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Lights still in plan for 89A

The Arizona Department of Transportation delayed voting on the State Route 89A streetlight project but did not kill the project outright. False reports that the lighting issue was dead prompted ADOT Director John Halikowski to send a letter to...

Hamilton defends retreat center

By Christopher Fox Graham and Michele Bradley Larson Newspapers   Amarya Hamilton, one of the co-owners of Angel Valley Retreat Center, spoke Wednesday, Jan. 27, about the center’s involvement in the fatal sweat lodge incident that claimed three lives...

Diamond Resorts may buy out ILX

Sedona’s Los Abrigados Resort & Spa may soon be under new management if an acquisition offer for ILX Resorts by Diamond Resorts Corp. is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In an offer filed with the SEC on Jan....

Residents asked for advice on lights

Sedona residents have the opportunity to choose the future appearance of State Route 89A as it cuts through West Sedona. Will 42 high-pressure sodium lights arch 45 feet above the roadway? Or will 136 Monterey-style metal halide lights similar...

Quarrel overshadows lights

Sedona residents again lit up over lights at the Sedona City Council meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28, but there was little focus on the topic — 68 lighting options presented by the Arizona Department of Transportation. In his opening...

Events promise spooky celebration

Sedona residents love Halloween. It’s perhaps the only time of year when the city’s colorful cast of characters, crazies and creative types can walk down the street without garnering second looks. Only the tourists seem to notice the difference...

Lease restructured at Antonsen Memorial Park

Right now, a large sign is the only physical evidence of the Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park along Posse Ground Road in West Sedona. However, a year from now, a monolith dome sheltering an outdoor stage could be a familiar...

Press Release Tips

Email press releases to editor@larsonnewspapers.com, subject line "Press Release." The basics of writing a press release: The lead should be catchy, but include the who, what, when, where,why and how much (cost to attend, if applicable) summary of the release.A single...

Bradshaw for mayor?

Sedona Vice Mayor John Bradshaw is resigning, effective Wednesday, Oct. 28. He delivered his letter of resignation to the city on Sept. 22. Bradshaw resigned as a point of procedure as he can not run for mayor in 2010...

Council discusses annexation

The Sedona City Council considered an annexation that could add more than six square miles to the city’s territory. The potential annexation was not a land grab, council members were clear to state. “This has nothing to do with...

About Me

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."
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