David Abbott
August 3, 2022
Announcements, Arts & Entertainment, Living
The Town of Miami is revving up for a car show this September, and downtown will be lively with music, food, and activities – culminating in a show that will whet everyone’s appetite for Miami’s Second Saturdays to follow. “We just figured it’s about time to bring another car show …
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Thea Wilshire
September 15, 2021
Living
“I’m living my dream,” Douglas Bruce Berry says. He’s just opened a new banjo studio and music space in Miami. He exclaims, “This is an amazing and crazy story.” It all began when he was a teenager. Douglas started to play banjo when he was 15, and quickly decided to …
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Carol Broeder
January 6, 2020
Government, Living
After the Town of Miami sewer project repairs continued through the 2019 holidays, the Sullivan Street portion is scheduled for completion in about 10 days, Engineer Tech Josh Derhammer said Friday. Then, it’s onto Plaza Avenue for a few days. “Paving in those areas will be completed shortly thereafter,” he …
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Carol Broeder
December 30, 2019
Announcements, Government, Living
UPDATE_Jan 22: “It looks like we did it,” proclaimed Utilities Coordinator Tash Jerrols, saying that the Town of Miami recently received preliminary good news from Central Arizona Governments (CAG). “You’ve gotten far enough to make the income survey work,” CAG’s Community Development Manager Alan Urban said recently. Town council members …
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Carol Broeder
December 29, 2019
Announcements, Government, Police
Speeding through Miami without getting caught is about to become more difficult. With a grant of $8,563 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS), the Miami Police Department bought five radars earlier this month. They are currently being installed and every patrol car in the department should have …
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Carol Broeder
September 20, 2019
Breaking News, Government, Police
UPDATE: The cause of last month’s Sullivan Street fire is undetermined due to several factors, including extensive fire damage, the size of the fire, the collapse of two of the structures and the complexity of the fire, Miami Chief of Police Keith Thompson and Globe Fire Marshal Joe Bracamonte said …
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Carol Broeder
September 10, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
Sullivan Street in Miami was jam-packed Saturday as the site of two main events, when the annual building tour took flight with the fourth annual Wings of Hope car show. One offered a glimpse into Miami’s past with a self-guided walking tour of historic downtown buildings. The other was a …
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Carol Broeder
August 23, 2019
Announcements, Government
The Town of Miami recently extended the deadline for residents to complete a survey that might help the town get money to pave its streets as well as other projects. Residents now have until Friday, Aug. 30 to complete and return the one-page income survey. To date, the town received …
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David Abbott
August 15, 2019
Education
“We’re not asking them to come and save rural education, we’re asking them to let us save it ourselves,” says Miami High School Principal Glen Lineberry. “Which means we need some help, affirmative help, and sometimes we just need them to get out of the way.” In lieu of action …
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Carol Broeder
August 9, 2019
Announcements, Government, Uncategorized
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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