The three Cochise County Supervisors acting in the capacity as the jail district board approved retaining counsel to try and recoup the $130,000 paid out in the LaChance lawsuit. At a special jail district meeting September 16, jail district board members Frank Antenori, Tom Crosby and Kathleen Gomez met with the county attorney’s office and…
Last week the Bisbee City Council made the decision after a 20-minute executive session to take no action on a resolution requested by some Bisbee residents calling for an immediate ceasefire and affirming Bisbee’s commitment to human rights and the protection of civilians in Gaza. At the September 16, city council meeting after reconvening from…
A 44-year-old Bisbee man was cited for criminal trespassing after he had to be rescued from the bottom of the Lavender Pit over the weekend. Carol Capas, Public Information Officer for the Cochise County Sheriff Officer (CCSO) said the man called 911 at 1:03 a.m. on Saturday morning reporting he was stuck at the bottom…
Bisbee is a city that must constantly adapt and reinvent itself to upstand the wear and tear that comes with time and with weather. Built in the 1930s, the Moon Canyon Bridge, just north of Bisbee Fire Department’s Station 82 on Tombstone Canyon, has been connecting people to their homes and to their friends and…
The Bisbee City Council approved a short-term Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization (SEAGO) to provide technical assistance in preparing the city’s 2026 federal budget request for the grants to operate the city bus. Bisbee Public Works Director Matt Gurney said the short-term MOU was necessary in order to get assistance with…
A 911 call about a woman being held hostage at gun point Tuesday night led to a man being taken in to custody. Bisbee Police, Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies and Border Patrol agents all responded to Hannon Ranch Lane off of Highway 80 around 7:40 p.m. after a woman called to report she had been…
An unprovoked attack Friday led to a Bisbee man being treated at Copper Queen Hospital for injuries after man jumped on his car then attacked him near the Busy Bee parking lot.An unprovoked attack Friday led to a Bisbee man being treated at Copper Queen Hospital for injuries after man jumped on his car then…
For many years, the American Legion Post #16 in Bisbee waited for the right space to call their new home after they shut their doors on their original Subway Street location. Over the past three years, they have transformed a former pizza restaurant into a canteen and meeting place for the members as well as…
Based on the June 2025 city financial notes the visitor center has gone over budget by more than $50,000 for fiscal year 2024/25 causing the city to have to cover the overages from another department in order to meet the bottom-line budget numbers legally allowed. Bisbee Finance Director Keri Bagley said the city cannot use…
After the sudden departure of the former Bisbee High School (BHS) principal the district wanted to move quickly to find a replacement for the 2025/26 school year. In total nine applications applied for the principal position, from the selection of applicants six were selected for the interview process with five actuality taking part in interviews…
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