Lea County roadways are busy these days. Oil and gas traffic is creating difficult issues, especially in the southwestern portion of the county near the small community of Jal. Jal’s mayor David Aldridge is quoted in a recent article published at CurrentArgus.com as saying, “’The traffic burden out here sometimes of the day is unbelievable….

Safety is a big issue for Hobbs Municipal Schools (HMS), and the long-standing district policy of requiring male HMS students to be clean shaven is creating quite a controversy with parents and stakeholders as schools open for the 2022-23 school year. According to the HMS Facebook page, the clean shaven policy was instituted by the…

Lea County Sheriff’s deputies were called to assist the Tatum Police Department on Sunday, July 31 in an incident in the 700 block of South Cobern Avenue in Tatum. While at the scene of the incident, sheriff’s deputies learned of a possible homicide that “reportedly” occurred on Thursday, July 28, north of Lovington. A Lea…

The very thought of having nuclear waste stored in one’s backyard is a topic that stimulates serious conversation, and such conversations and concerns are frequently occurring amongst Lea County stakeholders and residents of surrounding counties. The reason that this topic is rising to occur in our daily thoughts is that the United States Nuclear Regulatory…

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…

Friday, July 29 is the first day of the 86th Annual Lea County Fair and PRCA Rodeo. The festivities run through Saturday, August 6. The Lea County Fairgrounds is located at 101 South Commercial Street in Lovington. The theme of the 2022 event is “Honoring Our Heritage”.  Gate admission is free until 5:00 PM, with…

The map published at AustinChronical.com and provided courtesy of Whole Woman’s Health (WWH) – the largest abortion provider in Texas – says it all. WWH is closing its four clinics in Texas and moving to Lea County.  Although WWH has not announced the name of the city where it plans to move, the organization has…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released new information about who was driving the 2007 Dodge pickup truck that crashed into the passenger van carrying members of the University of the Southwest’s golf team on March 15. The Lea County Tribune earlier reported that nine, including the university’s golf coach, six of its golfers…

An 11-year-old boy is dead and a woman was injured after a stabbing incident in Hobbs on Sunday, July 10. According to a Lea County Sheriff’s Office press release, at 12:53 am on Sunday, Lea County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 3900 block of Dal Paso Street in Hobbs regarding the report of a…

The right to have an abortion remains legal in the Land of Enchantment, even after the Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down Roe vs Wade, and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to keep it that way. The Democratic governor intends to protect the right to choose, even as many states have already instituted strict…