teams of the University of the Southwest was in a serious crash with a pickup truck. Coach Tyler James as well as six USW students were killed in the collision. “The USW campus community is shocked and saddened today as we…

On Friday night, Lovington held its annual electric light parade. Local businesses and organizations entered several vehicles and floats into the parade decked out in holiday spirit as residents lined the road to watch. Fortunately, the weather was a very comfortable 60 degrees out. Below, see photos of the parade taken by the Lea County…

Hobbs poet Peter Mladinic will give a brief reading and sign copies of his new book “Knives on the Table” at the Lea County Museum on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. In a slightly different approach to a traditional book signing, following the reading Mladinic will be interviewed for a few minutes…

The Lovington Wildcats faced off on Saturday against the Ruidoso Warriors. The state championship took place at the Lovington football field for the 4A district title. It was a cold and rainy afternoon when the game began. Though the rain died down some a little bit into the game, mist and drizzle continued off and…