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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has had very few new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past month, lowering its numbers to just 147 active cases as …
Graham County now with less than 150 active documented COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio: The Thatcher Eagles lost a hard-fought game against No. 1 Page in the state semifinals on Wednesday, 56-49. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PAGE – The odds …
Page defeats Thatcher in state semifinals Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Los Sueños Farms: An outdoor cannabis farm like this one in Colorado could grow to fruition in Eden if approved by the Graham County Board of Supervisors. By …
Farmer looks to grow cannabis in Eden Read More TweetPinShareTest positivity rate dips below 1 percent for the week of February 21, with only 203 currently active cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of …
Graham County records the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate in the state Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced in May 2018 for the April 2017 killing of Jared Michael Garcia. Zaid had won an …
Bull Pen bar killer Zaid pleads no contest to manslaughter prior to retrial Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – As of Monday, Graham County has had 5,319 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 (those who have been tested) with 5,019 now listed as recovered. …
More than 5,000 recovered from COVID-19 in Graham County with 225 currently active cases Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo Courtesy of Sky Schaudt/KJZZ: A worker prepares to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Tuesday. Recipients get their shot through a car …
Graham County now vaccinating residents 55 and older for COVID-19 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – While Graham County experienced three deaths attributed to COVID-19 this week, the downward trend in new cases has continued from February into March …
Graham County now only has a fraction of active COVID-19 cases compared to overall count Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The mixture of precautionary measures, post-holidays, and vaccine rollout possibly has helped lower the number of cases of COVID-19 in Graham County. As of …
Graham County now has less than 600 active COVID-19 cases Read More TweetPinShareGraham County now lists 71 deaths from COVID-19 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS) announced the death of a Safford …
Another Safford resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 Read More