Silence replaced chaos on the Payson Elementary School playground on Monday morning. Read more
Payson school administrators gave the Payson Unified School District board glowing reviews for the return to in-perso… Read more
Trent Winton scored three goals as Payson beat visiting Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep 5-2 in boys soccer at Rumsey Pa… Read more
The Payson Unified School District board honored a number of teachers for going above and beyond to provide a safe pl… Read more
As Payson schools prepare to return to in-person learning later this month, the Arizona superintendent of schools is … Read more
The Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens is hosting a free workshop via Zoom for family members who are caring for … Read more
A creature no larger than a grain of rice is imperiling the towering ponderosa pines of the Tonto National Forest. Le… Read more
Susan Wood is the new vice president of academic and student affairs at Eastern Arizona College (EAC). Read more
Longtime local Realtor Cliff Potts is teaching Real Estate Fundamentals (BUS143) this fall semester at the EAC-Payson… Read more
The threatened repeal of the Affordable Care Act could have a big impact on the health of Arizona’s children in the m… Read more
Childhelp-Gila County Children's Advocacy Center hosts a program on Helping Kids Feel Secure from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., T… Read more
The Elks National Foundation has announced the start of the 2021 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. Read more
State health officials may now have standards of when they think it's safe for kids to go back to school. Read more
Invest in Education’s effort to bolster one of the worst-funded education systems in the country will once again not … Read more
State health officials laid out a three-part test Thursday for when they say it is safe for schools to reopen, in ful… Read more
Jennifer Murphy is the new principal for Rim Country Middle School. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership f… Read more
I’m sure many in the community are wondering what is happening at the college and what the fall semester will look like. Read more
Yvette Harpe first joined the Payson Unified School District in 2004 to serve as Rim Country Middle School assistant … Read more
EAC-Payson is spotlighting cosmetology associate professor Cheryl Ritch. Read more
Pine-Strawberry Elementary School kids will be going back to their actual classrooms for the 2020/21 school year, sai… Read more
Arizona schools won’t be required to put kids back into classrooms next month. Read more
PHOENIX — Pressure is building on Gov. Doug Ducey to scrap setting a firm date for students to be back in classrooms. Read more
Eastern Arizona College-Payson is offering a gardening and landscape class this fall semester. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major upsets in day to day living due to social isolation, job loss, an uncertain fu… Read more
The Friends of Rim Country, Gila Community College (FORCGCC) awarded $21,000 in scholarships to 17 students for the 2… Read more
Many people who take emergency medical technician (EMT) courses are pursuing a career in the medical field, but the k… Read more
Any student attending or planning to attend EAC-Payson and working toward a certificate or a degree may apply for a s… Read more
Eastern Arizona College has announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Emergency Aid Grant to help students who are … Read more
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension invites residents to sign up and assist with its mentorship programs … Read more
Eastern Arizona College Payson campus offers a workshop for individuals looking to learn how to begin or expand their… Read more
Eastern Arizona College-Payson students could return to in-person classes this fall. Read more
Arizona schools will reopen late this summer, pretty much no matter what is going on with COVID-19, Gov. Doug Ducey s… Read more
Rim Country Middle School students picked up their promotion certificates last week during a special drive-thru celebration. Read more
The Payson Lions awarded six scholarships this year to local students. Most of the recipients attend Eastern Arizona … Read more
Registration for Eastern Arizona College’s upcoming summer classes continues this week, and there are still many cour… Read more
Joe Schmidt changed lives for the better during his three decades in education. Read more
The Payson Unified School District has launched an ambitious emergency effort to make sure that this fall every singl… Read more
Hello, my name is Michael Cline I am 18 years old, and this year’s Payson High School 2020 valedictorian, and on beha… Read more
My name is Jeff Simon, and I am the proud principal of Payson High School. I would like to welcome each of you to ton… Read more
For the past 13 years we have worked so hard to graduate. And now that moment is here. It may not be a Friday night u… Read more
Hello, fellow class of 2020 graduates, family, and friends! Read more
Payson High School is planning a drive-thru graduation ceremony May 22. Read more
Area high school students interested in learning about health careers are invited to once again take part in the Futu… Read more
As graduation season kicks off, Eastern Arizona College-Payson officials are working to give 16 graduates a memorable… Read more
Alan Werner, a self-proclaimed weekend warrior, and his wife Anita, have owned a home in Strawberry since 1997. While… Read more
Hannah Henderson of Tonto Basin has been awarded a scholarship from the International Organization of Women Pilots, t… Read more
Pine-Strawberry children are being well looked after as staff and teachers learn alternative ways of teaching and rea… Read more
The Rim Country Middle School student government didn’t let a virus interrupt school spirit, they hosted a virtual sp… Read more
Pine-Strawberry children are being well looked after as staff and teachers learn alternative ways of teaching and reaching out, according to K… Read more
The Rim Country Middle School student government didn’t let a virus interrupt school spirit, they hosted a virtual spirit week online in mid April. Read more
Classes are suspended at all levels because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but that does not mean there won’t be graduation ceremonies — at least f… Read more
