EA Courier

There was not much fanfare at the Graham County General Services Building on Tuesday night as a handful of Safford residents awaited the election results. Nonetheless, nearly 28 percent of the registered voters of Safford let their voice be heard and overwhelmingly elected Chris Gibbs to be their new mayor.

After county officials spent more than a decade mulling over the feasibility of building a new jail for Graham County and how to accomplish the project, it appears that a solution may have been found.

The Graham County Board of Supervisors asked state officials to delay closing Roper Lake State Park for 60 days beyond its March 29 closure date — hopefully enough time to implement a plan to save the park from permanent closure.

The staff of the Graham County Jail continued its award-winning ways at the recent Arizona Detention Association's Leadership & Technology Conference in Prescott.

Anthony Joseph Torrez, 33, of Graham County was shot in his left forearm by the police after allegedly shooting at his wife and brandishing a weapon at officers.

Residents of the Gila Valley and beyond will have a chance to visit the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall beginning April 1 in Firth Park in Safford.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer painted a dark picture of Arizona’s state budge crisis but said the future will be brighter if the 1-cent sales tax gains voter approval.

A Duncan man was fatally injured Monday night after his car apparently crossed into the lane of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a tractor trailer truck that was hauling five vehicles.

Safford's preliminary budget discussions have begun, and the city is facing more cuts due to a slower than anticipated recovery, according to City Manager David Kincaid.

Officers throughout the Gila Valley took advantage of some of the most advanced technology in driving simulation last week when the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board brought its mobile driver training simulator to Safford.

With Arizona's finances still in dire straits, school districts continue to feel the brunt of cutbacks.

In these trying economic times, there was not much fanfare at the Graham County General Services Building on Tuesday night as a handful of Safford residents awaited the election results to be announced. Nonetheless, nearly 28 percent of the registered voters of Safford let their voice be heard and overwhelmingly elected Chris Gibbs to be their new mayor.

In these trying economic times, there was not much fanfare at the Graham County General Services Building on Tuesday night as a handful of Safford residents awaited the election results to be announced. Nonetheless, nearly 28 percent of the registered voters of Safford let their voice be heard and overwhelmingly elected Chris Gibbs to be their new mayor.