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TweetPinSharePhoto By Dawn Endico/Creative Commons By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The increase in deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Graham County continues with three new reported deaths over the weekend …
Graham County adds three more COVID-19 deaths to deadly December Read More
TweetPinShareJoe Richard “Rick” Garcia passed away on Dec. 12, 2021, in Pima, Arizona. He was born on Feb. 11, 1943, in Safford, Arizona, to Casimiro and Mary Garcia. He worked …
Obituary for Joe Richard ‘Rick’ Garcia Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Student art is on display at the library. The student art show is the final activity related to the NEA Big Read – Graham County Program Contributed Article …
Safford City-Graham County Library hosts local students’ art Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A modified Jeep Cherokee gets stuck on a makeshift ramp laid over a vehicle barrier. Border Patrol chased the Jeep south back …
Senator Kelly releases statement on DHS announcement to address border barriers Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), believes President Joe Biden is “just perfect.” Which gives an ordinary person some insight into Nancy’s …
Editorial: ‘He’s just perfect’ Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Regional Airport will receive $32,000 in coronavirus relief federal money out of $47 million awarded to Arizona. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – …
Safford airport to get just $32,000 out of $47 million awarded to Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Selected to the 14-member 57th EA Holiday all-tourney team in 2019 were, front, from left, Noah Bevens, Malachi Rogers of Fort Thomas, Christian Mpoyo of …
Bulldogs face Wildcats for 58th annual EAC Boys Holiday Basketball Tourney opener Monday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s Ashlynn Thompson drivers to the hoop against Duncan’s Karly Coats. All of the higher-ranked seeds were victorious on the opening day of the tournament on …
Eastern Arizona College 45th annual Girls Holiday Basketball Tournament Round 1 results Read More
TweetPinShareRhonda Lee Gomez, of Safford, passed away on Dec. 5, 2021, at the age of 56. Rhonda was born on March 28, 1965. A viewing will be from 5-7 p.m., on …
Obituary for Rhonda Lee Gomez Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Bulldogs will open this year’s EAC Girls Holiday Tournament on Saturday versus Fort Thomas. By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Third seed Fort Thomas …
Fort Thomas meets Safford in the 45th annual EA Holiday Tourney opener Saturday Read More