Teachers at Payson Elementary School showed their Payson pride on Wednesday. Read more
The Friends of Rim Country Gila Community College group has extended the scholarship application deadline for the 2020-2021 school year until … Read more
Jeff Simon’s office at Payson High School has turned into a manufacturing lab. Read more
It was many, many moons ago, but it seems like only yesterday that my Geneva High School teammates and I were slipping on our cleats, grabbing… Read more
The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, is limiting its curbside service to students in need of reference or reading materials because … Read more
While Payson schools were ordered closed through the end of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, teachers and staff were busy back… Read more
When Aaron Burk stepped into Eastern Arizona College’s science lecture hall at the Thatcher campus on Monday, he faced a room of empty seats, … Read more
The school year is over – at least in traditional form. Read more
Deadlines for two scholarships are approaching. Read more
The Eastern Arizona College-Payson campus is closed to the public, but staff is still available to help. Read more
Arizona children won't be going back to school before April 13. Read more
State lawmakers are weighing contingency plans in case public schools do not reopen soon — or at all this school year. Read more
Payson’s Future Farmers of America chapter is headed to nationals after the horse team placed first at state in February. Read more
Based on recommendations from public health officials, Eastern Arizona College (EAC) has implemented the following measures to help slow the s… Read more
Arizona public schools will be closed for at least the next two weeks. Read more
Julia Randall Elementary offers a variety of enrichment activities. After-school activities include Beth Christenson’s Hand Bells. The hand be… Read more
The community has provided tremendous support to the Payson Unified School District. People are the driving force to either make life easier o… Read more
Payson Elementary School, along with other schools in the Payson Unified School District, has fully embraced Capturing Kids’ Hearts. Read more
February is a busy month for students and teachers in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at Payson High School. Read more
It’s testing season for students in Payson Unified School District. The state testing window opens up at the end of March and closes in April.… Read more
Payson High School Theatre Director Kathy Siler normally likes to stay behind the scenes. Read more
House passes bill that would prevent transgender female athletes from participating in school sports
A divided House voted Tuesday to keep those born biologically as male from ever taking part in interscholastic or intramural sports as a femal… Read more
The Payson Unified School District invites the community to meet its four candidates to replace Stan Rentz, who recently left the district aft… Read more
Eastern Arizona College’s nursing program is No. 3 in the state, according to RegisteredNursing.org. Read more
Rim Country students walked away with the top three spots at the Gila County Regional Spelling Bee Thursday. Read more
The Payson High School Theater Department is looking for local businesses to help in a silent auction fundraiser for scholarships to be held d… Read more
World renowned photographer Ansel Adams often commented that he visualized what his photographs should look like, so the image would reflect w… Read more
Recently, the Payson High School band hosted a pulled pork dinner fundraiser. Along with food, students from the Longhorn pep band and the jaz… Read more
The Gila County Provisional Community College District recently welcomed Connie Cockrell as their newest board member. Read more
Registration starts in March for Rock of Ages Lutheran Church’s free summer music learning program. Read more
The Payson Church of the Nazarene, 200 E. Tyler Parkway, is offering the parenting class, “How to Really Love Your Child,” based on the book b… Read more
The Payson Elks Lodge, 1206 N. Beeline Highway, has started a new monthly recognition program for students in the Payson community. The Elks’ … Read more
A pair of educators teamed up with the MHA’s Jennifer Smith to talk about the opportunities available now and in the coming years for area stu… Read more
Local school archery programs have only run a few years, but Rim Country students have already reached national acclaim. Read more
As an 11th grade student at Payson High School, I would like to express how grateful I am to the Payson High School and the Aspire program for… Read more
In the educational setting, special education related services refer to speech therapy, occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy (PT). … Read more
The hallways of Rim Country Middle School echo with the sounds of laughter and learning. After we returned from winter break, STEAM (Science, … Read more
On Oct. 24, Payson Center for Success students ventured out on a journey. Their destination: the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Read more
Julia Randall Elementary is one school working with Rim Country Middle School on pen pals. Some of the advisory classes at RCMS are writing p… Read more
The Payson Unified School District’s new interim superintendent Mark Tregaskes made his first public appearance since the school board hired h… Read more
Like happy new parents, when rainbow trout eggs are delivered to Rim Country classrooms each fall, there are squeals of joy and laughter. That… Read more
The Payson Unified School District board unanimously voted Friday morning to go with an outside hire instead of a local staffer to serve as in… Read more
Two Payson High School theater students have qualified to compete in the International Festival at Indiana University in June. Read more
In collaboration with Community Bridges, Payson High School advanced art students Mckenna Bramble, Marcos Dominquez, Isabella Cervantez and Ma… Read more
The Payson Unified School District board will interview five candidates by today to fill the superintendent’s position until the board finds a… Read more
For the 56 students of the Eastern Arizona College Marching Band a recent trip to Phoenix was an occasion they will never forget. Read more
