Thousands delight in Merry Main Street event
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Bigger isn’t always better, but that definitely works when it comes to Christmas celebrations in the Gila Valley. Thousands…
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EAC’s annual ‘Christmas Gift to the Gila Valley’ next week at EAC
By Erin Larson THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Fine Arts Division invites the community to enjoy Festival of Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:30…
Record participants and record time at Pima Turkey Trot
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net The 11th annual Pima Turkey Trot saw a record number of participants and a record finish. A sunny but crisp morning…
EAC-Safford BLM STEM Partnership hosts a Youth Day at the Rabbit Farm
By Dave Henson THATCHER — The Eastern Arizona College-Safford BLM STEM Partnership hosted a Youth Day for local area youth last week in the San…
Mary Anne Holmes cold case murder suspect arrested in California in double stabbing
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net MODESTO CALIF. – A prime suspect in the cold case murder of Mary Anne Holmes in Thatcher was arrested Wednesday morning…
Teen crashes car into utility pole while drunk
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A 19-year-old man sustained minor injuries Nov. 20 when he crashed a 1995 Honda Civic into a utility pole….
EAC to present ‘A Christmas Carol’
By Steven Higginbotham THATCHER — With Christmas just around the corner, many of us might need a reminder to keep up the holiday spirit, surround ourselves…
Pima overpowers Fort Thomas
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net FORT THOMAS – The Fort Thomas Apaches started out strong and had good crowd support at Jerry W. Hancock Gym, but…
Elementary student caught dealing pot
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A student at Dorothy Stinson Elementary School was referred to the Graham County Juvenile Probation Department on Nov. 18…
Cotton bales catch fire at Glenbar Gin
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – Just one spark was all it took to set roughly 80 bales of cotton ablaze at the Glenbar Gin…
