The last gunfight at the Old Tombstone Western Theme Park, on Sunday, April, 15, began with a safety warning. Then, Lee McKechnie explains the code of the West: the “good guy” always wins. McKechnie wants a louder response from the audience, so he cracks a round from his pistol, jolting the crowd with a bang….
More than two dozen unoccupied, potentially unsafe homes can be found along Old Bisbee’s historic main drag. An unofficial network of community members, contractors and residents are buying up the last of these homes to ensure the town preserves its aesthetic. They want “funky Bisbee” to remain “funky Bisbee.” Jon Sky, owner of The Parlor…
BISBEE — It wasn’t always all peanuts and cracker jacks at the old ball game. Every year, the Friends of Warren Ballpark host the Copper Classic Vintage Baseball Tournament to honor the history of Bisbee baseball. The ninth-annual event, held April 7-8, celebrated the African-American players who made history in Warren Ballpark as part of…
It’s a relatively quiet Friday afternoon for Joy Kemp, deputy public defender for Cochise County. With no court hearings to attend and no client meetings, she tucks herself away in her Sierra Vista office. There’s still plenty of work to be done. Her email inbox has fallen a bit behind. Next, it’s researching and preparing…
It’s been nearly 25 years since actor Val Kilmer uttered the infamous line, “I’m your huckleberry” as he walked the set of “Tombstone,” a film that rejuvenated this entire Southern Arizona community. Ranked among the most profitable and influential Western-themed movies of all time,“Tombstone” also reintroduced the Western genre to 21st century audiences nationwide. Now,…
