Hobbs students getting new middle school

HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hobbs School Board has approved a plan to build a new middle school. It's a necessity to keep up with the growing population there."At that time, we had two middle schools that were over 1,000 students attending every day for campuses that were built for 700 to 750," says Superintendent Gene Strickland. The superintendent says, in the last seven years, they've struggled to keep up with the population boom – seeing 1,500 more students over that time. Firs