Gila Valley locals allegedly caught smuggling 120 pounds of pot
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net Cochise County – Arizona is not a recreational marijuana use state, but these two didn’t get the memo. A Gila Valley…
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Plane makes emergency landing on road
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – A single-engine Cessna airplane made an emergency forced landing on San Juan Mine Road on Thanksgiving after the…
Thatcher takes state!
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SCOTTSDALE – The No. 3 seed Thatcher Eagles (12-2) avenged its loss earlier in the year to sectional rival and previously…
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…
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…
