Franklin was one of the three finalists chosen for the position, including HPD interim chief Wade Lyons and Richard Velasquez ...

Looking to bring energy-related companies to Lea County and even those involved in the budding space industry could bring ...

Stellar Solar IRB process initiated Christina Holt News-Sun TATUM — Plans to build a large solar farm in northern Lea County have moved one step closer to reality. Stellar Renewable Power from, ...

LOVINGTON — Upwards of 150 people were scattered around the desert, 10 of them wearing white helmets and navy blue or gray jackets. These were Lovington community leaders and family members — The ...

JSX, the newest airline service at Lea County Regional Airport flying to Dallas, will be extending its operations from three to four days a week to meet the needs of the community. Beginning Sept. 24, ...

To the accompaniment of many cheers, a few groans and a good number of kerplunks, thuds and splats, students at Stone Elementary in Hobbs got a first-hand lesson in Science, Technology, Engineer and ...

The ground is starting to shake in the Permian Basin and those who live in the region are beginning to take notice even as scientist watch the number of earthquakes in the region skyrocket. The sheer ...

Artificial Intelligence data centers are springing up across the world as the demand for computing power skyrockets. Lea County is poised to be a perfect home for data centers, but new industry breeds ...

LOVINGTON — Commercial construction in northern Lovington is booming, and on schedule, Evelyn Holguin, Lovington Economic Development Corporation executive director, said recently. The walls are up ...

It’s not everyone who can say they watched their new office grow from the ground up. Eligio Gonzalez, principal at the current Heizer Middle School on East Stanolind Road in Hobbs, can. He’s seen the ...

A decades-old staple at the corner of Turner and Bender is gone. The Long John Silver’s restaurant has been demolished. But the fish and chicken eatery isn’t giving up on Hobbs. If anything, it’s ...

Pending an environmental study and approval from the New Mexico Higher Education Department, New Mexico Junior College will soon be the owners of the former Lea Regional Medical Center campus. NMJC ...