Press Releases
Aviation adventures at Border to Border Airshow
Cochise County, Arizona (Mar. 4, 2008) – Kids and adults can witness stunning acrobatic maneuvers, “aerobatics,” and personally experience the thrill of aviation at this year’s Border to Border Airshow. The second annual event takes place in Douglas at the Douglas Municipal Airport March 15.
[For full press release, download here]MARCH EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Feb. 11, 2008) – Cochise County’s communities will offer a host of events. Douglas again holds its Border to Border Air Show. Bisbee holds its annual Art Auction, while Sierra Vista offers the annual Diversity Fair and the Art Discovery Series presentation of Little Women. Tombstone kicks off spring with the annual Ed Schieffelin Territorial Days celebration, and Willcox remembers one of Arizona’s great singers with the Marty Robbins Tribute. Bring in spring in the famous Land of Legends!
[For full press release, download here]FEBRUARY EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Jan. 15, 2008)—Cochise County’s communities offer a host of events in February to get you through the winter! Sierra Vista starts off with the Annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering and looks forward to spring with the “High on the Desert” Maser Gardner’s Conference.
[For full press release, download here]JANUARY EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Dec. 15, 2007)—Cochise County’s communities offer a host of events in January to help pick yourself up from the holiday doldrums! Sierra Vista starts the new year with the Annual Senior Olympic Games and a taste of Germany’s cultural influence with the Symphony Association’s “Germanic Holiday” concert. Explore nature with Willcox’s Annual Wings Over Willcox celebration, and then head to Benson for the myth and legend of the West with the Cowboy and Cowgirl Roundup.
[For full press release, download here]DECEMBER EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Sept. 26, 2007)—Cochise County’s communities offer a host of events in December for the Holiday Season! Celebrate Christmas on Main Street in Benson, and enjoy an evening of classical ballet with Sierra Vista’s presentation of “The Nutcracker.” Willcox offers its annual Christmas Apple Festival, with arts, crafts and family fun, and Bisbee is illuminated with its beautiful Festival of Lights.
[For full press release, download here]NOVEMBER EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Sept. 26, 2007)—Cochise County’s communities offer a host of events in November. Celebrate the Festival of Arts and the 15th Annual St. Martin’s New Release Festival in Benson, experience Sierra Vista’s Buffalo Soldier Historic Tour and the annual Festival of Trees, and then see some breathtaking historic homes in the Bisbee Historic Home Tour. Listen to some old-fashioned favorites at the Tombstone Western Music Festival, and see what the Clanton gang is up to during the 14th Annual Clanton Days Rendezvous.
[For full press release, download here]OCTOBER EVENTS IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (Aug. 15, 2007)—Cochise County’s communities offer a host of events in October. Visitors can celebrate the Rex Allen Days in Willcox, experience Sierra Vista’s Art in the Park, run Bisbee’s historic stairs in the Bisbee 1000 Stair Climb, spend Halloween in Douglas, reminisce about Pony Express Days with Benson at the Butterfield Overland Stage Days or commemorate the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral during Tombstone’s Helldorado Days.
[For full press release, download here]COCHISE COUNTY, SOUTHEAST ARIZONA IN GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT
Cochise County, Arizona (July 18, 2007)—Arizona’s tourism officials honored three southeastern Arizona programs at the 27th Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism awards luncheon on July 12. The three southeastern Arizona entities that received awards were in the Cooperative Marketing, Arizona Preservation and Special Events—Rural categories.
[For full press release, download here]Get 20-50 degrees cooler. Go south in summer
Eight tips to escape the heat—and the inevitable southbound Sunday traffic
Every weekend, Valley residents make the long trek north to escape the heat. North is cooler right? But you can go south to get cool. Travel to Cochise County’s lower temps will also avoid the inevitable Sunday traffic jams.
[For full press release, click here]WHAT’S NEW IN COCHISE COUNTY
Mine Tours, Wineries, Ghost Town Renovation and More
Cochise County, Arizona (May 3, 2007)—Full of history, Cochise County is also a place of great beginnings. Visitors can explore these new attractions and more in Cochise County, Land of Legends.
[For full press release, download here]Gourmet magazine’s Road Food columnists tout two Bisbee businesses
Find these and other hidden gems in Cochise County’s culinary scene
Cochise County, Arizona (Apr. 13, 2007)—Once again, Bisbee, Arizona is on the national map. In the April issue of Gourmet magazine, Road Food columnists, Jane and Michael Stern, wrote “Grazing Arizona,” a glowing review of the Bisbee Breakfast Club and Old Bisbee Roasters.Visitors who want to round out their culinary journey can find other hidden gems; they just have to know where to look. Here’s a sampling of Cochise County’s unique food finds.
[For full press release, download here]FAR FROM COMMON, COCHISE COUNTY’S TREASURES ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND
Cochise County, Arizona (Dec. 2, 2005)—Searching for something out-of-the-ordinary? In southeastern Arizona’s Cochise County encounters range from the celestial to Wild West to downright quirky.
[For full press release, download here]COCHISE COUNTY’S LEGENDARY PAST SPRANG FROM THREE Rs: RICHES, RAILROADS AND ‘ROUGHS’
Cochise County, Arizona (Sept. 23, 2005)—Legendary figures like Apache leaders Cochise and Geronimo, lawmen Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday and rancher Texas John Slaughter have long gone, but their spirits live on in southern Arizona’s Cochise County. Visitors can explore these legends and more in Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Willcox to see why it is called the “Land of Legends.” Owing much of its character and development to mineral wealth, the railroad’s westward expansion and “roughs” who put the wild in the Wild West, the county is ripe with fascinating stories.
[For full press release, download here]BIRDING: SOMETHING TO ‘SING’ ABOUT IN COCHISE COUNTY
Cochise County, Arizona (July 20, 2005)—With some of the most diverse landscape in Arizona, Cochise County is home to more than 500 species of birds. It’s no surprise that the county was named the American Birding Association’s “Birdiest Inland County in the United States” in 2003. Cochise County sings praises of its feathered friends with events, activities and organizations that cater to birding enthusiasts.
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Cochise County, this Land of Legends, is rich in diverse stories of historical significance, enchanting themes, all intertwined in the natural beauty of the Sonoran desert. Looking for a story idea? On assignment and need assistance? Scroll down the page for more information on this legendary land.
If you’re planning a trip to Cochise County, eventssin the communities of Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Willcox will give you a flavor of the county’s unique setting. For information on what’s new, view the list of press releases above. Looking for images to accompany your story? Contact Luanne Mattson to request photos. To request Cochise County’s Official Visitors Guide, Land of Legends, click here.
Members of the media may request personal assistance by contacting Luanne Mattson, who handles Cochise County’s public relations. Call 602-374-4371 or send an e-mail to Luanne.Mattson@cox.net.
