The Payson Roundup came in second for general excellence and took home the award for Story of the Year in the annual competition for honors from the Arizona Newspapers Association.
It would be tough to top this well-written introduction to Gila County Sheriffâs Office Sgt. Dennis Newman. In a July feature announcing a prestigious award, the
Roundupâs own Alexis Bechman lauded, âhe prefers a white cowboy hat to a cape, but Sgt. Dennis Newman is the Rim Countryâs very own superhero . whether he is rappelling out of a helicopter, hiking into Fossil Creek or coordinating weeks-long missions, Newman has handled it all for the Gila County Sheriffâs Office as the search and rescue coordinator.â
Well-known to Payson and Rim Country residents, Newman is positioned to become much more familiar to Globe-Miami and southern Gila County residents, too.