Graffiti crime remains a serious problem in the City of Hobbs. City officials, with input from the Hobbs Police Department and the city’s Parks and Open Spaces Department, are turning to the public to help wipe out graffiti. According to a statement released by City of Hobbs Director of Communications Meghan Mooney, cleaning up graffiti…

Senate Bill 1 has passed the New Mexico Senate by a unanimous vote, 35 to 0. The new legislation, likely to pass the state’s House of Representatives and subsequently be signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, will raise teachers’ base salaries statewide on the average by 20 percent.  According to a Saturday, February…

The Southwest Symphony filled the R. N. Tydings Auditorium in Hobbs on Monday evening February 7 with sounds of popular “gaming and movie themes” — all composed by the legendary John Williams. The concert brought many fond memories and much enjoyment to young and old alike.  About the special evening Melissa Gilcrease of Roswell commented…

The shockwave of a Hobbs teen mom throwing her newborn into a dumpster a few weeks ago is vividly coupled by the reality that some people in Lea County are food insecure. Why else would three souls on that cold winter day have been dumpster diving looking for “anything of value” when they unsuspectingly found…

The Hobbs Police Department has released the video of its first interview with Alexis Avila – the 18-year-old mother who tossed her newborn into a dumpster located behind Rig Outfitters and Home Store in Hobbs on January 7.  The video was aired on ABC Big 2 News on January 28. Avila Confesses  During the interview…

The issue seems to be bipartisan. It is one of those things that would have been pushed aside in light of other issues — taxes, crime, minimum wage — had the worst of the worst not happened right here in Lea County, specifically in Hobbs – a newborn was thrown in a dumpster.  Who knows…

In April of 2019, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law House Bill 6 (HB6). This legislation mandated intricate changes to New Mexico tax laws.  Internet Sales A positive component of HB6 is the taxing of Internet sales. Most local officials like the idea, as it helps area retailers compete with big box…

The father of the baby that was thrown by its mother into a dumpster located behind Rig Outfitters and Home Store in Hobbs on January 7 is now coming forward with what he knows.  According to KRQE News 13, Stephen Astorga, age 16, is the baby’s father. Stephen told KQRE News that he had been…

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham spoke to the citizens of “the Land of Enchantment” for about 25 minutes on Tuesday, January 18. The day marked the opening of the 2022 session of the New Mexico legislature, and highlighting this opening was the governor’s presentation of her fourth “State of the State” address.  Delivering her…

Alexis Alvia, the 18-year-old woman, who threw her newborn into a dumpster in Hobbs on January 7 told police investigators that she “panicked, not knowing what to do or who to call”. But what about New Mexico’s “Safe Haven for Infants” law? The law allows a parent to leave a newborn for up to 90…