Vicente Perez has been formally convicted with homicide for the killing of Cynthia Nava in 2019, according to a release from the Lovington Police Department. The charge came after a two-hour deliberation by a Lovington District Court jury on March 25th. According to the court record, Perez, who is now 37, fired at and killed…

With more than half of its adult residents already vaccinated – making it the first state in the country to attain such a distinction – New Mexico is rapidly preparing to enter the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in its quest to attain herd immunity and make all of its residents safe against the pandemic….

Two local community members have been named Devon Hometown Heroes as a result of their devotion to bolstering the strength of the community during a widely difficult past year. Jennifer Armendariz and Lorenzo Velasquez were both recognized for the honor. Armendariz is the Emergency Manager for the Eddy County Office of Emergency Management. In this…

In a joyous return to in-person performances, the Community Players of Hobbs performed to raucous laughter with their first play of their 84th season: Mama Won’t Fly. The comedic play was well received by audiences both in-person and streaming online, particularly in light of the year’s need for comedic relief. Written in 2012 by Jamie…

To protect and to serve may be the motto of police departments across the country, but it’s the Hobbs Police Department that will be a little more protected now. A grant was recently approved by oil and gas company Oxy that enabled the Hobbs Police Department to purchase several Biomist sprayers to act as a…