Effective Monday, October 18, K9s Legend, Nero and Vax were retired from active duty with the Lovington Police Department. Their retirements were celebrated by the City of Lovington and the police force at a special ceremony on Wednesday, October 20. Lovington Mayor David Trujillo served as the event’s master of ceremonies. K9 means exactly what…

Can you survive the dark forest? The Community Players of Hobbs want you to find out.  For the 11th year in the running, the Hobbs haunted house is here. “It’s open season. Join The Hunt!”, states Hobbs Community Players about this year’s haunted house. Doors open at 8:00 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 29,…

October is national Cyber Awareness Month, and the City of Hobbs has launched a month-long campaign to educate the public about the importance of Internet security. This year marks the 18th year of the “STOP.THINK.CONNECT.” campaign. According to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s website, the purpose of the effort is to increase public “understanding…

The one-mile reconstruction of US 82 (Main Street) in downtown Lovington is underway. This means delays and detours for motorists and maybe a little bit, or even a lot, of frustration. Extra time and extra inconvenience are required now, but when the project is complete, the result will be well worth all the bother –…

Filling one’s tank with gasoline or diesel anywhere in the US costs more today than it did a few months ago and a lot more than it did a year ago. Fortunately, filling one’s tank in New Mexico and especially in Lea County costs less than it does in other areas of the US. On…

Construction of Lea County’s new Division 4 Magistrate (Municipal) Courthouse is underway. The building will be located at the intersection of Main Street and A Avenue in Lovington, and Magistrate Judge David E. Finger is delighted.  The building site is the now vacant property that some 30 years ago housed a Mobile gas station. Four…

On Friday morning, October 8, Nor-Lea Hospital District CEO/Administrator David Shaw went live via Facebook to update the public about the COVID-19 situation in Lea County.  Shaw spoke in general about the current status of COVID in the county and more specifically about the coronavirus booster shot. Current Status of COVID-19 in Lea County  “Things…

The Original Crossroads Community Church Battle of the Food Trucks is back – not for the second or the third time but for the fourth time ever. This year more than 17 food trucks are participating. The event starts on Friday, October 15 from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm and continues on Saturday, October 16,…

Statistically from May through October, and especially in the month of September, Hobbs experiences more rain than during the other months of the year. With the wet weather comes the accumulation of weeds, weeds and more weeds.  City officials remind everyone that the City Hobbs has a Weed Control Ordinance. The ordinance is managed by…

South Texas based Mighty Wash Auto Bath has purchased the whole of ZK Express, taking over operations on September 24. Mightily Wash is one of the five largest conveyor car washes in the US  and has more than 10 locations in the Permian Basin and Texas.  The company was founded in 2012 in Lubbock by…