Safford school reconstruction underway with incalculable cost
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleyentral.net SAFFORD – The damage from October’s hail storm has shuttered Safford’s normal school structure, and only time will tell how bad…
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Student struck by car at EAC
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – An Eastern Arizona College student was flown to a Tucson hospital Tuesday night after being struck by a car…
Cowboy poetry and music gathering draws a standing room-only crowd
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A cowboy on the range or at the store, the cowboy is a figure of hard work, an endless sky…
Juvenile bicyclist caught with drugs
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A 17-year old male was booked into the Eastern Arizona Regional Juvenile Detention Facility on Nov. 9 after officers…
It’s turkey trotting time
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – An event that mixes serious racers with pregnant moms pushing strollers is the Gila Valley’s signature family race of…
Local photographer turns to the sky as the supermoon passes over the Gila Valley
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – It wasn’t a blue moon, but a supermoon over the Gila Valley on Monday. Local photographers turned their collaborative…
EAC’s Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonic Classics
By Erin Larson THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Symphony Orchestra will present Symphonic Classics on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m., in the EAC Activities Center…
Truck arson attempt failed
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Officers are investigating who attempted to light a city resident’s truck on fire early Sunday morning. Police were dispatched…
Drunk driver crashes car, leaves scene
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – An alleged intoxicated driver crashed a car into ditch and fled the scene Nov. 10. The driver, Lewis Garcia,…
EAC’s Jazz Band to present annual Fall Jazz Concert
By Erin Larson THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Jazz Band will present its 2016 Fall Jazz Concert on Friday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the…
