Prescott Valley officials have authorized building a concrete 3 million-gallon water storage tank on Glassford Hill. MGC Corporation is the builder. That decision was prompted by a growing population and improving water levels. The $4.2 million cost for the tank is being split between the Town of Prescott Valley and Jasper Subdivision developer AZ Eco-Development. … Read More…
The original plans for a two-day mid-September in-person meeting of the third annual Arizona Drug Summit in Tempe have been revised by Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk and her colleagues. The restricted number of attendees for public gatherings now in place prompted summit planners to shift to a virtual format. Originally, more than 400 people … Read More…
The City of Prescott Fire Department has donated a fire truck to the Yavapai College Fire Science Program. The City’s Fleet Services Supervisor Jim Fosnough drove a HME-manufactured Type I pumper to the Yavapai College Career and Technical Services Center on July 21. After 18 years with the Prescott Fire Department, the engine is now … Read More…
Aviation Week Network named two students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus among the top 20 “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders” in the world. Alexis Hepburn, a 2020 honors graduate from Seattle, and Julia Mihaylov, a 2019 graduate from Rancho Santa Margarita, California, both were majors in the aerospace engineering program led by Dr. Ron Madler, the … Read More…
Organized by City of Prescott officials, city and county officials and community leaders signed wood beams before they were raised to “top out” the Prescott Regional Airport (PRC) passenger terminal being constructed. The new terminal, 6546 Crystal Lane, is on the northeast edge of Prescott off Highway 89. Approximately 50 invited guests attended the July … Read More…
The popular Del. E. Webb Family Enrichment Center at Yavapai College is subject to the same opening-of-school limitations as the rest of the campus. For more than 12 years, the center has provided high-quality educational experiences for children ages 3 months to 5 years old. College officials said that because the center is part of … Read More…
Prescott has long been proud of its reputation as a territorial, frontier and cowboy town. Just ask any of the regulars who line the bars along Whiskey Row in downtown Prescott. Apparently, others agree. Prescott was named the No. 4 Western Town in the U.S. by True West Magazine in its spring issue. Executive Editor … Read More…
The economics of COVID-19 has forced the relocation of what has been a popular attraction in Prescott Valley: the Northern Arizona Suns professional basketball team. The team is being moved to the Greater Phoenix area for the current season by its parent ballclub, the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, and then sold to the Detroit Pistons, under … Read More…
Construction of a $10-million school campus for Trinity Christian School (TCS) is now underway on Deep Well Ranch Road just west of Prescott Regional Airport. The new campus ultimately will have multiple buildings and related educational facilities. TCS Warrior Way Campus is the name for the 17.5-acre campus, and it is the result of more … Read More…
Officials at Arizona Downs have canceled the 2020 horseracing season at the track at 10501 E. Highway 89A in Prescott Valley. The reason for cancellation was cited as “concerns for public safety and the new state orders restricting gatherings in public places.” Ordinarily, the racetrack operates from Memorial Day weekend in May until Labor Day … Read More…