Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (August 9, 2016) – It may be hot outside, but planning for this holiday season’s Tinsel Town has begun, and the city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department seeks businesses and organizations to sponsor and or exhibit at the event. As Sedona’s only holiday walk-through light display, exhibitors create their own light display at a unique... 

Sedona AZ (August 9, 2016) – The public is asked for comments on eleven applicants for two new positions on the Arizona Supreme Court. The applicants are: · Kent E. Cattani, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge – Division I · Pamela S. Frasher Gates, a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge · Thomas A. Gilson of Beus Gilbert, PLLC · Andrew W. Gould, an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge – Division... 

John Morris appointed to chair COPE committee Sedona AZ (August 9, 2016) – On August 3, 2016, Chief Justice Scott Bales appointed Chief Adult Probation Officer John Morris of Prescott (AZ) as Chairman of the Committee On Probation Education (COPE). This committee is responsible for statewide certification of adult and juvenile probation officers. It also oversees several statewide programs including... 

Sedona AZ (August 8, 2016) – Yavapai County Development Services will be hosting two informational meetings for the public to explain regulations of sober living homes currently in effect in the unincorporated areas of Yavapai County. The meetings will be held on Monday, August 15, 2016, and Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 6:00 in the evening at the Fair Street Administrative building, 1015 Fair... 

2013 Arizona monsoon taken from iPhone atop Sedona Airport Mesa by Al Comello for SedonaEye.com Sedona AZ (August 8, 2016) – With thunderstorms occurring in southern Arizona and extreme weather possible elsewhere in the state, drivers should leave prepared and be ready to wait out heavy rain, high winds and blowing dust. The latest National Weather Service forecast calls for a strong chance of... 

Sedona AZ (August 7, 2016) – This morning, just before 2:00 a.m., Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to East Mesa Drive, Cottonwood, Arizona, regarding a 2-to-3-year-old child unattended in the roadway. The caller told deputies he was driving home and saw the female child lying in the road on Mesa Drive near Kachina Drive wrapped in a blanket and holding a pillow.... 

Sedona AZ (August 6, 2016) – With construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway scheduled to begin later this summer, several city of Phoenix roadways along the 22-mile corridor are now officially part of the state highway system. As of this week, the South Mountain Freeway right of way has the designation State Route 202, meaning roadways in that area are now controlled by the Arizona... 

Sedona AZ (August 5, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Who to Vote for in the Race for Arizona Corporation Commission Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ August 5, 2016 The ACC is tasked with the responsibility to protect AZ ratepayers by weighing the costs and benefits of all state utility requests. Numerous people have asked me recently... 

Sedona AZ (August 5, 2016) – A $41.9 million overpass and interchange under construction at Grand Avenue (US 60) and Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona, will add concrete to the bridge deck in the coming week. The Arizona Department of Transportation will close Grand Avenue in both directions from 10:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, until 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, for the deck pour. During that... 

Vermilion Cliffs 2015 monsoon caused mud and rock slides across US 89A resulted in a massive ADOT road construction project completed in 53 days. Sedona AZ (August 4, 2016) – After a spectacularly strong monsoon dumped 1.5 inches of rain on northern Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs in just fifteen minutes, it was no surprise that mud and rocks covered US 89A. But when Arizona Department of Transportation...