After a seven-year run, a Maricopa film festival has come to a close. The Copa Shorts Film Fest went to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers of the festival were not seeing the audience numbers it had hoped for.

Do you live in Florence and own a RV, boat or large commercial vehicle? Well you should know that the town announced new rules for storing and parking RVs. The new rules went into effect on January 1, and have guidelines on where and for how long Rvs can be parked.

And in Maricopa, a woman is seeking the help of the community to make her father’s 80th birthday one to remember. Merry Grace will be hosting a roll-by birthday party for her father, Leslie, who has a passion and love for cars.