Press Releases

Huachuca City, AZ – At the February 28, 2019 Regular Council Meeting, Ms. Debra Trate was appointed to the Huachuca City Town Council.

Ms. Trate, who holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management/Accounting from Colorado Technical University, has worked in the accounting field for over 25 years in both the public and private sectors. She is currently employed by a local tax preparer in Sierra Vista.

Ms. Trate is originally from a small town in Berks County, Pennsylvania. She moved to Arizona in 2010 and has resided in Huachuca City with her partner Grant and her grandson, Lucas, since 2017. She has two sons, one who resides in Sierra Vista, and another in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, as well as a granddaughter in who also resides in Pennsylvania. Ms. Trate is looking forward to serving on the Huachuca City Town Council.

Ms. Trate will complete the term vacated by Mr. Harlan Sexton who was elected in 2018 but is unable to serve. Her term will be until the Fall 2020 election.

Beginning in 2020, Huachuca City will no longer hold a primary election for the offices of Mayor and Councilmember. All qualifying candidates for those offices will now be placed on the ballot for the general election. The candidates that receive the highest number of votes will be declared as elected to that office. Huachuca City will still hold primary elections for statewide and national candidates. For more information, please see the attached press release. press release elections change

The Huachuca City Police Department has arrested a second individual in connection with the arson fire that destroyed the Huachuca United Methodist Church.  For further details please see the attached press release.  

On Tuesday, December 4th, The Huachuca City Police Department made an arrest in connection with the ongoing investigation into the fire that destroyed the Huachuca United Methodist Church.  For further details, please see the attached press release.  

$5,000 REWARD – Authorities are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest & conviction of the person(s) responsible for the fire that destroyed the Huachuca United Methodist Church on October 18, 2018.

Anyone with information on the fire should call the Huachuca City Police Department @ (520-456-1353) or the ATF 24/7 toll-free hotline at 888-ATF-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), email ATFTips@atf.gov, or contact ATF through its website at www.atf.gov/contact/atftips. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to ATF using the Reportit app, available on both Google Play and the Apple App Store or by visiting www.reportit.com using the Phoenix field division as the location.  Please see the attached press release for more information.