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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: John Cassella, left, poses with outgoing Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete, center, and Safford City Councilor Michael Andazola Sr. at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns in …
Cassella named new Safford City Manager Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man who reached out to help a woman in need discovered she was using heroin in his apartment …
Man videos tenant injecting heroin with acquaintance Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County now at 40 total cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Want to get tested for COVID-19? Canyonlands Healthcare, in conjunction with the Graham County Department of Health …
Canyonlands Healthcare hosting COVID-19 testing blitz Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: A child found a dollar bill with meth inside of it on the floor of Walmart recently. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A dangerous situation was …
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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher’s second ranked boy’s tennis team went 5-0 to finish first in its own tourney during 2019. Members of the team, from left, were head …
Thatcher tennis boys denied 2020 championship run Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Anthony Abril was arrested and booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility for possessing cocaine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Speeding man caught with cocaine Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that three new positive tests for COVID-19 have been reported. The three new …
Three new COVID-19 positive tests in Graham County not related to latest cluster Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – While COVID-19 restrictions are being lessened throughout the state they are being increased in Greenlee County, where cases continue to rise. …
COVID-19 positive tests continue to rise in Graham and Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Peaceful protesters hold up signs supporting racial equality as horns from passing traffic show their agreement Monday. Participants advise they will abide by statewide curfew order …
Area locals hold peaceful protest in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – The Greenlee County Health Department issued a statement Sunday night reporting the county’s first death related to COVID-19. While the county did not release …
Greenlee County records first death relating to COVID-19 Read More