Five candidates are competing to become the supervisor for District 1 in Pima County after current supervisor Ann Day steps down later this year.

Pima County will not offer its low-cost children's recreation program at public schools this summer for students in the first through sixth grades.

The Pima County School Superintendent’s Office last week posted statements by area governing board candidates online, in preparation for the Nov. 4 election.

March 22, 2006 - Barely old enough to vote, Alex Hoobler can pinpoint car troubles and fix most of them.

Painted Sky Elementary School was evacuated on May 3, and all students were bused to Casas Adobes Christian School.

Pinal County, a Democratic county encumbered with a history of corruption, has been viewed by many as primarily a rural void between Maricopa and Pima counties.  

As the 2012-2013 school year is soon to kick off, a total of six seats from the Amphitheater and Marana School Districts’ governing boards will be up for grabs come the November General Election.

Several Arizona towns and school districts may finally have to pay attorney's fees in the Burke vs. The Arizona State Retirement System lawsuit, though only half the amount originally awarded.

District 26 Rep. Vic Williams has formed an exploratory committee to possibly run for District 1 of the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

A massive development in Pinal County that could place up to 67,073 homes northwest of Marana is raising concerns among local officials who say they've received little information about the project.

Competitive races are set in the Amphitheater and Marana school district board elections this fall.

November 1, 2006 - It's a one-shot deal.

May 31, 2006 - As drug use in public high schools continues to increase across the country, Catalina Foothills High School is hoping to stop the abuse among its teens by drug testing students next year.

Picture Rocks is not the best place to have a medical emergency.

By a margin of nearly 2-1, Arizona voters have passed Proposition 100, the three-year, 1 percent sales tax increase expected to generate up to $1 billion a year to help fund primary and secondary education, health and human services and public safety.

On March 9, 2010, voters in the Marana Unified School District decide whether to approve a 15 percent budget override for district maintenance and operations, a decision that could add $3.1 million annually to the district's budget.

In the wake of the Newtown Conn. elementary school shootings that claimed the lives of 26, including 20 children, local school administrators said they immediately began looking at their own safety procedures and policies.

Non-profit Tucson Values Teachers and Walgreens stores throughout Southern Arizona are spearheading the third "Tucson Supplies Teachers" campaign to stock classrooms and prevent teachers from having to buy school supplies with their own money.

May 25, 2005 - When the clock strikes 2:17 p.m. and the bell rings to conclude another day at Marana High School, spotting 17-year-old Jesus Leon in a crowd of more than 1,600 students can be a formidable challenge. So, it's no wonder students sometimes feel lost among the masses.

Sept. 1, 2004 - Pima County School Superintendent Linda Arzoumanian declared a governing board vacancy in the Marana Unified School District Aug. 27 due to the resignation of board member Sandi Nielson.

Wednesday, April 13

On Tuesday, Arizona voters will be voting on the primary candidates they want to see move on to the General Election, and based on early numbers, many residents have already spoken.

The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission postponed a hearing last week that would have advanced plans for a massive housing development north of Marana because Pima County and Marana were not notified as required under state law.

Sylvia M. Lee, Ph.D. and Marty Cortez will be sworn in as  Pima Community College Governing Board members during the Board’s Annual Meeting at 5 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Community Board Room of PCC’s District Office, 4905 E. Broadway.

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