The Primary Election results were anticlimactic for many local candidates since there were few contested nominations.

July 1 Jesus A. Garcia and Micaela de Garcia of Douglas July 2 Jesus J. Hernandez-Portillo of Agua Prieta, MX and Ana E. Hernandez Arvizu of Douglas.

Failure to get approval to replace a concrete walk could very well cost Rob Doctor his job.

Border problems involving illegal immigrants stratches far beyond Douglas and the surrounding communities and ranches.

U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords visited Douglas Sunday to meet with over 80 Douglas residents at the Gadsden Hotel for a pancake breakfast.

The Cochise County Fair in only three weeks away, and this years fair offers fun, food and excitement.

The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission will host a debate between candidates for governor Wednesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized an illegal exportation of 3 loaded firearms and 277 rounds of ammunition when they stopped a Phoenix couple and searched their vehicle during outbound operations.

After nearly a week of counting votes, Tom Horne appears to have clinched the Republican nomination for state attorney general.

In a pleasant morning, surrounded by associates, family members, special guests and more, Douglas Wal-Mart celebrated its grand re-opening after months of intense remodeling to give local shoppers a new buying experience. T

The Douglas Dispatch offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, for the Labor Day holiday.

Douglas Democrats opened its office Sunday on 10th Street between F and G Avenue.

August 18 DOUGLAS Drugs: On 8-18-10, Adrian Valenzuela-Aisturo and Luis Carlos Cevallos-Martinez both undocumented aliens were arrested after a traffic stop was conducted and two double stack bundles were discovered in the trunk of a 1992 Oldsmobile 4DSD. This occurred at Highway 191 and Grace Ave located in Douglas, AZ.

PHOENIX ‑‑ An attorney for the state formally asked a federal appeals court Thursday to undo the injunction a trial judge issued blocking Arizona from enforcing parts of its new immigration law.

Cochise College has been selected to receive a federal grant of more than $1 million to continue offering a TRiO Student Support Services program at the Douglas Campus. The program works to motivate qualified students to continue their education by providing individualized counseling, extracurricular educational activities, and personalized instruction.

On Saturday, August 21, 2010, the Cochise County Search and Rescue Team deployed on a training mission in the Pinery Canyon Road area. Information was received by Sheriff’s Office Investigators that several wells in the area should be searched to ensure there was no evidence and/or a body in that area related to an open 1980 Missing Persons case.

While the Primary Election held on Tuesday, August 24, had little impact on local offices, final tallies will go a long way to determining state and federal representation.

PHOENIX — Arizona National Guard troops will arrive at the U.S. border by the end of the month.

New Douglas Postmaster Cherie Dickerson recently spoke at the regular meeting of the Douglas AARP, answering questions about mailing costs and any upcoming changes.

In the story “Rock with the Stock” at the county fair,” which appeared in the August 18 edition, it stated that “All proceeds this year will be donated to the Krentz family.”