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Written by Kellie Mejdrich
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 18:13 |
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If the U.S. Forest Service continues to try to yank Tombstone’s water rights by stalling improvements to the line, the city will sue, officials said this week.
“We’ll all be in court soon,” said City Clerk/Manager George Barnes, adding that he’s sent a briefing package to the State Attorney General in anticipation of a legal battle. “The government has declared a state of emergency and we’re being deliberately, in my opinion, hampered from fulfilling our obligation to fix that problem.”
Facing a freezing winter that will delay repairs even longer, Tombstone officials are scrambling to make repairs to a pipeline in the Huachuca Mountains where 24 springs carrying 50 to 80 percent of the town’s water usually flows. Those lines were damaged first by fire and then by rains this summer.
But Heidi Schewel, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service, said that Tombstone needs to work within the federally required guidelines — and permits have already been granted for some of the wilderness areas.
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Written by Andrew Schaeffer
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 19:25 |
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In terms of holiday spending, it has not yet started to look like Christmas in Tombstone.
“People don’t generally do their Christmas shopping in Tombstone,” said Robert Carreira, director of the Cochise College Center for Economic Research. “The town never really sees a spike around the holidays.”
Merchants around town have seen this same trend and have accepted it as just something that goes along with living and doing business in Tombstone.
“People tend to go to malls for shopping,” Susan Cattany, owner of Casa Paloma, said. “But if they want unique gifts, they’ll come to Tombstone.”
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Written by Robert Alcaraz
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 18:58 |
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 Mary Doria Russell’s Pulitzer nominated novel Doc, based on the events of Doc Holliday’s life, is being turned into an HBO series.
Russell, who heard the news back in June, learned that the new show will be under a two-year contract, with Akiva Goldsman as the executive producer and Ron Howard directing the pilot episode.
“I wasn’t allowed to say anything until HBO made the announcement in late November,” says Russell. “It almost killed me; I’ve never kept secret that long before in my life.”
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Written by Janice Biancavilla
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 19:16 |
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The Tombstone Small Animal Shelter offers the cheapest adoption rates in southern Arizona but the no-kill shelter, which is operated entirely by volunteers, is suffering financial troubles this year.
Elaine Perry, president of the shelter, blames the depressed economy for the lack of donations. She also says that people are surrendering animals more often than adopting because they can no longer afford the cost of pet care.
“It’s a big deal, like adopting children I think,” said Perry. “And I think you’ve got to have the time and money to give them the care they need.”
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Written by Matthew Casey
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 20:09 |
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Financial review indicates misappropriation, mismanagement of public monies; recommends fraud investigation
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