BY: JEROD MACDONALD-EVOY – MARCH 1, 2024 2:03 PM Gila County’s regulation of short-term rental properties is drawing scrutiny from one of the county’s GOP legislators, who wants the attorney general to weigh in on whether the county is following a state law limiting local regulations of rentals. Late last year, the …
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Five marijuana bills remain after weeks of deliberations
Battles continue over regulation of hemp-based THC products, social equity licenses and other reforms BY: DAVID ABBOTT – WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024 11:54 AM Arizona legislators introduced more than a dozen bills focused on amending marijuana laws this year, but just five are left standing as lawmakers have passed the midpoint of their …
Read More »Gila Community College enters uneasy peace with Eastern Arizona College
It’s been a rocky road in the relationship between the Gila County Provisional Community College District (GCC) and Eastern Arizona College (EAC) in the months since the district announced its intention to split from EAC to seek independence. Just when it looked like the situation had completely deteriorated and GCC …
Read More »Globe Council makes historic visit to Washington DC to lobby support for long-term planning
In the weeks leading up to final approval of its updated Strategic Action Plan (SAP), members of Globe City Council and administration sojourned to Washington DC to attend the National League of Cities gathering and to meet with elected representatives and agencies as they sought additional funding for a number …
Read More »Globe tourism branding changes with the times
Driving into Globe feels like coming home to those who love living here, so in order to share that feeling with visitors the City has partnered with Local First Arizona to create a new marketing campaign featuring a logo reflecting the beauty of the region. The campaign was approved by …
Read More »Superior Mayor’s Minute: What is in store for 2023
Greetings of the New Year! The holidays have come and gone too quickly it seems, and hopefully by now, we are all settling into 2023! Our Town achieved many major milestones in 2022, including the purchase of the original high school; the groundbreaking of the wastewater treatment plant renovations, and …
Read More »Katie Hobbs will be Arizona’s next governor
Kris Mayes leads Abe Hamadeh for attorney general by less than 4,200 votes BY: CAITLIN SIEVERS – NOVEMBER 14, 2022 7:52 PM Democrat Katie Hobbs has been projected as the winner of the Arizona race for governor after six days of vote counting in a tight race that left Arizonans and others across …
Read More »City of Globe addresses sustainability of new community amenities in new budget
The City of Globe City Council is in the process of approving a far-reaching 2022-2023 budget that will include funds dedicated to providing citizens an improved quality of life with investments into City parks and a reimagined community pool. “This is a great moment in the history of our City …
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 »Miami boosts sewer rates to comply with funding requirements for system improvements
By Carol Broeder and David Abbott Miami residents will soon have to pay a little bit more for each flush, as an increase in sewer rates will take effect Wednesday, Aug. 21. The increase is a condition of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (USDA-RUS) funding for …
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