Jerome News

Tom Kat Records DSN Music, a service of the Digital Syndicate Network, announced that they have signed the Arizona-based active rock group Headless Charlie to an exclusive deal with the label.

Chunks of Arizona history and folklore were collected during the 1930s by historians and writers employed by the government as part of its Works Progress Administration.

Seven candidates are after the five open seats on the Town Council. Three incumbent council members seek reelection, and four challengers hope to fill some of those seats.

If there is an upside to the sour economy it is that valley communities are working to-gether, finding ways to save money.

WEEKEND GETAWAY: Alcantara Vineyards is one of several stops on the Verde Valley Wine Trail.

It's official - winter has arrived in Jerome. On Monday night, icy-cold winds turned what had been rainfall by day into a concoction of sleet, and finally a few inches of snow, during the overnight hours.

For 37 years, Made in Jerome Pottery owner David Hall has been producing unique pottery pieces made from the sticky red clay he mines from outcroppings in and around the area.

We can disagree with some of the decisions taken by our local municipalities, schools and Yavapai County to balance their budgets in these recessionary times.

Public officials are already excited about the prospects of a significant focus on recreation in the Verde Valley.

State Rep. Lucy Mason will bring the Jerome Town Council up to speed on legislative matters at the beginning of the council's regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m. During a recent update by Mason to the Clarkdale council, she allowed plenty of time for questions.

Les Stukenberg/ The Daily Courier Kenton Jones listens as The Honorable Rebecca White Berch, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, speaks at his investiture as a Yavapai County Superior Court Judge on Friday.

Jerome and Camp Verde both showed increases for October in retail sales tax collections over the same month last year.

Do we know how to kick off the Christmas season or what? Whether it's the Made in Clarkdale opening, the Cottonwood Christmas Parade, the Old Town Chocolate Walk or Jerome's Polar Express, this is the weekend sure to inspire the yuletide spirit even in Ol' Scrooge himself.

Sedona, AZ: Sedona Adventure Tours has put together a new and creative all-day activity for visitors and locals alike - a tour of Jerome wine tasting rooms, shops, galleries and dining along with tours of wineries in the Verde Valley.

Antique stores have a little something for everyone, even the person doing the shopping.

Dramatic temperature swings, arid climate and rocky soils are prerequisites for growing quality grapes.

Cottonwood police and fire crews were called to a brush fire in Mescal Canyon about one and a half miles southeast of Jerome off the Allen Springs Road.

Within days, the Arizona Legislature will take $144 million away from schools' soft capital budgets.

The town's proposed Sustainability Park is the "path to a new economy," not only for Clarkdale but also for the entire Verde Valley.

Sure, you can go to a big box store and find the same things everyone else is buying, or you could individualize your holiday giving, while still saving some green.