New president and members for Pima School Board seated
PIMA – On Thursday evening, the newly elected Pima Unified School District Board met in the district library, where they selected a new board president,…
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Third annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration wows those in attendance
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zgm1ADlrpY&t=42s” width=”900″] By: Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Looking back and moving forward together was the theme for the celebration honoring slain civil rights…
Drunken man busted for burglary
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – An intoxicated man was apprehended Wednesday night after officers located several items in his possession that were allegedly stolen…
Ocotillo Winds perform for public at library
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-HgAfTM66U” width=”900″] By: Brooke Curley SAFFORD – In addition to its jaw-dropping show at the David M. Player Center For the Arts, the Ocotillo…
From rock bottom to redemption: The Chris Taylor story-part two
Part two: Redemption and return to service By Eric Burk In part one of this series, we learned of former football player and Army combat…
Heroin addiction the root cause of Safford man’s incarceration
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – A Safford man was arrested and booked into the Graham on multiple charges Jan. 5 after being pulled over…
From rock bottom to redemption: The Chris Taylor story-part one
Part one: Learning to battle the addiction By Eric Burk SAFFORD – “Here’s some Oxycontin for the pain,” the Veteran’s Affairs doctor told Chris Taylor…
Net-metering to end in Graham County this year
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The thrill owners of rooftop solar systems get when seeing their electric meters go backwards as they put electric…
Woman caught with heroin paraphernalia
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Arizona is a distribution state for heroin and, according to state law enforcement, is the most serious drug problem…
EAC’s SBDC to host Graham County DreamBuilder kick-off
By Erin Larson THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host the Graham County DreamBuilder kick-off meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017,…
