Sedona Red Rock News

10/15/2025

Outside investigator Stacy Gabriel of the Scottsdale-based law firm Gabriel & Ashworth PLLC released a report to the Sedona City Council investigating complaints made by Sedona Chief of Police Stephanie Foley against former Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow and his counter-complaint against her..... Foley’s allegation that the ex-mayor interfered in police department matters was substantiated while the allegation that the ex-mayor bypassed the chief to under­mine her authority and that the ex-mayor colluded with department employees to get her fired were both partially substantiated. Foley’s allegation that the mayor’s harassment of the chief is gender-based was not substantiated, and all witnesses “painted a picture of the [former] mayor as an ‘equal opportunity’ bully without regard to the person’s gender.”..... Four of the ex-mayor’s allegations were not substan­tiated by the evidence, according to the investigator. Jablow’s fifth allegation was deemed “not appli­cable” because it involved the former city manager, not the chief. ..... The investigation report was released the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 15, too late the press deadline for our Friday, Oct. 17, edition, but a full story will be published on Thursday, Oct. 16, and will appear in our next print edition on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

Outside investigator Stacy Gabriel of the Scottsdale-based law firm Gabriel & Ashworth PLLC released a report to the Sedona City Council investigating complaints made by Sedona Chief of Police Stephanie Foley against former Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow and his counter-complaint against her. Council vot...

10/15/2025

Meteorites aren’t just shooting stars. See some when the Sedona Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show returns to Sedona High School, at 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19.

“People should come out to see the treasures of the earth,” show chairman Mark Moorehead said. “It’s amazing with the colors, the variety — it’s like a sensory overload. It’s dazzling. You see things from all over the world, things you might never see again in your lifetime. That’s the thing. We don’t all get to go to Australia or China, where some of these unique specimens come from. This show is an opportunity to see the world’s treasures all in one place.”

Meteorites aren’t just shooting stars. See some when the Sedona Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show returns to Sedona High School, at 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. “People should come out to see the treasures […]

10/15/2025

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey flying over West Sedona on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 14.

10/15/2025

Two car collision at the intersection of State Route 89A and Soldier Pass Road on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Sedona Police Department and Sedona Fire District on scene along with towtruck. Both drivers were transported by ambulance.

UPDATE: According to Sedona police, officers were alerted by emergency tone to a car crash with airbag deployment, at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Both drivers were transported by Sedona Fire District crews to the Sedona Emergency Center and Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood.
A faint odor of an intoxicating alcoholic beverage was detected from one driver as well as an open container in the vehicle.
A warrant was issued for a blood sample and hospital staff assisted with a blood draw. Both drivers were medically cleared and released shortly after being admitted, suffering minor injuries. Charges will be referred for possible criminal prosecution. The name of the suspect driver and second driver were not released.

10/14/2025

Holli Ploog has been unanimously named the interim mayor of Sedona to serve out the remainder of Scott Jablow's term until November 2026.

Additionally, Councilman Brian Fultz has been named the vice mayor.

10/14/2025

The second half of the update on the Sedona in Motion transportation projects during the Sedona City Council meeting on Sept. 23 focused on long-term infrastructure projects and the city’s Transit Maintenance and Operations Center, which is slated to be constructed across the street from the Sedona Wastewater Treatment Facility in an area known as the Dells. The center is currently 30% designed and the final design anticipated this May.

The second half of the update on the Sedona in Motion transportation projects during the Sedona City Council meeting on Sept. 23 focused on long-term infrastructure projects and the city’s Transit Maintenance and Operations Center, which is slated to be constructed across the street from the Sedon...

10/14/2025

A one-time legislative appropriation of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts and culture sector reached communities throughout the state with a recent announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit organizations, festivals and arts learning programs.

A one-time legislative appropriation of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts and culture sector reached communities throughout the state with a recent announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit organizations, festivals and arts learning programs.On Aug. 21, the Arizona Commission on the Arts a...

10/13/2025

Electricity customers may get a shock on their bills; Arizona Public Service is seeking to raise customer rates by more than 14%, which would increase the average residential monthly bill by $20.

The Arizona Corporation Commission last approved an 8% increase in 2024, when APS had requested a 13.6% hike.

Electricity customers may get a shock on their bills; Arizona Public Service is seeking to raise customer rates by more than 14%, which would increase the average residential monthly bill by $20. The Arizona Corporation Commission last approved an 8% increase in 2024, when APS had requested a 13.6%....

10/13/2025

Betsy Menand lives in Colorado, but has been attending the Sedona Plein Air Festival for the past three years and doesn’t intend to stop.

“I lived in Flagstaff for, like, 30 years,” she said. “So then we moved to Colorado, and I wasn’t doing very much art.”

Betsy Menand lives in Colorado, but has been attending the Sedona Plein Air Festival for the past three years and doesn’t intend to stop. “I lived in Flagstaff for, like, 30 years,” she said. “So then we moved to Colorado, and I wasn’t doing very much art.” She said plein air festivals a...

10/12/2025

Yavapai County Manager Maury Thompson gave his immediate resignation to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on the morning of Oct. 1 prior to the regular meeting and a special meeting to discuss the Rural Services Master Plan. Thompson was not in attendance at either of those meetings, and did not respond to a NEWS request for comment.

“Due to a pattern of well-documented and growing hostility, and now, communication with me ceasing, I am being effectively prevented from performing the functions of my position,” Thompson wrote in his letter of resignation to Director of Human Resources Wendy Ross. “Today’s action to place an agenda item before the board, altering the organizational structure without communication with me, inconsistent with the board’s adopted Rules of Order, and the organiza­tional structure adopted by the board on June 7, 2023, clearly convey my services as county manager are no longer desired.”

Cites ‘hostility’ from supervisors; board brings back Phil Bourdon Yavapai County Manager Maury Thompson gave his immediate resignation to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on the morning of Oct. 1 prior to the regular meeting and a special meeting to discuss the Rural Services Master Plan...

10/12/2025

Hope House of Sedona — a nonprofit that provides transitional housing and support services to people living in Yavapai or Coconino County who have at least one school-aged child — is hosting a screening of the 2025 film “No Address,” at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m.

Hope House of Sedona — a nonprofit that provides transitional housing and support services to people living in Yavapai or Coconino County who have at least one school-aged child — is hosting a screening of the 2025 film “No Address,” at the Sedona International Film Festival’s Mary D. Fish...

10/11/2025