News release provided by Eastern New Mexico Rising. Eastern New Mexico Rising has announced the slate of events for Pride Week 2023. All events will be held during the week of June 18-25 in Clovis or Portales and are open to the public. “There is truly something for everyone throughout our Pride 2023 celebrations,” stated…

This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Natalie Smith of Hobbs, Member of the Lea County Progressive Club. Now that The Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Freedom Act  is closer to being signed into law by our governor, people seeking reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare services will enjoy more protections. Specifically, these bills, known as HB…

Widespread power outages that swept across Texas and parts of New Mexico this week due to extreme cold in the region can be traced back to supply chain failures involving both natural gas and renewable energy sources. On Wednesday, 28,000 megawatts of thermal energy generation, which includes gas, coal and nuclear plants, was offline in…

Officials responded to a pipeline that exploded about one mile from Highway 8 in Monument, New Mexico on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 16. The Monument Volunteer Fire Department, Lea County Sheriff’s Office, New Mexico State Police and Lea County Emergency Management were at the scene for several hours. The fire resulted only in voluntary…