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10 Year Anniversary Memorial Plans Underway for Granite Mountain 19 Hotshots
In 2013, nineteen Granite Mountain AZ firefighters died fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, AZ.
Prescott AZ – On June 30, 2013, nineteen brothers, sons, fathers, and husbands lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yavapai County, Arizona. To remember the nineteen fallen firefighters, a team of wildland fire personnel and law enforcement partners began work in November 2022 to plan a commemoration...
Today’s Sedona Neighborhoods Go! Evacuation Lifted
This return to Set! evacuation notice issued by the city of Sedona. Stay alert!
Sedona AZ – With Oak Creek water levels lowering, the GO! status evacuation alert issued earlier today by the city of Sedona has been lifted, and a return to Set! status issued for the following neighborhoods:
All residents may return home while remaining in Set! status; Oak Creek water levels are still high.
Once the...
Sedona Neighborhoods on GO! Alert Evacuation
A GO! evacuation notice has been issued by the city of Sedona for the listed neighborhoods: Go! Seek shelter! Sign up for alerts!
Sedona AZ – If you haven’t left already and similar to last week, due to elevated water levels in Oak Creek, the following Sedona areas are in GO! status. Evacuate immediately:
· Trails End
· Trails End Lane
· Blackhawk Lane
· Newcastle Lane
· Oak Creek Mobilodge
·...
Pile Burn Planned Near Apache Junction
Sedona AZ – The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins a one-day pile burn operation on State Trust Land in Pinal County to reduce both fuel loading in the area and wildfire risk on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, if favorable weather conditions allow DFFM to conduct ignitions on the 36-acre Lost Dutchman RX Burn, approximately four miles northeast of Apache Junction, off State...
2023 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Participation Guide
Sedona AZ – Join the city of Sedona and its Parks and Recreation Department for the 2023 annual St. Patrick’s Parade.
The family fun festivities are presented by the city of Sedona.
This St. Patrick’s Day parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. on March 18, 2023, from Jordan Historical Park and proceed south on Jordan Road to Mesquite Avenue. Parade entrants will include civic, social, cultural...
Eddie Maddock: Hip Hip Hooree’ it is 2023
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock welcomes 2023.
Sedona AZ – Sure enough, the page has been turned on at least a few of the many calendars generally distributed prior to the end of a year. Not only have we changed calendars, but in just a few short days January will become history.
Even under stressful conditions relating to predicted economic uncertainties, City Council members are...
Cox Services Expanding into Black Canyon City and Congress
Sedona AZ – Utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds distributed by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Cox Communications is moving forward on plans to bring Cox gig internet, TV, phone, and home security and automation services, as well as business services, to more than 3000 Arizona residents in Black Canyon City and Congress.
All residents are invited to attend as Cox Communications...
Eddie Maddock: Sedona Waste Not, Want Not
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock discusses Sedona Sustainability and Home Rule and encourages city voters to sustain the voice of their power by voting August 2, 2022 in the Primary.
Sedona AZ – Recently there’s been considerable discussion and emphasis placed on the subject of “sustainability” which is not a new concept. For example, is anyone still around who might...
Eddie Maddock: Sustainable or Implausible?
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock asks Sedona voters to decide whether sustainability is no longer plausible with red rock demolition for road construction, loss of scenic views to careless building and past city funded projects that failed miserably.
Sedona AZ – Sometimes it’s impossible to predict what a person can come up with by researching the Internet. Have any of you attempted...
Grand Canyon Caverns Tour Stranded 21 Stories Below Surface
Grand Canyon Caverns 2022 Rescue
Sedona AZ – On October 23, 2022 at approximately 8:30 in the evening, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a potential Peach Springs, Arizona emergency. A tour group was stranded at the bottom of the Grand Canyon Caverns elevator, approximately twenty-one stories below surface level, due to an elevator malfunction. The stranded party was...