David Abbott
Journalist, writer and editor who has worked for community newspapers for more than 15 years. After four years at Davis-Monthan AFB and a few years living in Tucson, moved to California to find his fortune. He is happy to be back in Arizona, in the mountains he loves.
David Abbott
July 26, 2024
Business, Government, Living
The City of Globe has made significant economic progress in the past six years, and empty storefronts are beginning to fill with a variety of new businesses and restaurants, creating a sought-after destination and giving residents access to a wider range of goods and services. Efforts to clean up blight …
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David Abbott
June 3, 2024
Government, Sponsor Content
City Council has engaged in conversations with the recipients of the Bed Tax funding as Globe seeks to increase and coordinate marketing efforts for the city. “Council had first talked about making changes during our Strategic Action Plan meeting in 2023, which included equal distribution to the recipient organizations, and …
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David Abbott
May 30, 2024
Education
Building on more than a decade of stability, the Globe Unified School District hopes to continue that streak with the recent hiring of Dr. Christa DalMolin as its new superintendent. Former Superintendent Jerry Jennex, who led the district for 12 years, left mid-year for a Southern California school district. On …
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David Abbott
May 30, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
The legacy of Miami Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Dorathy is visible throughout the multi-school campus, from the new murals and fresh paint to new roofs and a rehabilitated football field and even in the behavior of students. As the longtime local educator prepares to step down after 11 years …
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David Abbott
May 24, 2024
Government, Politics
The April 1 deadline to declare for political office has passed and now the calendar turns to the primaries in an election that will tell a lot about the future of Arizona. From the election that will likely decide the razor-thin margin of the U.S. Senate, to the City of …
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David Abbott
May 23, 2024
Government, Politics
The Town of Miami will get at least one new councilmember in 2025, as three seats are in play during the 2024 election cycle. The seats of longtime councilmen Mike Black, Sammy Gonzales and Robert Licano will be up for grabs and while Black and Gonzales have thrown their hats …
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David Abbott
April 29, 2024
Government, Sponsor Content
After several months of unforeseen delays, the new Connie’s Bridge is expected to be open for traffic in June. Completion of the Upper Pinal Creek Bridge Project, as it is officially known, represents a significant milestone in the rehabilitation of Globe’s aging infrastructure as the City focuses resources on building …
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David Abbott
April 23, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology is expanding its offerings in the healthcare fields this fall by adding mental and social health training, in an effort to help address growing worker shortages in the field. Citing a need for mental health professionals across the country, and specifically in Arizona, CVIT …
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David Abbott
April 22, 2024
Education, Sponsor Content
Miami High School’s Lady Vandals varsity basketball team came within one game of the pinnacle of success when they fell to the Phoenix Country Day School Eagles in the state championship game on February 24 at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. In the end, the Vandals were runners up …
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David Abbott
April 19, 2024
Government
As Miami Town Manager Alexis Rivera approaches his second year as the Town’s top administrator, his vision for the future has hit a few bumps, but he is dedicated to ushering in a new and prosperous era in a place that has seen fortunes come and go throughout its history. …
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