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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Walter Turner Barney and Sarah Matilda Farr Barney family. Pictured are, front, from left, Orin Elbridge, married Anna Matilda Fenn and sister, Sarah Fenn, Lilly Celestia, married …
Gila Valley History – Sarah Matilda Farr Barney/Walter Turner Barney Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Denise Benton has been named United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties Executive Director. Contributed Article SAFFORD – Denise Benton has been selected as the Executive Director for …
United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties selects Denise Benton as new Executive Director Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from May 24 – 30, 2022. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for May 24 – 30 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Mercedes Taryn Curry,30, has been charged with multiple drug offenses. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Failure to stop at a marked stop sign led to the …
Moving violation leads to drug charges Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi (CA-D), has apparently prodded the ire of San Francisco’s Catholic Archbishop. Again. This time, he recently let her …
Editorial: Nancy and the Archbishop Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: Rep. Tom O’Halleran speaks at the House of Hope opening in April 2021. O’Halleran recently spoke about President Joe Biden’s Executive Order regarding police reform. Contributed …
O’Halleran visits White House to announce new executive order on police reform Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article/Courtesy Karen Soohy – Greenlee County Librarian DUNCAN/CLIFTON/BLUE – The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, …
Greenlee County Library System awarded two prestigious LSTA grants Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The suspect was fatally shot by authorities after allegedly firing at police officers. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – One man was shot and killed …
Suspect fatally shot by police in Safford Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Walt Mares: White crosses cover the grass at Clifton’s Veterans Park in preparation for Memorial Day on May 30. The crosses honor those who served America in the U.S. …
‘Decoration Day’ was the root of Memorial Day Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Both directions of U.S. Highway 191 are closed in Safford, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The closure …
Highway 191 closed due to law enforcement action Read More