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The Cavemen beat Artesia, 31-6, in a home game and season opener.

It should be a joyous occasion to reach the start of a new prep football season ...

Superintendent of Hobbs Municipal Schools TJ Parks said the bond between communities in southeast New Mexico might prove the cure to the long, drawn out months battling COVID-19. The first case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified in New Mexico in March 2019, prompting Parks, Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) Superintendent Dr. Gerry Washburn and Artesia Public Schools (APS) Superintendent John Ross Null to deepen communication to work on behalf of their respective cities. "Our communities have an awful lot in common. We have much more in common than we would from somebody in northern New Me...

And chalk this marriage up to a bit of serendipity. It was Friday morning in Hobbs, and the school district’s Superintendent, T.J. Parks, was having breakfast with some pals, all former educators. Only recently have they been able to eat together again, with restaurants being available for seating. They were discussing this and that. Eventually, the conversation swung to the football rivalry game to be played later that night between Carlsbad and Artesia. A game that wouldn’t have any fans, because of Eddy County’s “red” health status. New Mexico counties in a “red” stage cannot...

City of Carlsbad update: Better weather on the way Dale Janway Well, it’s snowing again on Monday. Our forecast for Monday was for highs around 38 degrees and mixed rain and snow. We seem to be getting quite a bit more snow than the original forecast predicted. Tuesday’s weather forecast says it will be back up to 62 degrees. It’s getting hard to keep up. We were thankful to have nice weather over the weekend, however. In fact, Carlsbad High School held a small cross-country meet at the Carlsbad beach area, which we believe to be one of the first official sports events in a long time. T...