Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a motor home fire just outside the Maricopa city limits after a body was found inside the home. The cause of the fire is also under investigation.

In what may be the turning of a new leaf, the town of Florence recently approved its first agreement with Florence Copper. The mining company has agreed to pay a minimum flat fee of $35,000 annually for emergency services, according to a memorandum of understanding approved by the Town Council this week. Here’s why it matters.

Coolidge’s Christmas Light Parade returns this Friday. The city’s parks and recreation department is hoping that the event will mark a return to normal as the parade is expected to feature about double the participants it saw last year. See the parade map, and read the story, here.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, where there’s plenty of stories and PinalCentral photos to stay in good cheer! See collections from Florence’s Christmas on Main Street, the Cooltown Grinch’s visit to a CG School and the final Cooltown Throwdown of the year.