Sedona AZ (February 19, 2016) – Final call for entries in the 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade! It’s a great opportunity for community exposure and promotion. Now is the deadline for all applications to participate, so submit your parade entry forms quickly. Entry slots are limited and filled on a first-come first-served basis. If you need an entry form, print it from Sedona Main Street Program’s... 

AZ Education Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (February 18, 2016) – Arizona Superintendent Diane Douglas today applauded the Senate Education Committee for voting to approve a strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1455 that would give parents the right to opt their child out of mandatory state testing. “I have always fought for the protection of parents’ rights, including what... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (February 18, 2016) – As a result of the untimely resignation of Angela LeFevre from the Sedona City Council at a special meeting on February 10, 2016, Council had a discussion relating to selection of a replacement to serve during the months prior to national, state, and city elections in November 2016. Of the six applicants, Michael Ward, Steve... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (February 15, 2016) – The following is an Open Letter to the Sedona City Council, from J. Rick Normand, Investigative Columnist Re: City Council Appointment to Fill Council Vacancy: Madam Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor and Councilors, As a result of my attendance at the Special Council Meeting of February 10, 2016 which had... 

Sedona AZ (February 15, 2016) – At its annual Achievement Awards luncheon, Keep Sedona Beautiful presented eleven honors for exemplary service and environmental accomplishments throughout 2015. The event was attended by 105 awardees and residents and emceed by popular local entertainers Tom and Shondra. Community Service Awards were presented to the Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, Steve and... 

Sedona AZ (February 9, 2016) – Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives are investigating the death of Michael Murphy, 54, of Page, Arizona, after he collapsed on the houseboat dock at Antelope Point on Lake Powell, Arizona. On February 8, at approximately 1:50 in the afternoon, personnel of the National Park Service at Glen Canyon received a report from Antelope Point of an unresponsive... 

Sedona AZ (February 9, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Burns ACC Usurper Case Taken to AZ Supreme Court Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ February 9, 2016 The ACC is tasked with the responsibility to protect AZ ratepayers by weighing the costs and benefits of all state utility requests. Yesterday I filed a “Petition for Special... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (February 8, 2016) – The City of Sedona Engineering Services recently installed signs informing motorists of the City’s ordinance which prohibits the use of a handheld cell phone while driving. The city code was approved by the Sedona City Council and became effective August 22, 2014. Since that time the police department has been issuing verbal... 

Beautiful Sedona sunrise opens 11th Annual Sedona Marathon Sedona AZ (February 6, 2016) – This morning, registrants from around the globe raced through Sedona’s beautiful red rocks in the Eleventh Annual Sedona Marathon event. Over 2,800 runners and walkers enjoyed the scenic yet difficult course and the results are in: For the second year in a row, Flagstaff runner Thomas Rivers Puzey, 31, took... 

Sedona AZ (February 6, 2016) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District Office is announcing the scheduled times and locations for the public scoping meetings as it begins revision of a portion of the land use plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM). Under a March 2015 federal court order, BLM is required to reanalyze the impacts of recreational target shooting on the...