Williamson News

As membership declines in the Prescott chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, another group is taking shape to keep those veterans' memories alive.

EDITOR: Thank you, Mr. Middlebrook for your analysis and kind words. My wife and I chose to live in the valley over the city some time ago.

Punctuated by applause, accolades, and a few tears, four new City Council members replaced departing members Tuesday afternoon.

A Yavapai County Superior Court judge denied a motion to dismiss the case of a Williamson Valley man accused of shooting at equestrians that twice ended in a mistrial.

Courteney Cox isn't done running from masked serial killers. The 45-year-old "Cougar Town" and "Friends" star says she's excited about returning to the horror genre in "Scream 4," the upcoming slasher sequel being written by Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first two films in the popular horror trilogy.

EDITOR: Our son, wife and 15-year-old autistic grandson recently visited with us in Williamson Valley, on their way to Disneyland.

The Williamson Valley Incorporation Committee meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at Mile High Middle School, 300 S. Granite St., in Prescott.

A woman who called 911 after she heard gunshots while riding horses with six other people in Williamson Valley testified Thursday in Steve Solomon's assault and endangerment trial at the Yavapai County Superior Courthouse in Prescott.

Accused killer Steven DeMocker and his ex-wife Carol Kennedy both struggled with finances after their divorce, which caused extreme friction between the two, a fraud examiner testified Friday at the Yavapai County Courthouse.

Toni Tennille poses with her Australian Shepherd therapy dog, "Smoky." The duo have been paying visits to Yavapai Regional Medical Center patients.

EDITOR: I signed the "Rural Williamson Valley" petition requesting that my property in Morgan Ranch be excluded from the proposed area to be incorporated into the Town of Williamson Valley.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources has released its first report on well water level changes in the Big Chino Valley in almost 15 years.

The Chino Valley Mounted Sheriff's Posse and the "Back In the Saddle Again" riding group are co-sponsoring the 4th annual ride to benefit the St.

It looks as though the Williamson Valley Incorporation Committee will not get what has been the main impetus behind its incorporation effort without a fight - and perhaps not then.

Kimley-Horn & Associates' engineers and architects traveled from Phoenix to Prescott Tuesday evening to unveil their almost-final design plan for the Williamson Valley Road Improvement North Project, which goes from Pioneer Parkway to Outer Loop Road.

If the community of Williamson Valley becomes the Town of Williamson Valley in 2010, residents automatically would get possession of their embattled Williamson Valley Road - or not.

With one side pushing for a new voice, and the other side questioning the need, it is now the City of Prescott's turn to weigh in on the proposed incorporation of Williamson Valley.

EDITOR: A 13.8 percent increase on my 2009 Yavapai County property tax bill! Across-the-board increases on every item - Yavapai County, school district, community college, fire department, library, flood control district.

An addition to the contract for the Elks Opera House renovation, and the proposed incorporation of Williamson Valley will be among the topics the Prescott City Council will consider this week.

EDITOR: Congratulations to the Williamson Valley Neighbors, who were vigilant and were able to give the Yavapai County Sheriff the information needed to arrest the burglary suspects in that area.