Black Canyon City News

Kathy Julian, Dan Julian and their son Jaysen Julian gear up for the ride. The event raised more than $300 for Canon School students.

The Midway RV and Mobile Home Park in Black Canyon City is under new management.

The owners of Rock Springs Cafe in Black Canyon City now offer their nationally renowned pies for sale and delivery online at www.rockspringscafe.com . The popular cafe along Interstate-17 is famous for its pies, not only with locals, but also with frequent travelers of Arizona's highways and pie lovers across the nation.

Black Canyon City is the place to be Saturday for the 2nd Annual CommUnity Fun Fest and Veteran's Day Parade sponsored by the BCC Chamber of Commerce and BCC Community Association.

Cordes Lakes and Black Canyon City both have some fun on tap for the weekend. On Friday, Canon Elementary School will put on a Fall Festival at the old school campus, 18800 Old School Loop Rd.

One neighborhood in Black Canyon City found its peaceful community turned upside-down when a resurfacing project started on Interstate 17.

Residents of local fire districts are finding that the way the county calculates their taxes certainly doesn't keep time with the current economic climate.

Just a couple weeks ago, Mayer Elementary School conducted a scheduled fire drill.

Black Canyon Fire Chief Tom Birch is about one month away from moving into the Fire Department's new fire station.

At an old dog track in Black Canyon City, fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management gathered Monday for a helicopter trip into a remote area on the Bradshaw Mountains.

After 13 years of "hard work and frustration," Black Canyon Fire Chief Tom Birch's dream of a new fire station is about to become reality.

Freeway improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions this weekend.

The Mayer Meals on Wheels celebrated a grand re-opening Friday with an auction, a special lunch, and a presentation by Northern Arizona Council of Government officials.

Mayer firefighter Dave Lattman sprays down the second of two homes destroyed as fire crews from Mayer, Black Canyon City, Camp Verde, Central Yavapai, Prescott National Forest and officers from the Yavapai County Sheriffs Office fought the blaze and evacuated homes and the elementary school in the area.

Canon and Franklin Phonetic play at Mountain Valley Park Sept. 8. The game ended in a 6-6 tie.

Mary Kay DePoe has joined the Black Canyon City community as its new Head Start Center director.

" Deputies from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office made four arrests during September in relation to multiple thefts in the Black Canyon City area.

The Black Canyon City Chamber of Commerce will play host to Casino Fun Night on Saturday evening.

BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ a ' Two separate accidents resulted in the closure of a portion of the southbound Interstate 17 for more than three hours Sunday.

Phoenix mechanic Ted Noble just put a new engine in a customer's 1993 Volvo. The bill was almost $2,500. And, yes, the customer considered his options first.