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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Deadline extended for Town of Miami income survey: May help with street repair funds
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 …
Read More »Miami School District Launches Technological Solutions to Teacher Crunch
“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 …
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 …
Read More »Aquatic center advocates invite Supervisors to take a dive into long-awaited project
By Carol Broeder and David Abbott The proposed Cobre Valley Regional Aquatic Center (CVRAC) just might help foster better communication among family, friends and neighbors, improve the overall health of residents in the Globe-Miami area and make it more attractive to businesses that want to set up shop locally. …
Read More »Gateway of colorful pots welcome addition to Miami
“Recycling at its best.” That’s what Patty Bringhurst calls the project lining the gateway to Miami with painted pots, which are really not pots at all. Rather, they are manhole collars that had been sitting the Town of Miami’s Public Works’ Yard for 10 or 15 years now. Town staff …
Read More »BHP Bridge Project part of Miami beautification
Anyone driving along the snaky portion of Highway 60 between Claypool and Miami recently may have seen the work underway at the BHP bridge. Known as the Miami Entrance Bridge Erosion Control Project, it was started by BHP to control the deterioration of bridge scour as well as natural erosion …
Read More »Possible Mountain Lion Encounter in Miami
Miami residents should be aware that there may be a mountain lion in the area. Public Information Supervisor Tom Cadden, with the Arizona Game and Fish Department in Phoenix, said that on Tuesday, July 9 a man in the West Miami area found the remains of two goats he had …
Read More »Miami Beat the Heat for youths starts July 2
Faced with nearly a dozen incidents involving juveniles in June, the Town of Miami Police Department will launch its first annual “Beat the Heat with the Miami Police” program next month. “We have come together to set forth a few weeks to sit down and interact with the youth of …
Read More »Globetrotting Off the Beaten Path!
What to do in Globe-Miami if you only have a few hours…. Many people in Arizona will say they have “driven through” the Globe-Miami area. This usually means they were on Highway 60 heading somewhere else, stopped long enough for a brief pit stop at a gas station or fast …
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