The times, they are exciting

Hobbs School repurposed

A lot of changes are taking place around the Hobbs and Fisher County area. The Hobbs School is taking on a new life, water hauling trucks are making good time, horizontal wells are aplenty, and windmills are going up north of Rotan.

I was driving round and round the school the other day in search of a cheeseburger, until I realized the sign said "coming soon". I talked to Howard Gordon and he said they're still working on it, getting things lined up to open. The cafe will be in the school cafeteria.

The new big commerce around here is the selling of water. Wells and berms are popping up everywhere to supply the oil well diggers with water for drilling.

Last night on KTAB, there was a segment shot in the Rotan Dairy Queen regarding the rumor of a big oil boom in the area. Bobby Gruben was coy about the speculation, "believe it when I see it", a familiar sentiment.

With all the activity we're seeing, though, it's almost like we might have won the lottery, hahaha! Exactly.