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Voters support Pinal school spending proposals

by Melissa | Nov 9, 2016 | Education, Florence

Voters support Pinal school spending proposals Casa Grande Dispatch One incumbent lost a seat in Florence as one of the area school board races with the most candidates was decided. With all precincts counted Wednesday morning but some early votes left to process,...

New Circle K gets town incentives despite unknown effects on street

by Melissa | Nov 4, 2016 | Development, Florence, Government

New Circle K gets town incentives despite unknown effects on street by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Despite concerns about whether the town could end up with three convenience stores on three consecutive blocks, or just create more vacancies on...

Town plans permanent traffic signal at Hunt Hwy. and Attaway Road

by Melissa | Oct 27, 2016 | Development, Florence, Government

Town plans permanent traffic signal at Hunt Hwy. and Attaway Road by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune A temporary stoplight, operating for the last several months at Hunt Highway and Attaway Road, is set to be replaced by a permanent light by the...

Pulte says Anthem flood plain maps are mistaken

by Melissa | Oct 13, 2016 | Florence, Government

Pulte says Anthem flood plain maps are mistaken by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Federal maps show some homes in Anthem at Merrill Ranch in a “flood plain” with an above-average risk of flood, but a Pulte Homes spokesperson said that’s an error...

Longtime Pinal family keeps farming for the community

by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Development, Economy, Florence

Longtime Pinal family keeps farming for the community by Mark Cowling | Tri-Valley Dispatch As a cotton-farming youngster, Guy Rankin used to imagine how much food he could grow, and all the people he could feed, with some of the water his family used to grow cotton....

Florence Council OKs millions for engineering

by Melissa | Oct 11, 2016 | Development, Florence, Government

Florence Council OKs millions for engineering by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune After some discussion, the Town Council approved six separate items authorizing the town to spend just over $2.5 million on “on-call” engineering services with six...