Town Council
After resigning her seat on the Florence Town Council to run for mayor, the council has approved how to fill out the remaining two years of Michelle Cordes’ term. On a motion by Vice Mayor …
Development
The Florence Town Council recently unanimously voted to rezone about 2,250 acres of rural land that could bring in more than 7,500 homes to the area. The council approved the measure for the Florence …
Community
If you haven't gone yet, you have one last chance this spring season to attend the town's Game & Grub Night.
The town debuted the series of events in January and held them once a …
FUSD
Students at schools in the Florence Unified School District who take after-hours extracurricular activities will have to find new ways to get back home.
FUSD has announced that beginning in the …
Community
The Second Annual Teen Extreme Night takes place in Florence on Friday.
This free event is for tweens and teens between sixth and 12th grades.
Sponsored by the Florence Teen Council and …
Neighbor
Girl Scout Troop 3255 of Florence recently put a big smile on the faces of cancer patients at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center by donating 170 boxes of its cookies.
At the troop’s request, …
Middle School
On Monday, members of an exploratory committee with the Florence Unified School District will be discussing plans for the district to transition to a middle-school model.
The meeting take …
Public Safety
Florence Unified School Superintendent Chris Knutsen, FUSD Governing Board President Roger Biede III and other district leaders recently were hands-on learners as they visited the new FUSD-ADOT test …
Honors
Two Florence Unified School District students took top prizes in the Pinal County Community Advisory Board's Character Counts Essay Competition.
Second-grader Faith Nunley of Florence K-8 won …
3rd Friday
The Pinal Country Attorney’s Office will be on hand to provide its 3rd Annual DUI Awareness Car Show in conjunction with 3rd Fridays, a fun and free opportunity to bring the community together, …
PINAL COUNTY
A 49-year-old man has been taken into custody for questioning in connection with a homicide that occurred near Florence, authorities said Friday.
Javier Lopez had been wanted for questioning …
Country Thunder
The Pinal County Attorney’s Office was off and running on the first day of Country Thunder on Thursday by educating festival attendees about the dangers of drinking and driving.
By early …
Town Hall
After more than two months, the majority of the front counter remodeling project at the Florence Town Hall building, 775 N. Main St., has been completed and reopened.
On Jan. 29, Florence Town …
SUMMER PREPARATION
Pinal County Air Quality is only issuing three-day open burning permits, and officials announced all permits will expire by May 1.
Pinal County will suspend the issuance of all open burning …
Neighbors
Karen Banda and Rebecca Olivera have been named recipients of the "Women in Engineering Scholarship" at Central Arizona College.
They both credit Armineh Noravian, professor of engineering at …
Election 2024
Arizona's 16th legislative district is one of 30 in the state, consisting of sections of Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties. It was created in January 2022.
Meet the 2024 LD 16 state …
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