Maine couple wins beer, cash in wife-carrying competition
NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Carrying your wife over the threshold means good luck in your new marriage. Carrying your wife over the threshold of an…
October 2016
Cleaning up after the storm
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The morning after a hail storm of biblical proportions slammed the Safford area, residents went about assessing the damage and cleaning up…
Godfrey the Magician perfoms at the Safford City Library
brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – He didn’t pull rabbit out of a hat, but he got a huge laugh out of the crowd. Godfrey the Magician…
EAC to host open house and steel cutting ceremony for the new FabLab
By Todd Haynie THATCHER – Eastern Arizona College (EAC) cordially invites the entire community to attend an open house and “steel cutting ceremony” at its…
Crippling hail storm hits Safford
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A debilitating storm of wind, rain and melon ball-sized hail devastated parts of Safford late Saturday night. While the days can still…
Pima pummels St. Johns
jon@gilavalleycentral.net ST. JOHNS – The Pima Roughriders (6-1 overall, 2-1 section) rode up north and corralled the St. Johns Redskins (5-2 overall, 2-2 section), 44-14….
Runaway horse runs down Highway 70
brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – When one hears the clip-clop of horse hooves on the street but the parade is over, one might start to wonder if they have lost…
Safford schools Benjamin Franklin
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The Phoenix Benjamin Franklin Chargers (6-2 overall, 1-2 section) lost their credit Thursday night as the Safford Bulldogs (4-4 overall, 2-1 section)…
Graham County Fair kicks off with bracelet night
Let’s skate! Thatcher skatepark ready to roll
jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – In less than two weeks, the town of Thatcher will add another amenity to its growing Thatcher Splash Park complex as its…
