HISTORY
Maricopa
Top cat Perry Williams wore many hats. The entrepreneur built Hotel Williams in 1884 on the south side of the train tracks, just a few feet from the rails. A fire destroyed it in 1913. He became the postmaster after the post office moved from Maricopaville to what’s now Maricopa in 1887. It’s said he ran the post office out of the hotel. He is remembered as a cat lover. He owned at least one bobcat, which he kept at the post office as a tourist attraction for several years. Williams eventually sold his land holdings in Maricopa and moved to Phoenix.
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“In 2024, ACE Hardware celebrates 100 years of providing amazing service and products to their communities. A century ago, five independent Chicago hardware store owners came together to find better ways to serve their communities’ home improvement needs in a collaborative approach. This cooperative business model is what attracted Karsten’s to ACE 22 years ago and that same passion to do more burns bright today in every one of our helpful, red-vested heroes.” –Dave Karsten
In InMaricopa’ s first story, friends and neighbors came together and raised over $20,000 to fund cancer treatments for Andrew Cole, a resident of over 52 years. Cole passed to his disease in 2010 at 67.
Maricopa police arrested “YouTube mom” Machelle Hackney Hobson on charges of child abuse after she forced her kids to partake in videos for a YouTube channel called “Fantastic Adventures.” Hobson’s adult biological daughter told police her adopted siblings were subjected to physical violence, being pepper sprayed, locked in closets, starved and dehydrated if they did not perform adequately for the YouTube series. In May, Hobson suffered a brain injury inside the Pinal County jail and died soon after at a Scottsdale hospital.
Maricopa’s first multigeneration and aquatic center, Copper Sky Recreation Complex, opened its doors to the public. “We hope it will become a regional center for sports tournaments, festivals, concerts, indoor events and workshops,” said then-city councilwoman Peg Chapados. Its opening was quickly followed by the Salsa Festival and Fishing Derby.
Two traffic signals gave a green light to drivers in town for the first time. Then-Mayor Anthony Smith held a ceremony to activate a new traffic light at Honeycutt Road and Maricopa Groves Parkway. A light at Porter and Bowlin Roads was also activated weeks prior.
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