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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — The City of Safford Electric Division has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. …
City of Safford Electric Division earns national recognition for safety excellence Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man already on sexual offender probation after previously pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor is back in jail …
Man on probation for sexual exploitation of a minor jailed on new sex charges Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — You may have noticed our City of Safford Streets Department out and about during winter, applying a tar-like material to cracks on city …
Safford fog sealing has begun Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy BLM TUCSON – The Bureau of Land Management selected Lance R. Brady, a native Arizonan, born in Tucson and raised in Safford, as the new Gila District Manager. He replaced …
Former Safford resident selected as BLM Gila District Manager Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – To help protect animals from rabies, the Graham County Health Department has announced a drive-through rabies clinic on Saturday, May 3. The clinic, sponsored by …
Graham County drive-through rabies clinic Saturday, May 3 Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from April 1 – 7, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for April 1 – 7 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD – The Safford City–Graham County Library’s Adult Education Program is excited to announce a GED Community Graduation on Wednesday, June 25, at 5:30 p.m. …
GED Community Graduation Read More
TweetPinShareThe event is open for Safford residents only Staff Reports SAFFORD — The city of Safford is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event for Safford residential trash customers on …
Safford to host household hazardous waste collection event Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Thatcher man who sexually abused a victim between the ages of 7 to 11, beginning roughly 20 years ago, has been sentenced to …
Thatcher man sentenced to 17 years in child sex cold-case Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY — Highway 191 was full of freeway traffic in the afternoon due to Interstate 10’s closure because of blowing dust. However, that was not …
Crash takes out guardrail on Highway 191/Dankworth Pond sign Read More