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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2013
Page
1
Inmate escapes Hobbs City Jail, captured after pursuit
An inmate, 29 year old Billy Ray Rodriquez Jr., escaped custody from Hobbs City Jail and fled to a residence on North Fowler Street before Hobbs Police apprehended him. He faced charges of Escape from Custody along with Battery and Resisting Evading or Obstructing an Officer. The trial continues. Schools nearby were briefly locked down as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs City
North
Fowler Street
Hobbs
Billy Ray Rodriquez Jr
Lea County
Lovington
Rodriquez
Seventh Annual Community Photography Show Opens at NM Junior College
Entries are invited for the 7th Annual Community Photography Show at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame on the NMJC campus. The grand opening is May 16 at 5 30 pm with prizes over 3000. Awards at 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Heritage Museum
Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame
New Mexico Junior College
Darrell Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Bryant Bullard
Brian Henning
Kimberly Ryan
Westernheritagemuseumcomplex
Austin's Duck Soup Band Returns To Lovington Saturday
Austin's Duck Soup Band returns to Lovington at 7 p.m. Saturday May 11 for three hours of nostalgic music and dancing on Love Street near the Lea County courthouse. Duck Soup blends 1960s classic rock 1970s soft rock with new country numbers and has become a favorite stop on their national and European tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Lovington
Austin
Duck Soup
Sam Irwin
Love Street
New Mexico
Irwin
Europe
California
Arizona
Lone Star State
Texas
Museum hosts free concert series with open seating
Lea County Museum presents a three hour program featuring talented musicians and singers in a family friendly outdoor setting. The event invites two step lovers to bring lawn chairs and enjoy refreshments from a wagon offering soft drinks and snacks. For details call 575 3964805 or visit leacountymuseum.org.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Buffet
Margaritaville
Island
Lea County Museum
Leacountymuseum.org
Leavell named Legislator Of The Year by DAs
Lea County state senator Carroll Leavell District 41 received the Legislator of the Year award from the New Mexico District Attorney's Association. President Rick Tedrow presented it Friday at the Prosecutors Breakfast in Albuquerque. Rep. Henry Saavedra District 10 also received the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Carroll Leavell
New Mexico
Gun Homicides Fall From 1993 Peak in Two Reports
Government and private studies show gun related homicides dropping from 18,253 in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011, and gun homicide rates down from 7 to 3.6 per 100,000. Non fatal gun crimes also declined about 70 percent, from 1.5 million to 467,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Fram
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Pew Research Center
Justice
Suspect in Ohio Helped Neighbors Look For Missing
In Cleveland Ariel Castro and his brothers were arrested after neighbors found missing women Gina DeJesus Amanda Berry and Michelle Knight held captive in his rundown home Police say Berry helped call 911 from a broken door and a 6 year old girl linked to the case was found at the scene The trio face charges by Wednesday evening and authorities described the decade long disappearance as resolved by rescue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coyne
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ariel Castro
Castro
Gina DeJesus
DeJesus
Amanda Berry
Michelle Knight
Berry
Ed Tomba
Israel Lugo
Pedro Castro
Onil Castro
USW Graduation Ceremonies Set For May Weekend
University of the Southwest announces Baccalaureate at 7 p.m. May 10 in Mabee Southwest Heritage Center with USW president Gary A. Dill delivering the message. Commencement follows May 11 at 10 a.m. in the Maddox Student Life Center with MBA alumnus Scott K. Smith as speaker. Smith, a former Hobbs resident now in Frisco, Texas, is a Edward Jones financial advisor and former vice president and GM at Watson Truck & Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of the Southwest
USW
Mabee Southwest Heritage Center
Gary A. Dill
Jack and Mabel Maddox
Scott K. Smith
Smith
Hobbs
Frisco
Edward Jones
LLP
Watson Truck & Supply of
Elon University
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Leader Weather Center
Charles Ray Keeler Jr
Carla Ruiz
Keeler
Charles
Elvia Keeler
Ruiz
Luis
Lily Ruiz
Seth Budrow
Lovington High School
Adam Bryant
Budrow
J.D. Fry
Duck Soup Band
Sen. Leavell
Sen
Ohio
Libra Navajo Refining
Holly Frontier
Friends of Lovington Public Library
Cathy Truett
Toly Frontier
Ezie Venzor
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