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Hobbs FD responds to Monday house fire
HOBBS, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ) – Crews with the Hobbs Fire Department responded to a house on Monday, following reports of smoke in the area. The Fire Department said crews responded to the 1100 block of West Georgia Avenue, referencing visible smoke. Upon arrival, firefighters located a structure fire. More resources were requested to the scene […]
Bulldogs honor courageous brothers
Your browser does not support the audio element. The Bulldog baseball team honored a pair of courageous brothers Friday by asking them to throw out the first pitch prior to Game One of their District 4-AAAA double header against Lovington at Brainard Park. Brothers Lukas, left, and Liam were attacked by a dog, and during the ensuing fight, Lukas jumped on little brother Liam to protect him. The boys were also presented with signed helmets by the team. Pictured with them are, from left, head coach JJ Ortiz, Rickey Armendariz and Nye Estrada.
New Mexico Environment Department gives UPS funding to replace 16 delivery trucks
(The Center Square) - The New Mexico Environment Department is giving the United Parcel Service $473,222 in taxpayer funds to replace 16 delivery vehicles with low-pollution compressed natural gas delivery vehicles. “New Mexico has helped school districts and nonprofit organizations reduce their climate-warming emissions from their vehicle fleets,” Environment Secretary James Kenney said in a statement. “Now, UPS is following suit by retiring diesel-fueled vehicles and replacing them with cleaner vehicles.” ...
Caprock’s Anthony Rodriguez signs to play basketball at the University of the Southwest
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Caprock’s Anthony Rodriguez has signed to continue his basketball playing days at the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico. Rodriguez has been the Longhorns top scoring option for the past two seasons, serving as an all-district star sharpshooter for Caprock. This past season,...
Downtown Hobbs gets a major facelift
HOBBS, New Mexico (KMID/KPEJ)- Hobbs downtown is getting a face lift! This is all in an effort to draw more community engagement to the downtown area. The renovation would include more locally owned businesses, as well as more retail shopping and restaurants. “My team has come up with a plan to expand Ship Plaza. To […]
Maddox awards Lovington $350,000 for youth center
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 services need assessment last year which included...
Local veteran shows unwavering devotion for US flag at Veteran’s Clinic
HOBBS Rain or shine each morning, U.S. Marine Veteran Richard Duran makes his way to the Hobbs VA Outpatient Clinic with a sense of duty guiding his steps. His simple but meaningful task — to gently unfurl Old Glory and respectfully send it up the clinic’s flagpole. For...
ICYMI: Top headlines from across the Basin
PERMIAN BASIN (KMID/KPEJ) – Here are the top stories from around the Basin for the week ending on April 19th. The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the suspect, accused of killing a West Odessa man on Monday, as 26-year-old Trevor James Myrick, of Hobbs, New Mexico. DPS also revealed more about the investigation that […]
Softball Game Preview: Lovington Wildcats vs. Portales Rams
Lovington has been on the road for six straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Portales Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovington will be strutting in after a victory while Portales will be coming in after a loss. In what's become a running...
BLM looking for comment on oil and gas leases in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reconsidering a plan to lease land in Eddy and Lea Counties to oil and gas companies. Now, BLM is looking for public input on the idea. In 2021, BLM approved leases for about 6,000 acres of land in New Mexico. Then, Citizens Caring for […]
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