The Globe Unified School District board voted unanimously to approve housing fifth grade at Copper Rim next year. The decision was met with applause from the crowd of families, teachers, and staff at Wednesday’s board meeting in the Copper Rim cafeteria. Immediately prior to the board meeting, they held a …

When I ask Dane Thomas how weaving came into his life, he says one word: “Hazel.” Thomas, 57, has his first show, Weaving El Dorado, at Jim Coates Gallery in Miami until June 4. Hazel nurtured a seed in Thomas that was planted years earlier in Silver City, New Mexico. …

Justin Brandt has worked for the post office in Globe for 36 years and has a seemingly endless amount of knowledge about the building and the postal service. On Saturday, April 16, he led his annual public tours of the normally closed parts of the post office, including the former …

Gila County’s 5th Annual STEMFest is coming to Bullion Plaza in Miami on Saturday, April 23 from 9 AM – 12 PM. As always, STEMFest is a free, community event. This year, STEMFest will be welcoming back favorite exhibitors such as Fred Jimenez and his wonderful worms and Tonto National Monument. New exhibits this …

The Tonto National Forest held the second of four planned public meetings in Globe at the Elks Club last evening. Over sixty people attended and public comments and questions were heard for nearly three hours. What is “public scoping” and “EIS?” “Public Scoping” is the first step in the NEPA (National …

  The Tonto National Forest announced that it would double the length of the public comment “scoping” period for the Resolution Copper Project, from 60 to 120 days, at a scoping meeting last night in Superior. Last night’s meeting was one of four currently scheduled in the area that provide …

  Retired Globe Fire Chief Al Gameros has taken out papers to run for Mayor of Globe. Gameros told Globe Miami Times that he is currently in the process of gathering signatures. His candidacy will not be official until he reaches the required 120 signatures, a number he hopes to …

Today we’re sharing an excerpt of an article that will appear in our Spring print issue, on newsstands April 6th! We’re honored to tell the story of Mr. Joe Sanchez and highlight all of his contributions to our community for the Spring 2016 installment of Git Er Done. Read the …

  “My specialty is relationships,” says Paul Jepson. “Working with state officials, working with federal highway people, working with ADOT, working with our congressional delegation, working with our lobbyists.” Jepson starts work as Globe’s new City Manager on March 21. Autumn GilesAutumn Giles is a freelance writer and recipe developer …