Rotary Roundup was a day of food and fun
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net Pima – With cooking fires burning, the second annual Gila Valley Rotary Club Roundup was a delight to the tastebuds. The…
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EAC dedicates the ITE Building the William J. Bone Industrial Technology Education Center
By Lori Dugan THATCHER — Members of Eastern Arizona College’s Foundation, administration, and District Governing Board were on hand Thursday to dedicate and rename the Industrial…
State Representative Drew John addresses Graham County Republicans
By Eric Burk eric@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD –Arizona State Representative Drew John was the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Graham County Republican Party committee, Friday. About…
Teen advocacy group aims to snuff out tobacco at city parks
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Ever have an outing at a local park interrupted by a noxious cloud of smoke? If so, a proposal…
Local author writes memoir on sister’s life and unsolved homicide
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Some say writing can be cathartic. Through the pain of her sister’s death, local author Misty Thompson wrote her…
Barbecue dinner held for first responders in bee attack
Boy stung more than 400 times meets his rescuers for the first time By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – It was less than two weeks…
Safford milling over road replacement options
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The Safford City Council is milling over its options to replace the cracked and broken section of 14th Avenue…
Adult drug court ready for session
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A new tool to help those with substance abuse issues overcome their addiction and succeed on probation is set…
Rotary Roundup returns Old West lifestyle to Pima
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – If you’ve got a hankerin’ for some good ol’ boy chuck wagon food, looking to see Wild West gunfights,…
Halamek released by Arizona but faces ten years in prison by Feds in Amber Alert case
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – After 85 days in jail for his admitted custodial interference charge, Lawrence James Halamek, 34, tasted his freedom for…
