Cottonwood News

Warm, easy nights of June in Jerome will set the perfect mood to welcome art lovers as they stroll the lovely galleries and studios that circle the town from the Old Jerome High School to Made in Jerome Pottery and The Lincoln Gallery.

Clarkdale Community Services is pleased to announce the 2013 Concerts in the Park series. Clarkdale Community Services - Parks and Recreation annually hosts a series of concerts in the Clarkdale Town Park which run throughout the summer months.

Beach soul, surf rock, electro fuzz, hip hop and psychedelic desert folk are just some of the genre descriptions of the week's upcoming acts at Cottonwood's new music venue Main Stage.

Camp Verde's art gallery, White Hills Gallery, is moving into a new location, officially opening on May 31

Maybe it was the personal connection, but the photos of waterfalls emailed to Brenda Strom by her daughter and son-in-law as they hiked a trail in northern Pennsylvania called to her in a way that few subjects had.

The Northern Arizona Boys and Girls Club will share in a grant with students from Mingus Union and Camp Verde High Schools in a program to establish native tree plants and to restore native lands along waterways in the Verde Valley.

Four people were flown to Phoenix-area hospitals Tuesday when the vehicle they were traveling in rolled off of Interstate 17 near Camp Verde.

In a race that pitted two incumbent Cottonwood City Council members against each other, Tim Elinski emerged the victor over Linda Norman in Tuesday's Cottonwood general election by almost a 60 to 40 percent margin.

In cooperation with the National Forests and Yavapai County, the City of Cottonwood is implementing fire restrictions effective Wednesday at 8 a.m. These restrictions prohibit all open fires and campfires.

After five rounds of back-and-forth action, the final bout of Golden Cobra Center of Fitness' South Mountain Showdown II capped off an exciting night of fights for the Cottonwood gym.

Bob Dylan turns 72 on May 24 and he'll be celebrated in song at the 8th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Concerts on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, both at 7 p.m., at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood.

The legendary Maria Muldaur appears in concert at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m.

Cottonwood's new music venue, Main Stage, will host a bevy of young talent from the Phoenix and Tempe areas this week as they enter their first full week of events.

Diane Joens Mayor of Cottonwood Voters now have their ballots for the Tuesday, May 21, all mail City of Cottonwood election.

Mayor Diane Joens proclaimed May 2013 as Bicycle Awareness Month and the week of May 13th-17th as Bike-to-Work Week in Cottonwood; and urged all residents, schools, city departments, and civic groups to support bicycling and for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists to work together to share our streets, roads and trails.

Pillsbury Wine Tasting Room in Old Town Cottonwood hosted the Purses & Wine fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Cottonwood, held on Friday evening, May 17.

Sedona and Cottonwood have put it all on the line in a battle of pride. Sedona City Manager Tim Ernster and Cottonwood City Manager Doug Bartosh, have created a "friendly competition" and challenged each other in competing cycling teams representing their cities.

The Town of Clarkdale is pleased to announce that the historic Valley View Cemetery sign has been restored and installed in its original location above the masonry pillars at the entrance to the cemetery.

CAMP VERDE - Yavapai-Apache Nation Tribal Leaders participated in the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona's Congressional Impact Week April 22-26 in Washington, D.C. Each year, the ITCA coordinates the Impact Week as an opportunity for Arizona Tribal Leaders to meet in D.C. and lobby Congressional leaders on issues that impact Arizona tribal communities.

Yavapai College is nearing successful completion of all projects funded under the $69.5 million Yavapai College General Obligations Bond Issuance of November 2000.