Ranching in the desert is not easy, particularly as the environment gets drier and weather events more extreme. One year the ground can be seared by desert heat and the next washed away by monsoon floods. Or as has happened in the wake of the Telegraph fire in 2021, both …
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New Shelter Facility and Board leadership sets HDHS on solid footing for the future
The High Desert Humane Society is on the move — literally — thanks to dynamic new leadership and the relocation of the dog rescue facility from the backyard of the thrift store on Broad Street to a dedicated facility just up the hill from the Globe Cemetery. Cynthia Carr, who …
Read More »The Great Get-Away: Theodore Roosevelt Lake
Roosevelt Lake is the largest lake within the borders of Arizona. Located just 30 miles from downtown Globe, 80 miles east of Phoenix, and 150 north of Tucson, it’s the place to go for folks wanting a wet way to beat the summer heat. “Two and a half hours door …
Read More »Creek bank stabilization along Six Shooter Canyon Road has residents up in arms
Residents along Six Shooter Canyon Road have tangled with Gila County administrators and Supervisor Tim Humphrey’s office for the past few months over a project that is expected to remove a number of large trees from the wash that parallels the road. There may have already been 18 to 30 …
Read More »Trail Running in Globe
Reid Burrows, 27, an ultramarathoner from New Brunswick, Canada, has run all over the U.S., and for two weeks in March 2022, he ran around Globe. “Globe is a hidden gem for the trail community,” he says. “It’s a hidden gem in Arizona.”Reid came to Arizona to train for the …
Read More »RCAC brings annual conference to Globe
The organization that provided resources to help establish Globe’s Economic Development Department (EDD) is coming to town for its annual retreat this month, in an effort to show its members the results of their work and to highlight the successes of the Building Rural Economies (BRE) initiative in rural Arizona. …
Read More »Discover Gila County sweeps awards
When the world shut down and most tourism numbers flatlined, Gila County shockingly surged. “We had a 23% increase in inbound tourism dollars during the height of the pandemic,” shared Cameron Davis, President of Razor Thin Media. “There were only two counties in the state that were actually up during …
Read More »National Bank of Arizona® helps Gila County businesses obtain more than $7,000,000 in PPP funding.
PHOENIX, Arizona; October 26, 2020 – National Bank of Arizona has announced today that it has helped 103 businesses in Gila County obtain $7,304,900 in funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This funding helped save 1,018 jobs from the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19. “The Paycheck Protection Program provided tremendous …
Read More »Assessors office now requires appointments for in-person services
GILA COUNTY_ Gila County Assessor, Joe Williams, announced that all In-Person service will be performed by appointment only, starting Monday April 27, and encourages property owners and residents to utilize email, phone or the Gila County website to conduct business with the Gila County Assessor’s Office. “The health and well-being …
Read More »Homeless Connect Day Thanks
The Homeless Coalition of Cobre Valley thanks everyone who made the Second Annual Jason Sanchez Homeless Connect Day a success. We served more people this year than last year, including one family. People were able to visit with various agencies including Gila County Health Department, Community Bridges, AZ@Work, Magellan …
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