Lovington News

A recent invitation here to join the current fad - it's all the rage you know - of expressing deep feelings or life experiences in a six-word phrase hit a nerve.

Lea County has hired a new manager. County commissioners decided to hire Lovington native Michael Beverly -- who now lives in Duncanville, Texas.

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

A former Lovington police officer has been charged with an open count of murder in the shooting death of his father, state police said.

Christopher Miller has spent two years with 11 women. The radiological technologies program at Clovis Community College will hold their pinning ceremony Tuesday evening, and Miller is the only male of the 12 ...

Surrounded by old photographs and family mementos, Joe Byers shared his memories and stories of early Lovington.

Students in Lovington's junior high and high schools will be prohibited from growing sideburns below earlobes or mustaches.

Kevin Wilson: Freedom Newspapers Clovis is creating a task force to work on controlling the pet population.

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 ...

The cowboy way of life is as vivid in Julian Baker's mind today as it was when he started cowboying at age 13.

The Lovington City Commission had adopted a drought declaration that extends a ban on fireworks.

Two people remain in the search for a new Lea County, New Mexico, manager. The Lea County Commission chose the two after interviewing four semifinalists this week.

“The primary objective of this project is to explore market opportunities for a branded beef product originating from New Mexico”

When dinner guests sit down to enjoy a juicy steak, it's clear they've made a choice to treat themselves to a nice meal. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“I'm completely against drilling on the Otero Mesa and ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge)”

Since its creation 40 years ago, New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District has been defined by a considerable conservative streak that has seen Republicans or conservative Democrats dominate the office. via Las Cruces Sun-News

“What really helps is you meet these folks who you've been interacting with by e-mail and it's good to put a face with a name and hopefully they'll take our call because they've met us.”

Utilities get lion's share Los Alamos County Council tentatively approved the largest portion of its expenditures last night, the 2009 fiscal year budget of $71.9 million for the Utilities Department. via Los Alamos Monitor

Money laundering and conspiracy charges have been filed against a Lovington city commissioner already charged with fraud. via KOAT.com

This is a colorized version of a photograph of Lovington, N.M., in the early 1900s. via Silver City Sun-News

A wind-fueled grass fire that burned an estimated 10-thousand acres in southeastern New Mexico was slowed by lower temperatures and calmer winds Saturday night. via KOB-TV

A grass fire near Lovington has burned several thousand acres, destroyed a barn and forced the evacuation of three homes.

State Forestry Division spokesman Dan Ware says the Buckeye 4 fire started early Saturday afternoon and is consuming grass and brush.

Ware says two air tankers and about 80 people are battling the fire that is spreading east of Lovington.

A shelter has been set up at a local cafeteria.

The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.

The National Weather Service posted red flag warnings until 8 p.m. Saturday for southwestern and south-central New Mexico because of low humidity, strong winds and extreme fire danger. Read more