Lew Hoyt’s career has included being a flight instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, an alternate member of the U.S. Olympic teams in 1964 and 1968 and participating in the 1963 Collegiate Championships in the high jump. However, Hoyt said he is most proud of his Christianity, with a distant second being named a […] The post Hoyts fund school supplies appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

Shannon Boone, the Sedona housing manager, thinks Sedona is a place where people who disagree with her are “selfish bullies.”1 She said this in her public email correspondence that was obtained from the city in a records request. In her emails, Boone calls people who live here “short-sighted selfish bullies” and “NIMBYs” who don’t want […] The post City of Sedona staffer calls Sedona residents ‘short-sighted selfish bullies’ appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

As the summer temperatures increase, the number of volunteers available to walk dogs at the Humane Society of Sedona decreases. “Being the kind of seasonal town that we are, you know, we have a lot of snowbirds,” volunteer coordinator Deb Haynes said, estimating they lose a quarter to a third of their volunteers over the […] The post Humane Society of Sedona looking for summer volunteers appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

Local singer and songwriter K.B. Bren is proud to announce the release of his third CD “Color Me Gone.” The 13 songs on the album were recorded and mastered at Studio S in Sedona with the help of Stuart Hardy. Bren will be playing at Vino di Sedona, 2575 W. SR 89A, in West Sedona, […] The post K.B. Bren debuts third album, ‘Color Me Gone’ on June 11 appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

Within hours of former President Donald Trump being convicted by a New York jury on 34 felony counts on Thursday, May 30, we received our first letter to the editor reacting to it, though the only one thus far. We love publishing letters from residents about local, state, national and international issues as they affect […] The post Have the courage to send your views, not a form letter appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

The Rotary Club of Sedona Red Rocks announced their annual Teachers of the Year award recipients during the group’s meeting on May 1. This year’s recipients are: Michelle Johnson, third-grade teacher at West Sedona School; Rachel Ryan, upper elementary teacher at Sedona Charter School; and Barbra Robles, a junior high math teacher from Sedona Red […] The post Rotary names three as Teachers of the Year appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

The 2024 Hot Summer Nights Rallycross event will take place at the Camp Verde Arena on Saturday, June 15. The event is open to the public to register to test their driving skills while following the safety measures and guidelines of Sports Car Club of America rallycross. The Arizona Rally Association and Camp Verde Arena […] The post Rallycross returns to Camp Verde on June 15 appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

As the voice of Sedona and the Verde Valley, and Sedona’s newspaper of record for the last 60 years, we’re no stranger to filing public records requests with local, county and state governments, as well as federal agencies whose activities affect the area that we cover. Many of these requests are done with a story […] The post Low viewership of City Council and other public meetings raises questions, especially why meetings last for hours appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

The Sedona City Council approved the city’s fiscal year 2025 tentative budget and expenditure limitation during its Tuesday, May 28 meeting. At $106,155,786, it will become the largest budget in Sedona’s history, breaking the FY23 record of $105.7 million. “On a scale of 1 to 10, if conservative is a zero, I’d say a 2,” […] The post City to approve $106.2M budget, largest in history appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more

The U.S. Forest Service is responding to the 100-acre Bravo Fire, a half-mile south of Camp Navajo, west of Flagstaff and 21 miles north of Sedona, which is putting up smoke visible in Sedona and the Verde Valley. The Arizona National Guard, One Hotshot crew, two hand crews and one engine are responding to the […] The post Bravo Fire burning north of Sedona, near Camp Navajo appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News ..read more