Hobbs News

The state Oil Conservation Division's Environmental Bureau will offer training on the newly adopted pit rules July 23 in Hobbs.

Harry Teague, Democratic nominee for United States Representative of New Mexico's Congressional District 2, has high hopes for serving if elected to the seat historically dominated by conservatives.

HOBBS, N.M. Cruising down the street with the speedometer at 35 mph, Jimmie Marshall shows off his orange Harley Davidson-labeled motorized bicycle.

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In the past few years, Rich Nieto's work has started earlier and lasted longer.

The regional fire operations director for the Southwest Coordination Center said the West's fire season used to stretch from May into August or September, starting with blazes flaring up in the Southwest's arid spring.

But now fires touch off in April or earlier, and the season sometimes stretches into October, said Nieto, whose job entails allocating and moving ground-based firefighting resources.

'We have to adjust accordingly,' he said.

The Power of Praise Fellowship, Inc. will be hosting the seventh annual Southwest Women's Conference at the Mimbres Valley Learning Center in Deming from July 18 through 20.

On July 28, David Castillo will join Tucumcari Public Schools as the principal of the Tucumcari High School.

Denise Brown, from Santa Teresa, is the new Mrs. New Mexico 2008. Twenty-five contestants representing the state of New Mexico competed for the coveted crown.

The city of Carlsbad welcomed Stephanie Shumsky to its staff April 21 as planning supervisor and city planner for the city.

Democrat Harry Teague and Republican Ed Tinsley are in a financial league of their own as congressional candidates in New Mexico.

New Mexico Airlines has announced it will suspend air service between Carlsbad and El Paso effective July 14.

A summary of the finances in 2007 of New Mexico's three members of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to disclosure reports filed by the lawmakers.

SUN Since he setting up camp at 8 a.m. Saturday, Henry Crawford, depicting a buffalo soldier, had been visiting with and answering questions from people attending the Hobbs Juneteenth celebrations at Booker T. ...

Rep. Steve Pearce has the largest financial holdings of New Mexico's three members of the U.S. House.

Henry Lambraa taught his family the importance of God, generosity and education throughout his life.

Last Sunday afternoon, a crowd of more than a thousand, most of them teenagers, rocked out as Christian music sensation Skillet performed live at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Centre.

"We're in the middle of a historic growth cycle," said David Eves, president and CEO of Southwestern Public Service Company, an Xcel Energy company.

In a bit of good news for area motorists, the city of Carlsbad is $3 million closer to having the money it needs for the center portion of the Canal Street reconstruction project.

New Mexico's primary election underscored the importance of money for a successful campaign and the influence of so-called independent expenditures by outside groups.

By Tom Schneider Current-Argus Staff Writer CARLSBAD - The latest vote totals from the N.M. Secretary of State's office show Roswell attorney Janetta Hicks with an 80-vote lead over incumbent Terry Haake, of ...