Local Wiki
Lea County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 9:00 AM
- Meeting location
- Commission Chambers, 2nd floor, Lea County (Historic) Courthouse, 100 N. Main, Lovington, NM
- County Clerk
- Carrie Sandoval (R) · (575) 396-8619 · P.O. Box 1507, Lovington, NM 88260 · csandoval@leacounty.net
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.leacounty.gov/295/Lea-County-Board-of-County-Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners
- Gary G. Eidson (District 3, 2026 Chair) · Brad Weber (District 2, Vice Chair) · Dee Ann Kimbro (District 1) · Tyson Pierce (District 4) · Pat Sims (District 5)
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Eunice Municipal Schools · School District
- Hobbs Municipal Schools · School District
- Jal Public Schools · School District
- Lovington Municipal Schools · School District
- Tatum Municipal Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Eunice (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Jal · City
- Lovington (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Tatum · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026