Willcox, Arizona

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Willcox

Fair
Temperature: 30.0 °F

Humidity: 88 %
Wind Speed: 3 mph E
Pressure: 30.1 "

Dew Point: 27 °F
Gusts: 7 mph E
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• In Our View: AEPCO's S.A.F.E. program widely needed
  

  The S.A.F.E. program that debuted at Willcox High School before Christmas will be coming to Benson after it has been tweaked a little.

• Texas man will pay for cattle theft
  

  A Texas man who shot and killed an area rancher's bull for food agreed to pay $15,000 restitution after signing a plea agreement a year after the crime.

• For the birds: Wildlife groups fight to save injured birds in Willcox
  

  There's not much sadder than a pelican in the desert... At a time when many birds are wintering in Willcox, there may be an unfortunate few who are stranded here.

• Soundbites
  

  All Music Events>> The Symphonic Anime Orchestra may very well be the only group devoted entirely to playing music from anime and Japanese video games.... Boulder Weekly In the less than two years since the ...

• DPS seizes pot destined for Safford
  

  The Department of Public Safety, with assistance from the Safford Police Department and its certified narcotic dog, seized approximately 10 ounces of marijuana during a traffic stop Monday.

• 12 must-do Arizona trips for 2009
  

  An uncertain economy squeezes travel budgets. Yet that shouldn't prevent exploration of Arizona's magnificent diversity.

• Tax credit helps military families
  

  Families of Arizona service members injured or killed fighting terrorism can now receive financial assistance thanks to former State Sen.

• 2 face child-porn charges in separate cases
  

  A pair of Southern Arizona men were indicted last week on separate federal child-pornography charges: a- Tucsonan James Benjamin Maughan, 34, was charged with three counts of receipt of child pornography and ...

• Family loses home in fire
  

  A Willcox-area home was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. Albert Miller, who was out shopping, returned home at about 12:27 p.m. to find smoke coming out of the north window of his home, said Carol Capas, ...

• Business, frontline employee of the year announced
  

  Coronado Vineyards is the 2008 Business of the Year, and Susie Smyers, an employee with Food City, is the 2008 Frontline Employee of the Year.

• Cochise College Willcox Center design finished
  

  The Cochise College Willcox Center is projected to be open for classes by January 2010 at a cost of about $2.3 million, said Terry Bowmaster, Master Facilities Planner for the college.

• Willcox's go-to guy:
  

  Chuck Broeder is citizen of the year; Coronado and Smyers also honored By Carol Broeder & Ainslee S. Wittig/Arizona Range News The 2008 Willcox Citizen of the Year is Chuck Broeder, who was recognized last ...

• Area old photos wanted for book
  

  The Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society is encouraging anyone who might have photos of people, buildings, or events in Willcox and the immediate surrounding area from the 1880s to the 1950s to contact the ...

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  Full-time manager should help Willcox start year right Far eastern Arizona is on the threshold of a new era with the hiring of two important people.

• Western vacation destination
  

  "Marshal" Bo Downey heads to Willcox with his Old West ways Hey, Pardner, there's a new marshal coming to town.

• Will the sun set on business permits?
  

  The city's business license, enacted nearly five years ago, is up for extension Monday by the Willcox City Council.

• Tax credits important for school activities
  

  Let the state know where you want your tax dollars to go! Arizona taxpayers may send up to $200 each to a public school's extra-curricular activities and programs.

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  Braley, Cowboy Day headquarters leave city By Bethany Braley/National Day of the Cowboy Although it is true the National Day of the Cowboy Headquarters is no longer located in Willcox, numerous positive things ...

• What's Happening
  

  Toys 4 Tots donations, registration The Willcox Department of Public Safety will again be hosting the Annual Willcox Toys 4 Tots campaign.

City Description

Willcox is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 3,769. Originally known as 'Maley,' the town was founded in 1880 as a whistlestop on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was renamed in honor of a visit by the General Orlando B. Willcox in 1889. In the early 20th century, Willcox had the distinction of being a national leader in cattle production. Agriculture remains important to the local economy, but Interstate 10 has replaced the railroad as the major transportation link, and much of the economy is now tied to Interstate 10, which runs immediately north of the town. Willcox is also known as the birthplace of Rex Allen, known as "The Arizona Cowboy," who wrote and recorded many songs, starred in several Westerns during the early 1950s and the TV series "Frontier Doctor." Willcox is located at 32°15′20″N 109°50′8″W / 32.25556, -109.83556 (32.255622, -109.835520) near the Dragoon Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (1.96%) is

City Contained By:

• Cochise County
• Arizona

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 15.798927473 km squared

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