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Photo Courtesy Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star: This was the scene as the Bighorn Fire broke onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burned above a pair of …
Bighorn Fire near Tucson continues to rage and send smoke to the Gila Valley Read More
Arthur Glenn McBride, of Safford, passed away on June 26, 2020, at the age of 91. He was born on May 11, 1929, in Clifton, to parents William Wesley McBride and …
Obituary for Arthur McBride Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Charlotte Simmons was arrested and booked into the jail on a charge of criminal damage after allegedly crashing into her boyfriend’s truck intentionally. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Woman allegedly intentionally crashes into boyfriend’s truck after an incident at a bar Read More
A GMC Yukon similar to the one pictured above was taken out for a joyride by a 14-year-old boy in the early morning hours of June 26 and ended up …
14-year-old’s early morning joy ride ends after crashing through a barbed-wire fence Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: EAC head football coach John O’Mera led his team to a conference championship in 2018 and the Mississippi Bowl. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Former EAC head football coach O’Mera to helm Safford Bulldogs’ squad Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – With 12 new reported cases Wednesday, Graham County has leaped into the triple digits with 108 total COVID-19 positive tests for the course …
Graham County surpasses triple digits in COVID-19 cases, now totals 108 for the pandemic Read More
Raymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteer Patricia Avila hands masks through vehicle windows at a previous event. On Tuesday, the Greenlee County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution requiring the …
Greenlee County to require masks in public places county-wide Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford’s Kjierstyn Goodman dives at the start of a race last year. EAC’s pool will remain open during the newest closure mandated by the governor …
EAC swimming pool remains open, Wellness Center temporarily closes Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Retired Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete Dear Editor: We have spent just a little over three months in self-isolation, socially distancing, and reluctantly wearing masks …
Letter to the Editor: Retired Safford City Manager Skeete expresses his gratitude Read More
Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteers hand out masks at a previous event in Morenci. Recently, the town of Clifton mandated the wearing of face masks while in public. Dear Editor, …
Letter to the Editor: Reader asks if it is rude to not wear a face-covering in public during the pandemic Read More