7-day gun wait starts today Levi Hill/News-Sun Starting today, New Mexicans will have to wait a mandatory seven days before they can take home a new gun purchase. New Mexico joins at least a dozen other states with extended waiting periods. The sale of a firearm before the seven days

Never underestimate the power of a praying mom Jotty Kenny/Christian Center Church Author Elizabeth Stone once said, “Making the decision to have a child – it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” For a mother, this has never been

Lovington patrols increase to pickup strays Virginia Cunningham/News-Sun LOVINGTON — The City of Lovington Animal Services Department has increased the amount of time patrolling neighborhoods in order to get stray animals off the streets of Lovington. This action comes in response to residents voicing frustration, during the April 8 regular

Maddox awards Lovington $350,000 for youth center Christina Holt/News-Sun LOVINGTON — The City of Lovington’s Youth Center has been closed since the onset of COVID restrictions in 2020, but will soon be able to reopen with a funding grant from the J.F. Maddox Foundation. The J.F. Maddox Foundation conducted social

LNG permit ban absurd Paul Guessing/Rio Grande Foundaiton What if I told you that one federal government policy could do the following: 1) Undermine Russia’s war against Ukraine (without the US spending a dime); 2) Strengthen economic ties between the US and Asian and European nations; 3) Reduce CO2 emissions;

Chronically absent HMS, other districts struggle to get kids to school to learn Andy Brosig/News-Sun Making sure students are in the classroom where they can learn is an ongoing battle parents and school officials fight every day. And, in some cases, it’s an uphill battle, local school officials say. In

Real issues or political strategy? Legislators react to governor’s special session Levi Hill/News-Sun Will bills that actually improve public safety make the cut or is the governor simply looking to prop up some candidates she hopes to see elected? That’s the question many Lea County legislators are asking after it

April gardening tips in Lea County David Hooten/Dr. Dirt April’s here and spring has sprung! The weather is warming up in Lea County and West Texas. Early spring flowers and flowering trees are showing their colors now. Suddenly it feels like there is a lot to do in the garden

$56 million proposed for Lea County roadways Christina Holt/News-Sun LOVINGTON — Roads in Lea County take a beating daily from heavy trucks moving in and out of the oil fields, so Lea County Assistant County Manager Corey Needham has proposed $56 million for road projects to revitalize those aging thoroughfares.

Deceiving Granny Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun If you love comedy and your granny, Community Players of Hobbs have the show for you. Titled “Deceiving Granny,” based a book by Michael Taylor, the play is a plot twist-filled, suspense with plenty of comedy and deception mixed in. Director, Liz Arreola has been

Joe Harvey commercial frontage all taken. Where next? Levi Hill/News-Sun The one-mile stretch of Joe Harvey Boulevard from Grimes to Lovington Highway has long been the epicenter of commercial development in Hobbs. But with less than a handful of spaces left, the prime real estate on Joe Harvey is almost

Author of Pete the Cat books to perform at Reading Under the Lights For the News-Sun The JF Maddox Foundation, United Way of Lea County and Hobbs Municipal Schools will welcome the original author of the Pete the Cat series, Eric Litwin, as the featured performer at the Reading Under

Hobbs ranks fifth in New Mexico’s billion dollar cannabis industry Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun New Mexico has just reached an all new high in states history by reaching $1 billion in cannabis sales, with Hobbs ranking fifth in total sales in the state pulling in around $49 million and Lea County

Marshall’s, PetSmart and more back on the table Levi Hill/News-Sun Work began again earlier this week on the former Kmart building and the once announced tenants for the location are now back on the table. Lasco Construction Owner John Ragsdale said the $2.5 million rebuild of the building’s shell is

WIPP celebrates 25 years of operations Levi Hill/News-Sun Today the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in eastern Eddy County — about 40 miles west of Hobbs — stands as an edifice to sound science, collaboration and cooperation, but 43 years ago when Arthur Moss walked out onto what would become WIPP,

Goodbye Tokyo: Hello Kobe and Noodles Levi Hill/News-Sun Hobbsans who enjoy a different dining experience from hamburgers and Mexican food will be saddened to hear Tokyo Steakhouse is closing. But don’t fret, the Asian cuisine isn’t going far — it’s just moving over to Joe Harvey Boulevard under a new

Hobbs committee names top picks for new middle school design Andy Brosig/News-Sun It’s down to three as the Middle School Design Team of Hobbs Municipal Schools selected its top proposals from a field of six designs during the group’s last meeting Monday at the HMS District Office. And, while there

A long journey West Texas Living Heritage Museum in Seminole tracks 500-year history of Mennonite community in West Texas and beyond Andy Brosig/News-Sun SEMINOLE, Texas — It’s a story 500 years in the making. From its origins in Prussia and what would become eastern Europe to a tiny West Texas

Oil lease moratorium holding students hostage? Levi Hill/News-Sun State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is holding New Mexico’s schoolchildren hostage for more money. That’s what some of the state’s Republican legislators say about her recently announced moratorium on oil and gas lease sales on state trust lands, which came after

Police involved shooting Caleb A. Gallegos/News-Sun LOVINGTON – Lovington Police officers were involved in a shooting incident on Sunday and New Mexico State Police are now investigating it. A Lovington officer shot at 37-year-old Luis Raul Bernal-Alvarez of Lovington after police attempted to stop the suspect from fleeing the scene

Lea County approves record amount of almost $2.5M for entertainment for 2024 Fair Andy Brosig/News-Sun Riding on the heels of a year that saw big-named musical acts including Alabama and For King + Country, the Lea County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday upped the ante for the 88th annual Lea

Soft-spoken Roy Butler: WWII Gunner and POW Jim Harris/Last Frontier A few months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the United States declared war on Japan and the Axis Powers of Europe, 18-year-old Roy Butler took a bus to Lubbock, Texas and joined the US Army Air Corp.