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Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet." In January 2025, the International Astronomical Union formally named asteroid 29722 Chrisgraham (1999 AQ23) in his honor at the behest of Lowell Observatory, citing him as "an American journalist and longtime managing editor of Sedona Red Rock News. He is a nationally-recognized slam poet who has written and performed multiple poems about Pluto and other space themes."

Verde Valley Fair returns from April 30 to May 4

The Verde Valley Fair will return to the Verde Valley Fairgrounds in Cottonwood from Wednesday, April 30, through Sunday, May 4. â–  Gates will open...

Man shot and killed by police responding to domestic violence call in Cottonwood

Cottonwood police officers were dispatched to the area of Viejo and Fir Street in response to a reported domestic violence incident at a home...

That noise in the sky is what gets you places

Civilian flight training schools are the backbone of the aviation industry, providing the skilled pilots, technicians and aerospace professionals necessary to staff both the...

Acts of violence don’t help change political stances

On March 30, the Flagstaff Police Department issued a press release about a March 19 road rage incident that resulted in violence. The incident...

Resident files for writ asking court to compel P&Z to revoke slag permit

Cottonwood resident Jennifer Richards filed a legal action in Yavapai County Superior Court known as a petition of a writ of mandamus against the...

Federal judge tosses fired police chief Steve Gesell’s lawsuit against city of Cottonwood

On March 27, U.S. District Judge Dominic Lanza tossed Stephen Gesell’s lawsuit against the city of Cottonwood out of federal court. Without a federal claim,...

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