Fifteen tracts covering 2,738.74 net mineral acres are being made available for lease in Lea County. The New Mexico State Land Office retained EnergyNet for the sale of oil and gas leases located within the Permian Basin. Bidding begins 8:30 a.m. MDT on April 13 and closes 8:30 a.m. MDT on April 20. For more…

With Spring well underway and perfect weather at hand, Rockwind Community Links, owned and operated by the City of Hobbs, is well recognized as a Lea County treasure. More than just a local golf course, Rockwind attracts golfers from all over New Mexico, as well as from several other states, especially Texas. Even in the…

Big changes are around the corner for New Mexicans when it comes to dialing local telephone numbers. Soon, callers will have to use ten rather than seven digits to make a call. New Mexico’s two area codes, 505 and 575, are among the 82 area codes across 38 states that will be affected by the…

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 4, abolishing the qualified immunity defense in state civil court.  Qualified immunity is the legal principle granting state actors immunity from civil suits such as being sued, unless the plaintiff can prove the state actor violated ‘clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would…

Jobs news in Lea County has improved but continues to be bleak in the latest state jobs report. The county had 11.8 percent of job seekers unemployed at the end of February. New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.3, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS). Nationally, 6.2 percent of would-be…

In recognition of the ongoing need exhibited by local food pantries – many of which around the country are struggling to meet the demands caused by COVID-19 hardships – the Hobbs Police Department is organizing its first-ever “Cram the Cruiser” event to collect non-perishable foods and household goods on May 1st. All of the collected…

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….

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is aiming to start a New Mexico ‘camp’ for local descendants of Union servicemembers. The proposed Captain Alexander McRae Camp would be stationed in Albuquerque, becoming the fourth SUVCW camp in the Southwest Department which covers Arizona and New Mexico. Dating back to 1881, the…

The dream of a hygiene station for Lea County became a reality Thursday morning as the new Salvation Army facility officially opened. Hobbs mayor Sam Cobb was just one of many who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the grand opening.  Today’s celebration was also very special for Hobbs Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt….