Vape detection systems working in Limestone County schools

The Limestone County school system invested more than $130,000 last year in e-cigarette detection systems in restrooms and on school grounds. School Superintendent Randy Searose told Huntsville TV station WAFF that several hundred of the district's 5,000 students have been found vaping, and he said repeat offenders have been sent to alternative schools with programs […]

Cochise County and Election Systems & Software host voting equipment demo at Cochise College

To address questions Cochise County has received regarding voting machines and tabulation, the county hosted a presentation and Q&A with election systems and software on Wednesday. Democratic Supervisor Anne English said the county and the Board of Supervisors want people to be informed about the voting system. “The best information comes from the people who […]

2 New England States Rank Top 10 ‘Best School Systems’

People are the product of those who raised them, but parents aren’t the only ones who help raise children. I think it is absolutely clear that the school system has a huge impact on children. Remember your youth. Perhaps you can think of a teacher who shaped you, an event in elementary school, and so […]

Should water systems warn clients if they find ‘forever chemicals’?

SIERRA VISTA — Deborah Gearty had barely heard the term ‘permanent chemicals’ until she found them in her drinking water. In late April, the East Slope Water Company notified Ghiati and its neighbors that the water it supplies to about 450 people in the southwest corner of the city had been contaminated with PFAS (perfluoroalkyl […]

Cochise County voters approve a sales tax for jail systems | News

Cochise County, Arizona (KVOA) – Residents of Cochise County voted on the possibility of a sales tax that would be used to fund the county’s prison facilities and system. The 0.5 cent excise tax to fund prison facilities and systems passed it. Residents of Cochise County voted on the potential for a sales tax […]

Maricopa County adds $10 million to fund to help homeowners fix HVAC systems

Maricopa County has committed $10 million to the federal Pandemic Stimulus Fund to help eligible homeowners repair or replace their heating and air conditioning systems. The pot was created about a year ago and the current cash injection is more than double the total amount put in so far. One air conditioner costs about $15,000, […]

Arizona Tribal water systems granted millions in federal grants

PHOENIX — Interior Secretary Deb Harland this week announced several investments in Arizona, along with millions of dollars in funding for tribal water and sanitation systems, irrigation improvements and dam safety projects in five U.S. states. . Ahead of the announcement, Harland toured the Hopi Keems Canyon Water Project in northern Arizona. “To address chronic […]