The Daily Chirp

Bisbee’s Lavender Pit multi-use path is facing a roughly $600,000 to $800,000 funding gap after construction bids came in far higher than expected, putting the yearslong project in jeopardy. Supporters told the City Council that if construction doesn’t start by July, the project could lose key federal funding, and city officials said they’re searching for options but can’t cover the full shortfall.

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Huachuca Mountain Elementary is celebrating a major statewide honor, after earning Arizona’s A+ School of Excellence designation for its academics, leadership and strong school culture.

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Today - Former Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd is spending a new chapter of her life far from home, serving an 18-month mission in Mexico after a final stretch in public office marked by personal loss and legal trouble tied to Cochise County’s 2022 election certification.

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Today - A Cochise County judge is facing sharp criticism from the Arizona Court of Appeals after a ruling involving a young Native American boy, federal child welfare law, and comments the appellate court called racially charged.

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A public records dispute over a Cochise County jail report is now turning into a request for nearly 77-thousand dollars in attorney’s fees and sanctions.

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Today - A massive rebuild of the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry could reshape Nogales for generations, changing not just how people cross the border, but how the city’s downtown survives and grows.

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A young Bisbee woman is heading to Canada, taking with her a lifelong calling, deep family support, and a message she says has shaped her whole life.

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Today - Bisbee City Hall was supposed to hear public comment — but for one night, it became an open mic.

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What began as a late-summer tragedy on a dark stretch of Cochise County roadway has now moved into a more formal, and potentially costly, phase, with the family of a Benson-area woman who drowned during a September flash flood filing a $3 million notice of claim that raises difficult questions about road design, public safety and how much responsibility government bears when nature and infrastructure collide.

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Bisbee has chosen a new direction for tourism marketing, but the debate behind that decision showed the city is still working through larger questions about cost, structure, and who should shape its future image.

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