We start today with national news, as the first general election debate of the 2024 season has come to a close, with U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, clashing on immigration and climate change and launching deeply personal attacks on each other Thursday evening in Atlanta. Here is what happened at the debate.
In Eloy, a longtime high school teacher made a great gesture to the Eloy Public Library by donating several yearbooks. Germain Corriero taught music in Eloy for over 20 years and felt it was time to pay it forward to ensure the history would be kept safe. Read more about Corriero.
Plus, don’t forget that the annual Créme de la Copa competition is underway! Nominate your favorite businesses and recognize the people that make a difference in Maricopa. Click here for more info.
Shaded by a 400-year-old blue palo verde, the northwest corner of Butte View Cemetery was named the Martha Castro Garden to honor the efforts of a faithful volunteer.
This is the fifth in a series of articles in which candidates for Town Council respond in writing to questions from the Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune. Florence will vote for three councilmembers in the July 30 primary election.
While this was a slightly quieter season on the baseball diamond in Pinal County compared to previous years, there was still plenty of excellent individual performances across the board.
— For subscribers — Communities like Casa Grande and San Tan Valley overflow with car washes compared to many smaller communities in Pinal County, one Pinal business owner says.
— For subscribers — While the electric vehicle industry is having an impact on Pinal County, representatives of Lucid Motors and Nikola Corporation say Pinal is also making an impact on the industry.