Daily Headlines: Construction continues on John Wayne Parkway

RJ Hamster

Daily Headlines: Construction continues on John Wayne Parkway

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Good morning RJ,

We start today with education news, as the Coolidge High School SkillsUSA chapter hopes to make its school and community proud when it competes at state March 28-29 in Phoenix. Last year, two senior students placed in the top three for extemporaneous speaking and job interview at regionals out of the six who attended.

Meanwhile, the Black Maricopa Chamber of Commerce will host the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Symposium at the Maricopa Library next Saturday. The focus of the event will be to share ways the community and individuals can benefit from an education in and passion for diversity.

Plus, in sports, the Maricopa baseball team is off to a hot start in the 2024 season. The senior-heavy roster is hoping that this is the year the playoff drought ends as the last time the program had a postseason appearance was in 2016. Read the full season preview here.

Local News

Maricopa farming family honored by the Arizona Farm Bureau

MARICOPA — The Murphrees, one of Maricopa’s early agricultural families, has been inducted into the Arizona Farm Bureau’s Farm and Ranch Hall of Fame.

Construction continues at John Wayne Parkway

MARICOPA — The Arizona Department of Transportation announced some more updates in the continuation of construction on John Wayne Parkway.

Maricopa resident joins board of directors for the Televerde Foundation

MARICOPA — Local Maricopan Jim Alexander has been named a board of directors member for the Televerde Foundation, an organization in Phoenix that helps incarcerated women rebuild their lives.

Sports

Florence scores big in win over Coolidge

COOLIDGE — A motivated team is a dangerous team, and an improved Coolidge baseball squad was certainly motivated in their Wednesday evening matchup against rival Florence.

Today’s Top Video

Back Story March 20, 2024

Get ready Pinal County, the thunder is rolling in. Country Thunder is right around the corner, and reporter David Church previews what to expect this year in Florence.

WATCH HERE

Area News

Tips to create a successful garden from the Avocado Nursery

— For subscribers — The Avocado Nursery’s staff take their years of experience and share it with others wanting to create their own backyard paradise and garden as people drive up to the 10-acre plot along Overfield Road.

Pinal Partnership: These 3 mines are expected to have major impacts on Pinal’s economy

— For subscribers — Arizona is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, one of those being a rich reserve of copper ore. In this article, I’m going to focus on three very different mining projects, all located in Pinal County. These are the Cactus Mine west of Casa Grande, Florence Copper near the town of Florence and Resolution Copper near the town of Superior.