Nearly 300 PCC Adult Education students graduate tonight

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 6:03am

Nearly 300 PCC Adult Education students graduate tonight

This evening nearly 300 women and men will be graduating from PCC’s Adult Education program, and the public is invited to attend and cheer the graduates on.

Among those graduating will be Maria ‘Rosario’ Messina, this is 36 years after she

View Comments | Post a Comment

Community Sponsors

Marana, Oro Valley, Tucson Carpet Cleaning

Watch video

Marana, Oro Valley, Carpet Cleaning Coupons

Carpet Cleaning

Authors from across the U.S. coming to PCC workshop

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 5:54am

Authors from across the U.S. coming to PCC workshop

Several award-winning authors from across the country will converge on Pima Community College later this week to ‘inspire and encourage’ local writers at the 25th annual Pima Writers’ Workshop.

The workshop provides aspiring novelists, essayists and poets an opportunity to hone their writing skills and learn about getting published as

View Comments | Post a Comment

South Tucson low voter turnout approves home rule

Submitted by James Bennett on Wednesday, May 22nd, 5:30 am

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now)- Only 200 voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election in South Tucson, but they approved a home rule option by a 2-1 margin.

The decision allows the city to set spending limits instead of following guidelines mandated by the state.

South Tucson is projecting to spend $15.8 million in 2013-2014. The state mandate was around $10 million.

The proposal passed 136-64 (68 percent-32 percent).

The City of South Tucson has 1,909 registered voters, meaning it had a 10.6 percent turnout.

View Comments | Post a Comment

Game and Fish to implement fire restrictions at wildlife areas

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:52pm

Game and Fish to implement fire restrictions at wildlife areas

The Arizona Game and Fish Department will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions at all department wildlife areas effective Wednesday, May 22.

Stage 1 restrictions mean that no open fires are allowed -- including campfires and charcoal-burning barbecues. Smoking is prohibited except within an

View Comments | Post a Comment

Community Sponsors

At Home Kennels Boarding & Grooming

Watch video

Your pet's home away from home!

$5 off Boarding!

Local families needed to host exchange students

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 11:56am

Local families needed to host exchange students

Have you ever wanted to host an exchange student? ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is seeking local host families for international high school boys and girls.

Students range from 15 to 18 years of age, and are

View Comments | Post a Comment

Tips from ADOT for holiday weekend travel

Submitted by Elizabeth Walton, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 10:53am

Tips from ADOT for holiday weekend travel

This is a long holiday weekend for many, and a kickoff to the summer travel season. In Arizona this year that means a break from construction-related closures. The Arizona Department of Transportation has not scheduled any construction closures on major highways in the state.

ADOT is reminding holiday travelers to prepare ahead of

View Comments | Post a Comment

Tucson Water increase will be finalized tonight

Submitted by KOLD Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 8:39am

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now)- Residents will find out this evening how much more they will
be paying for water in Tucson.

The city council will decide on new rates and fees
tonight. No matter what that Tucson
water bill will be going up. How much is
the real question. The answer is not
clear yet, but residents can get some sort of idea, the estimate is $3. Not a lot, but more than residents have paid
before.

Tucson Water says costs are going up and it needs to increase
revenue from somewhere.

There are numbers of ways to get there; for the average
customer their bill will go up anywhere from $2.91 to $3.68 per bill. Tucson Water has held a series of public
forums over the past few weeks.
Officials are taking all of the feedback to the council, who will make
the final decision this evening.

The council meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. tonight.

View Comments | Post a Comment