Light Parade looking for entries
The 22nd annual Light Parade is set for Saturday, December 7, 2019 down Main Street in Safford. Santa will be there from 4:00 p.m. until…
Local History
2019 Coronado District STEM Camporee
Eastern Arizona College Discovery Park Campus is excited to host the Fall STEM Camporee on October 18-19, 2019. Scout Troops with boys ages 11-18 and…
Man caught on video arrested for criminal trespass and burglary
A Safford business owner called the police station on Saturday, May 25 to report that somebody had broken into her business earlier that morning. The…
Volunteers clean up Epley Cemetery in Solomon
SOLOMON – Volunteers for the Graham County Historical Society and Southeastern Arizona Clean and Beautiful (SEACAB) joined forces Saturday to clean up Epley Cemetery in…
DAR brings founding mothers to Safford library for Constitution Week program
Contributed Article The Friends of the Library and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Gila Valley Chapter will co-host a presentation entitled “The Founding Mothers…
Groups working to restore Safford Theatre to open-air venue
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – It’s been 42 years since the Safford Theatre on Main Street last played a movie, (Camino Y El Mio…
Famed USS Indianapolis memorialized in ‘Jaws’ located by tech founder
By Mike Bibb “Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into her side, Chief. We was comin’ back from the island of Tinian to Leyte. We’d just…
Pima embraces heritage with a good ol’ time
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – People came from far and wide back to Pima over the weekend to celebrate their pioneer heritage and the…
Pima Heritage Days are April 21-22
By Edres Barney PIMA — The annual celebration commemorating the April 8 founding of Pima 138 years ago will take place April 21 and 22. “Our…
Red Knolls shows its history
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net RED KNOLLS – It rises like a giant question in the distance. Said to possibly be recorded in the history of the…
