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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER — Restoring order to their home turf with a dominant ground attack, the Thatcher Eagles rebounded from a disappointing home loss with an emphatic …
Thatcher restores order at home, defeats Florence 49-14 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD — A Friday evening motorcycle ride between a father and his 9-year-old son turned into a dangerous emergency when a suspected impaired truck driver …
Allegedly Impaired Driver Arrested After Striking 9-Year-Old Boy Riding Dirt Bike in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareGila Herald Staff Reports PHOENIX — September has officially been recognized as Kinship Care Month, highlighting the critical role that relatives and family friends play in providing stable, loving homes …
Supporting Children Through Kinship Care: How CASA Volunteers Advocate for Family Connections Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Herald jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY — While local governments throughout the Gila Valley recognize Freeport Minerals Corporation (FMC), a key subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., as the economic backbone …
Local Leaders Demand Freeport Transparency and Infrastructure Support Before BLM Approves Massive Land Exchange Read More
TweetPinShareSafford welcomes Apache Junction on Thursday By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached Morenci Wildcats host the Sierra Vista American Leadership Guardians for the first time on Wednesday, Sept. …
Wildcats host Guardians on Phil Martinez Court Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson/Gila Heraldjonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — Town Manager Vernon Batty provided an updated outlook on the long-awaited Pima High School access road and traffic signal project off Highway 70 and …
Pima Town Council receives update on Pima High School access road; legendary coach voices traffic concerns Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a list of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Sept. 1 – 7, 2026. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Graham County Jail Booking Report for September 1 -7 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Bonnie Briscoe/Gila Valley DAR SAFFORD – The Friends of the Library and the Gila Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will co-host a program on …
DAR Presents Constitution Week Program Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER, — Eastern Arizona College invites the community to celebrate the opening of Hispanic Heritage Month with live mariachi music, Hispanic art and a celebration of the …
Eastern Arizona College invites the community to celebrate the opening of Hispanic Heritage Month Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER —Eastern Arizona College will introduce one of the newest members of its Music Department, Dillan Francis, to Gila Valley audiences during the annual Music Faculty Recital …
EA to introduce new associate director of bands at annual faculty recital Read More