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TweetPinShareA rezoning request for a commercial cannabis growing facility in an existing greenhouse at NatureSweet was withdrawn during the Graham County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday morning. By Jon Johnson …
Bayacan withdraws rezoning request for cannabis cultivation site in Bonita Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy CDC: Graham and Greenlee counties should begin administering the first doses of the Moderna vaccine within a week. By Jon Johnson jonjohnnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – With the hope …
Four more dead from COVID-19 in Graham County over weekend Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Two occupants were flown from the scene in helicopters like the one pictured after being in a collision on “The Stretch” portion of U.S. Highway …
Another collision on Highway 191 North hospitalizes occupants Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD/THATCHER – Jack Dawson, 37, was arrested for aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident after a hit-and-run collision on Saturday, Dec. 12. According …
Thatcher man arrested for DUI after hit-and-run collision Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Another resident of the town of Pima’s death has been attributed to COVID-19, making 42 deaths total for Graham County to date. The …
Pima resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareMichael Frank Naccarati, age 72, a long-time resident of Pima, passed away in Tucson on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Mike was born in Morenci on Nov. 21, 1948, to Frank …
Obituary for Mike Naccarati Read More
TweetPinShareEdwiges Fontes Villescas, “Mary”, of Safford, passed away on Dec. 11, 2020, in Tucson. She was born on Oct. 17, 1928, in San Francisco del Oro, Mexico to Odorico Fontes …
Obituary for Edwiges Villescas Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Solomon Lucero works for an advantage against Globe in the Morenci Multi meet on Jan. 15, 2020. The AIA has pushed back the start of …
AIA moves winter sports start date to January 18 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: From left, 7th-grade basketball coach Braunson Summers, Wally Haller, Wyatt Nicholas, Branson Hughes, Brett Jones, Justin West, and 8th-grade basketball coach Luke Ochoa pose for a …
Thatcher Middle School basketball players help save coach’s life after cardiac arrest Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Verle Henry was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated assault after allegedly striking a woman while wearing a pair of brass knuckles. By Jon Johnson …
Man jailed for beating woman with brass knuckles Read More