The 86th Annual Lea County Fair and Rodeo has kicked off Friday. A whole slate of activities are planned for the week which includes a carnival, vendor booths, the PRCA rodeo, a concert series and more. There will be three free days this year: Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. On these days there will be no…

The Lea County Tribune is endorsing State Representative Randall “Randy” Pettigrew for re-election in the District 61 Republican Primary. There are no Democratic challengers to this seat, and the Republican nominee will be the presumptive winner. While there are many good reasons to re-elect Pettigrew, the most important in the opinion of the Tribune is…

On Thursday, April 28th, the Hobbs Police Department received a report of a firearm at Houston Middle School. According to a release by the HPD, someone reported seeing two males dressed in black and with ski masks enter the school with a firearm. The report resulted in a brief lockdown of the school as police…

Longtime Lovington residents would know the building as the old Noack Western Wear store, once an iconic staple of the small town. It was situated right in the heart of Lovington, across from the Ave D park where high school kids through the generations would hang and pass their evenings. Dormant since the close of…

On Tuesday night near Midland, TX, a bus carrying the men’s and women’s golf teams of the University of the Southwest was in a serious crash with a pickup truck. Coach Tyler James as well as six USW students were killed in the collision. “The USW campus community is shocked and saddened today as we…

On Friday night, Lovington held its annual electric light parade. Local businesses and organizations entered several vehicles and floats into the parade decked out in holiday spirit as residents lined the road to watch. Fortunately, the weather was a very comfortable 60 degrees out. Below, see photos of the parade taken by the Lea County…

Hobbs poet Peter Mladinic will give a brief reading and sign copies of his new book “Knives on the Table” at the Lea County Museum on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. In a slightly different approach to a traditional book signing, following the reading Mladinic will be interviewed for a few minutes…

The Lovington Wildcats faced off on Saturday against the Ruidoso Warriors. The state championship took place at the Lovington football field for the 4A district title. It was a cold and rainy afternoon when the game began. Though the rain died down some a little bit into the game, mist and drizzle continued off and…

Article provided by Jim Harris, Executive Director of the Lea County Museum. Wayne Salzmann looks like a young-gun musician who just peaked for the first time inside one of New York City’s famous jazz clubs, such as the Blue Note or the Village Vanguard. However, when he brings his Austin-based jazz band to the Lea…

Visitors and residents in Las Cruces will have the opportunity to participate in an auction of Native American crafts this November. The biennial “Navajo Rug Auction” will be making its return to Las Cruces on Saturday November 13. Sales will benefit Native crafters and local museums, according to the event’s organizers. The event is put…