Inaugural Murrieta scholarship awarded at CG FFA awards

RJ Hamster

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After serving as the principal of the Florence K-8 school, Deanna Potter will be moving on to become the new principal of Florence High School. The Florence Unified School District Governing Board unanimously approved Potter’s assignment, and she will begin her duties at Florence High School beginning July 1.

In the sports world, two Casa Grande Union track and field students had the opportunity to compete against the best at the all-divisions state championship track meet last weekend. Trinity Payne and Jaycie Spencer said they were grateful for the chance to show what they could do against tough competition.

Lastly, in state news, the price of gas continues to soar in Arizona. Arizona’s average price for regular gas has been the third-highest in the country for at least the last month, trailing only California and Hawaii. Read more about the dramatic shift in gas prices in the state.

Local News

Inaugural Murrieta scholarship awarded at CG FFA awards night

The inaugural Danielle Murrieta Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Casa Grande FFA Chapter member Riata Boyle at the 75th annual FFA banquet held Thursday at a packed Casa Grande Union High School cafeteria.

Area residents struggling to keep up with weeds

With hues of yellows, greens and some purples blanketing the local desert landscape, weeds are having a good year in Pinal County and other spots across the state.

Family hit with terrible news, but the show goes on

Wife and mother of three Rebbecca Rodgers lost 97 pounds working out for her first boxing match last month — which almost didn’t happen after her family received devastating news.

Sports

ALA-Ironwood trio make school history at championship meets

There will always be a connection between American Leadership Academy-Ironwood’s TaHaj Acoff, Travis Mbuya and Maleah Tucker.

Today’s Top Video

Simple or Not Kitchen: Easy mayo rolls

Over the years, I’ve tackled some tougher bread recipes like croissants and puff pastry and enjoyed some of the easier varieties, including a simple no-knead bread.

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Area News

$260 million set aside in state budget for one-time tax relief

The head of the Arizona Freedom Caucus said Monday more Arizonans would have gotten tax rebate if other lawmakers — including some of his Republican colleagues — had not instead nabbed their share for hometown pet projects.

Poorly executed: The politics behind executions

In Maricopa County, Aaron Gunches pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. He refused to be represented by an attorney at the hearing to determine if he should be sentenced to death, and that is exactly what a jury did in 2007.