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Superintendent of Hobbs Municipal Schools TJ Parks said the bond between communities in southeast New Mexico might prove the cure to the long, drawn out months battling COVID-19. The first case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was identified in New Mexico in March 2019, prompting Parks, Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) Superintendent Dr. Gerry Washburn and Artesia Public Schools (APS) Superintendent John Ross Null to deepen communication to work on behalf of their respective cities. Our communities have an awful lot in common. We have much more in common than we would from somebody in northern New Mexico. We share ideas, concerns and I think we ve had to come together because we re kind of all alone out here and I think without each other it would be more difficult to survive what we ve gone through, Parks said. ....
And chalk this marriage up to a bit of serendipity. It was Friday morning in Hobbs, and the school district’s Superintendent, T.J. Parks, was having breakfast with some pals, all former educators. Only recently have they been able to eat together again, with restaurants being available for seating. They were discussing this and that. Eventually, the conversation swung to the football rivalry game to be played later that night between Carlsbad and Artesia. A game that wouldn’t have any fans, because of Eddy County’s “red” health status. New Mexico counties in a “red” stage cannot stage a prep sporting event with fans, either indoors or outdoors. ....