Sedona area Committee Fire preliminary map – CNF links are available in article for updates Sedona AZ – The Committee Fire, located east of Sedona on Munds Mountain, is now at one hundred acres and growing, reports Coconino National Forest incident command. The fire has a low-to-moderate rate of spread through heavy brush, and is currently moving in a north/northeast direction reported... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock reminds voters to fact check politicians in the upcoming Sedona city election especially the Home Rule issue on the ballot. Sedona AZ – In a world that seems to reek from ongoing controversial matters, global, national and local, it is enough to make one wonder if things will EVER be normal again. “Normal?” and what does that mean? Is it... 

Flagstaff AZ – On April 19, 2022, at 1100 hours the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office began evacuation operations in the Timberline and Fernwood areas, north of Flagstaff along Hwy 89. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office was advised by the United States Forest Service at approximately 8:00 a.m. that the Tunnel Fire had jumped the fire line and was threatening the Timberline – Fernwood Area.... 

Sign this petition to defund the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau today. The City of Sedona has paid the Sedona Chamber 15.3 million dollars since 2014. The current policy is NOT working for our communities. February 22, 2022 – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Defunding the Chamber is a request to change the public policy for tourism management. Watching Sedona... 

Arizona state capitol building in Phoenix Sedona AZ – The following announcement on short-term rental legislation is actively moving through the Arizona State Legislature: House Bill (HB) 2711, sponsored by Representative Brenda Barton, is scheduled for a hearing in the House Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (LARA) Committee Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at 2 p.m. This bill will provide more authority... 

Sedona AZ – No-cost tax preparation and e-filing services for taxpayers of all ages by AARP Tax-Aide IRS-certified volunteers will be at both branches of the Sedona Public Library throughout the 2022 tax season. This year, tax assistance is available by appointment only. You must stop by either library branch to pick up an AARP Taxpayer Packet and call 928-793-3346 for an appointment after completing... 

Sedona AZ – You may have noticed that your city or town is growing or being impacted by growth. Yavapai County is growing and developing at unprecedented rates. People are moving here from all over the nation and globally. How will the County grow and develop responsibly while maintaining the unique quality and character and culture of the Southwest region for its residents and newcomers? Identifying... 

Sedona AZ – Starting the week of November 15, 2021, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins ignitions to 400 acres of the Flagstaff Wildland Urban Interface Observatory Blocks Prescribed Burn. The Flagstaff WUI Observatory Rx Burn is part of a larger scale, 750-acre project, approximately six miles west of Flagstaff, southwest of Observatory Mesa, and south of Interstate 40. The... 

Sedona AZ – Upcoming and favorable weather conditions provide an ideal window for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management and the Pine-Strawberry Fire District to begin a multi-day, prescribed burn near the communities of Pine-Strawberry. Starting November 15, 2021, DFFM begins ignitions to 100 acres of a 200-acre project at Camp LoMia in Pine. The goal of the burn is to safeguard... 

SedonaEye.com’s Eddie Maddock channels a fun and Happy Halloween 2021. Sedona AZ –  The oft said, “The best of times; the worst of times” most assuredly poses a question. But just who is qualified to determine the answer? Oh Man, not this costume again! After difficult times with the threat of an alien disease and the remaining questionable future, turmoil has become a daily routine....