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2 hrs ago | Silver City Sun-News

Tinsley, Teague take questions at forum

Southern New Mexico congressional candidates Harry Teague of Hobbs, Democrat, and Ed Tinsley of Capitan, Republican, laid out their views about the federal government Thursday night in a Las Cruces forum ...

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Related Topix: US News, Las Cruces, NM

17 hrs ago | Las Cruces Sun-News

As change is finalized, few problems reported with 575 area code

If, in the past couple of days, you were trying to reach grandma in Hobbs or your son in Raton or your best friend in Socorro, but you got an error message, you may not have received word about Sunday's ...

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Related Topix: Raton, NM, Socorro, NM, Dona Ana County, NM, Albuquerque Metro, Albuquerque, NM

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Free Republic

NRA Endorses NM Congressional Candidate Ed Tinsley and Senate Candidate Steve Pearce

The National Rifle Association has endorsed New Mexico congressional candidate Ed Tinsley.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Heather Wilson, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Farmington Daily Times

Area code split happens Sunday

After much hullaballoo and fanfare, New Mexico's long distance callers will split into two area code designations Sunday.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Alamogordo, NM, Clovis, NM, Carlsbad, NM, Deming, NM

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Carlsbad Current-Argus

Local man on top 25 unpaid child support list

The state of New Mexico is looking for parents who have racked up a big bill for unpaid child support, and a man with a Carlsbad address is on the list of the 25 worst offenders.

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Related Topix: Carlsbad, NM, Albuquerque Metro, Albuquerque, NM

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News

DCCC spent $146K to support Teague

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $146,355 last week on television advertising to support southern New Mexico candidate Harry Teague and attack his Republican opponent.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, US News, Guns

Tue Sep 30, 2008

KOAT.com

Richardson Stumps For Teague On Guns

New Mexico congressional candidate Harry Teague is pulling out his heavy artillery on gun ownership.

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Related Topix: Bill Richardson, US Politics, US News, Las Cruces Metro, Las Cruces, NM

KVIA

Grade period for 575 area code expires Oct. 5

Top Story Headlines US ex-astronaut's son to be next space tourist Richard Garriott will become the first child of an American astronaut to travel to space when he takes his seat aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space

Sun Sep 28, 2008

Home - Carlsbad Current-Argus

Banker: State's small banks in good shape

Small banks in New Mexico have sound lending practices and are in good financial shape, a local banker said.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Eddy County, NM, New Mexico, Carlsbad, NM

Fri Sep 26, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News

Cheney cancels NM visit due to economic turmoil

Vice President Dick Cheney is canceling a trip to New Mexico today due to turmoil in the financial markets.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News

WIPP shipments have temporary new route

Shipments of radioactive waste bound for an underground nuclear waste repository in southeastern New Mexico will be routed through the Hobbs area and Eunice for a year.

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Related Topix: Eunice, NM, Carlsbad, NM

Mon Sep 22, 2008

KMID

Attempted Murder in Hobbs

A Lovington man is behind bars, accused with trying to kill someone in Hobbs, New Mexico.

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Related Topix: Lovington, NM, Lea County, NM

KVII-TV Amarillo

New ordinance for parents to comply or see jail time

Monday, September 22, 2008 at 12:48 p.m. Parents in Hobbs, New Mexico are affected by a brand-new city ordinance requiring them to keep better control of their children or face fines and even jail time.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family

Odessa American Online

- Fortress on the Plains'

HOBBS, N.M. While the Permian Basin gets to see it's air show for one weekend a year, Hobbs is getting a permanent taste of aviation history.

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Related Topix: Jal, NM

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Goldsboro News-Argus

Public record

Annette Hobbs of Johnson Lane said at least six people she knows, black females aged 19, 20, 20, 20, 41, and 37, surrounded her wielding butcher knives near the bedroom window of her home on Saturday night, ...

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Thu Sep 18, 2008

Odessa American Online

Deputies: Man shoots self

HOBBS, N.M. The Lea County Sheriff's Department identified a man Wednesday who shot himself while deputies tried to serve him a warrant Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Lea County, NM

Tue Sep 16, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News

McCamley establishes PAC for young Demos

Dona Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley said Monday he has established a political action committee that will raise funds to help Democrats under age 35 run for state and local offices.

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Related Topix: Dona Ana County, NM

Sun Sep 14, 2008

Silver City Sun-News

Teague's plan combines drilling and alternate fuels

There is an open seat in the 2nd Congressional District and two men on both sides of the political fence are trying to fill it.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Silver City, NM, Lea County, NM, Hurley, NM

Fri Sep 12, 2008

Las Cruces Sun-News

ISP drops service over 2-hour span in NM

Customers of Windstream Communications in four New Mexico communities had their Internet service dropped for almost two hours Friday, a problem blamed on a software failure.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Carlsbad, NM, Espanola, NM

Las Cruces Sun-News

Help is at your fingertips

Nika Lunn, project specialist with New Mexico State University's Wellness, Alcohol and Violence Education program, demonstrates the set-up for the new Crisis Assistance Listening Line, 646-CALL, for southern ...

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Related Topix: Las Cruces Metro, Las Cruces, NM, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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Hobbs, New Mexico is located in Lea County. Zip codes in Hobbs, NM include 88240, 88242, and 88241.

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