Jenn Walker
August 20, 2025
Attractions, Education, Living
The sun is barely up, and already the Gila County Fairgrounds are humming with activity. A teenager clips down the hair of a nervous steer. The scent of hay and livestock mixes with the morning air, the anticipation thick. For hundreds of kids involved in 4-H, this is what they’ve …
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globemiami
August 19, 2025
Announcements, Education, Living
Globe, AZ — As the new school year kicks off, more than 40 teachers in the Globe-Miami area are starting strong with fully stocked classrooms, thanks to the Kismet Foundation’s Kismet Klassroom initiative. Through Amazon Wishlists and direct reimbursements, the nonprofit provided $3,616 in supplies to local educators—helping ease the …
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Guest Contributor
August 19, 2025
Government, Living, Mayors' Letter
AUGUST COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR CANCELLED: The August Coffee with the Mayor has been cancelled due to the City Council’s attendance at the annual Arizona League of Cities and Towns Conference that week. The next Coffee with the Mayor is scheduled for Wednesday, September 17 at 1 p.m., hosted by …
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globemiami
August 17, 2025
Announcements, Living, Obituaries
July 2025 – This list is compiled from the records of both Lamont Mortuary and Bulman Miles Funeral Home for deaths in Globe and Miami. Obituaries have been edited. Complete details can be found at: (LM: Lamont Mortuary, BF: Bulman Miles Funeral Home) globemiamiThis content comes to you from contributed content through press …
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Patricia Sanders
August 16, 2025
Health&Spirit, Living, Op-Ed/Letters
It’s hot. I know that goes without saying, but sometimes it feels good just to say it anyway. It’s bone-meltingly hot. Summertime does have its perks, though – ice cream cones, swimming at the pool, watermelon, fresh tomatoes from the garden, peaches so juicy they drip down your face. When …
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Linda Gross
August 15, 2025
Announcements, Business, History, Living
On August 6, 2025, News Media Corporation—the parent company of the Arizona Silver Belt and Copper Country News—shut down all operations without warning. Employees were told the company was closing permanently, effective immediately, and the doors were locked the same day. It was a sudden and ignominious end for a …
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Guest Contributor
August 1, 2025
Government, Living, Politics
By James E. Garcia, July 30, 2025 1:36 pm The last time I saw Alfredo Gutierrez was at this year’s May Day rally outside the State Capitol. He was standing toe-to-toe with a MAGA supporter who had shown up at the protest and was marching through the crowd, wielding an oversized …
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Jenn Walker
July 25, 2025
Announcements, Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Living
Imagine the world’s worst deli worker. Maybe they dip a finger deep into a sandwich spread to give it a taste, or run a hand clear from their chin up to their nose before chopping the vegetables… barehanded. An actor acts out these offenses on stage at Globe’s Center for …
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Carissa Pool
July 23, 2025
Education, Government, Living
Gila Community College (GCC) is beginning a new chapter—officially breaking away from its long-standing affiliation with Eastern Arizona College (EAC) to become a fully independent, accredited institution. With independence comes local control, and GCC is already showing what that means for students, faculty, and the broader Gila County community. “It …
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Guest Contributor
July 22, 2025
Government, Health&Spirit, Living
By Sarah Jane Tribble Updated June 20, 2025 Originally Published June 20, 2025 Millions of Americans who have waited decades for fast internet connections will keep waiting after the Trump administration threw a $42 billion high-speed internet program into disarray. The Commerce Department, which runs the massive Broadband Equity, Access, …
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