Bisbee mayoral candidate has decided to withdraw from the race to support fellow candidate. Cesillia Garcia, mayoral candidate issued a statement Monday afternoon stating, “I want to thank everyone that has helped me get to this point. I have enjoyed running as mayor of Bisbee. I have made the decision to withdraw from the Mayoral…
Last week a fire broke out at a homeless encampment in the desert near Collins Rd. which left residents in the area concerned and fed up with the conditions they are being exposed to. The fire broke out around noon on April 17, and quickly engulfed items in an encampment and created lots of billowing…
A few days after a contentious discussion at the April 7 city council meeting the Bisbee Restoration Museum withdrew their offer to gift the city the Fair building located at 37 Main St. Back in February the city council directed the city attorney and interim city manager to move forward with negotiations with the Board…
The process to move forward with finding a city manager is now expected to begin mid-May. Mayor Ken Budge said at the regular meeting of the city council last week the city is entering a very busy time and suggested the timeline for finding a new city manager start in mid-May. In February the city…
The city has scheduled a budget work session next week to discuss the 2026/2027 tentative budget which includes a proposed reduction in sales tax revenue as the current year sales tax revenue continues to fall short. According to the budget works session agenda the proposed tentative general fund budget set to be discussed is $10,405,088…
The deadline has passed for the request for proposals (RFP) for those interested in representing the city as the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). The city has confirmed ten RFP’s were received by the March 26 deadline from those interested in handling the city’s tourism and marketing services. Deputy City Clerk Nina Williams said the RFP’s…
The homeowners of a house on Black Knob View had a scary encounter on Tuesday morning while cleaning out the property they purchased late in 2025. According to the Bisbee Police Department, around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched to a home on Black Knob View after the homeowners reported finding a grenade. The homeowners…
To recognize teachers from elementary, middle and high schools across the county – who go above and beyond their call of duty – the Cochise Education Foundation will once again be selecting winners for the Cochise County Teacher of the Year Award in select categories. The winners will be announced on May 2 at at…
The Bisbee City Council approved a resolution adopting a Notice of Intent (NOI) to establish a six-year rate plan increase for wastewater rates. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said the rate increases higher than he would have liked to see. But that the city is behind in increasing wastewater rates based on a rate study from…
Bisbee Police Chief Tim Cox issued a press release Monday afternoon alerting the community to be aware of a scam where about an aggressive impostor calling claiming to be him after a local elderly woman was scammed out of nearly $10,000. According to Chief Cox, the scammers are calling residents and falsely claiming to be…
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