🌱 Drake White and 10 more events

Good morning to you Lovington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Airport Master Plan Public Information Workshop at Lea County Event Center
• Drake White at Centennial Steakhouse

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 96 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Becoming windier and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 65.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Lovington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lovington

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday May 27

• Airport Master Plan Public Information Workshop →
  Lea County Event Center, 5101 N Lovington Hwy, Hobbs
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 30

• Drake White →
  Centennial Steakhouse, 3901 W Millen Dr, Hobbs
  7:00 pm

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📣 Lovington Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Vitalant Blood Donation DONATE For Mothers
  Carlsbad Main Street Project 102 S Canyon St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
  9:00 am
• Library -- Yarn United
  Artesia Library Artesia Public Library - 205 W. Quay Ave. Artesia NM 88210
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Creed Fisher →
  The Liberty, Inc, 312 N Virginia Ave, Roswell
  6:00 pm
• Josh Abbott Band →
  The Liberty, Inc, 312 N Virginia Ave, Roswell
  6:00 pm
• Josh Abbott Band w/ JD & The Badlands →
  The Liberty, Inc, 312 N Virginia Ave, Roswell
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Ruidoso CASINO Bus Trip
  Carlsbad Main Street Project 102 S Canyon St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
  7:00 am
• Business Table Luncheon: Rana Crow- RC Designs
  Portales Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Board Room
  11:45 am

Saturday May 16

• May DownTown Farmers and Makers Market
  Carlsbad Main Street Project, 102 S Canyon St, Carlsbad
  9:00 am
• Library -- Self Defense
  Artesia Library Artesia Public Library - 205 West Quay Ave Artesia NM 8821
  10:00 am
• Circus Golden Star →
  Eastern New Mexico State Fair, 2055 SE Main St, Roswell
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KFC posted a job opening for CustomerService in Lovington. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Lovington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lovington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hobbs

• JSX Sale: Summer Flights Starting at $199 [Book by May 18] (upgradedpoints.com)
• Career Violent Criminal Finally Meets His Match with Federal Conviction for Drug Charges (abqraw.com)
• Ep. 28: Understanding Nature in a Southwestern State (themeateater.com)

Carlsbad

• Cavegirl golfers fight tough course, illness during day one of state 5A golf tournament in Las Cruces (currentargus.com)
• Mosaic (MOS) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (fool.com)

Roswell

• Pentagon UFO files drop: Roswell mystery resurfaces as eerie space sightings ignited alien chatter (mashable.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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