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."

Flood watch in effect; tornado watch issued by National Weather Service

Verde Valley News
A flood watch remains in effect through the evening of Thursday, Oct. 22, for all of Northern and central Arizona, according to the National...

Richard Leroy Morgan

Obituaries
Sept. 17, 1956 — Sept. 21, 2026 Richard “Frank” Leroy Morgan, 70, died at home on Sept. 21. He is survived by his children Andrew, Rachel,...

City of Cottonwood suspends Flock cameras, effective immediately

Cottonwood News
In a press release issued at 12:08 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, the city of Cottonwood announced it is suspending use of Flock Safety automated...

CVMO arrests Phoenix man for kidnapping, drugs after high-speed chase on Interstate 17

Camp Verde News
At approximately midnight on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 13, a Camp Verde Marshal’s Office deputy conducted a civil traffic stop on a vehicle...

We look forward to a new future with Yavapai College

Editorials
The sudden and unceremonious departure of Lisa Rhine from the presidency of Yavapai College ends a tenure marked by tumult and disregard for a...

With primary over, give your advice to those we elected

Editorials
With the primary election on Tuesday, July 21, voters have weighed in on town and city council elections and decided their leaders for the...
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