Sedona AZ – The Superintendent of Public Instruction announced the hiring of Erica Maxwell as the Arizona Department of Education’s first-ever Associate Superintendent of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Ms. Maxwell has over 25 years of experience as a certified educator. Her experience includes roles as an administrator in the Chandler Unified School District, instructional coach at Skyline Gila... 

Sedona AZ – National Park Service (NPS) Dispatch at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area received a call from 911 at approximately 7:58 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, and dispatched rangers to the Lake Powell Resort’s main marina in the Wahweap District of the park, near Page, Arizona. It was reported a male had jumped in the water near slip F-3 and had not resurfaced. NPS Rangers arrived on scene... 

Stolen car found in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks area of Highway 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff AZ. Sedona AZ – On Saturday, August 17, 2019, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area of Highway 89A near milepost 389, the area commonly referred to as the switchbacks of Oak Creek Canyon, for a report of a recovered stolen vehicle. That same day detectives responded... 

Sedona AZ – The Phillip England Center for the Performing Arts Foundation will present the Camp Verde Jazz Festival on August 30 and 31, 2019. The Bresnan Unplugged Quartet will open the Festival on Friday, August 30, at 7:00 p.m. and present a fun filled evening of swing blues, originals and standards culled from the Great American Songbook. Dan Bresnan, vocals and guitar, is an international... 

Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: U.S. House of Representatives Millions of workers across this country enjoy the freedom to choose whether or not to belong to a union. That freedom would be stripped away if a new bill, called the PRO Act, gets through Congress. Tell Congress: Stand up for Workers! The PRO Act would: Force workers to pay union dues, even if they... 

Sedona AZ — The Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC), will be hosting a two-day “First Protector” train-the-trainer for 150 state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers statewide September 18 – 19, 2019, in the Phoenix area. The training will utilize the A.L.I.C.E (Alert Lockdown Inform Counter Evacuate) Active Shooter Response with the goal of taking this training... 

Sedona AZ – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced the formation of the Arizona Department of Education’s first statewide Student Advisory Council. Fifteen students representing grades 5 through 12 will be selected to participate in this advisory council as part of Superintendent Hoffman’s efforts to elevate the voices of students in Arizona. “When students have the opportunity... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ – Here’s a bite of the reality sandwich characterized as “gun control”…I wrote the first Farce and Fallacy of Gun Control Laws article about three years ago and, yet, nothing whatsoever has changed in America relative to mass killings. So, I asked the SedonaEye.com publisher to republish it. Will banning... 

The city of Sedona took the lead in advancing SB 1382, signed by Gov. Ducey in April 2018, which ensured that all online platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO and Home Away would be responsible for collecting and remitting sales and bed taxes on behalf of their short-term rental owner clients. This change will result in significant additional revenues to the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – The following... 

Sedona AZ –  The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the community of a scheduled Public Safety Training exercise at Ft. Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff. The training involves multiple public safety agencies from across the state. The training will be on Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16, 2019. Visitors at Fort Tuthill County Park on these days will notice an increased presence...