The Bisbee City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would establish a tourism marketing advisory committee. The council passed the first reading of Ordinance O-26-19, establishing a tourism marketing advisory committee and defining its purpose, membership and duties. According to information in the ordinance, the tourism board, “will serve in a strictly…
Former Chief Civil Deputy Attorney Paul Correa was sentenced last week on charges related to his December arrest for evidence tampering after he was found to have deleted videos he recorded of a 12-year-old girl in Target last December. Correa took a plea deal for tampering with physical evidence, a class six felony in May…
The trial for the retired Border Patrol agent charged with sexual assault and kidnapping in connection to a 2001 cold case that was brought back to life five years ago in May of 2021 after his DNA was linked to the case and cases in the Mesa-Gilbert area was delayed again after a last-minute motion…
The July 21, Primary Election results were approved by way of a resolution at the Bisbee city council meeting Tuesday night making the final election numbers official for the record with a total of 1,610 votes cast for mayoral candidates. The official numbers are in and mayor elect Amy Burkert will be sworn in as…
The United States Department of interior, National Park Service issued a letter to the City of Bisbee and the Bisbee Unified School District letting them know the Warren Ballpark is one of four properties being studied to determine if the sites meet the requirements and standards to be designated National Historic landmarks. According to the…
As a daughter of two Mexican immigrants – who made Bisbee their home decades ago – Brenda Morales has built her life in this community, just as her parents did. Her father, Felipe Villa, is from Naco, Sonora, and her mother, Elvia Villa, is from Los Mochis, Sinaloa. “They are the best example I’ve had…
After numerous meet and greets and candidate forums, as of press time Amy Burkert is the front runner to become Bisbee’s next mayor. According to the unofficial results on the Cochise County elections website, it does not appear there will be a runoff in November for the Mayor seat. Burkert leads her three opponents Charles…
After multiple attempts and nearly a year of discussion, the city has finally approved a tourism marketing service agreement with a Tucson firm at the July 21, city council meeting. The city received 10 tourism marketing service proposals that were evaluated by a six-member committee who scored the submission based on the criteria submitted in…
The Cochise County Sheriff Office is investigating a murder at a homeless camp in San Jose that went unreported for two days until a person came forward to report it. According to information from the Bisbee Police Department who responded to the call to the homeless camp behind the shopping center in San Jose after…
The Bisbee City Council tackled an 18 item agenda at the regular meeting of the mayor and council July 14 including the approval of an AZCART IGA, appointing an interim city clerk, passing eight ordinances and also going into executive session to discuss the actions of a city councilmember. The last item on the agenda…
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