The Lemoore Elementary School District has started the process to implement the $26 million bond measure Lemoore voters approved in November to modernize and renovate its network of facilities district officials say are needed to prepare for a growing student population. Keep reading...
Tuesday morning, the sounds of progress rang through the newest addition to the Tachi Yokut Tribe’s business world. Workers scattered about, silently but efficiently, applying the finishing touches on the Coyote Entertainment Center, a monolith of movie theaters, bowling alleys, restaurants, sports bar, billiards, an interactive arcade, and live entertainment, all slated to open by November’s end. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s California State Assemblyman, Rudy Salas, was in Lemoore on Friday, Sept. 28, to help honor and recognize Gold Star families and honor the memory of fallen soldiers with a tree dedication ceremony. Keep reading...
Kings County has a reputation of sorts – deserved or not – for stringent adherence to the rule of law. It is a conservative county with a hardcore attitude: those who bend or violate the law should go to jail. Car thieves, drug dealers, killers, and embezzlers often experience the full brunt of the law. Keep reading...
There is an opioid epidemic in the United States. And in many parts of America, it has spread dramatically, like an unchecked wildfire on the verge of ravaging an entire forest. There are states, counties, and towns where it has invaded unfettered, destroying lives, killing people, and laying waste to a community’s social fabric. Nearly every day we read headlines announcing the overdose deaths of the famous and of the ordinary. Victims are black, and they are white. Victims are wealthy, and victims are poor. Keep reading...
Kings County Assemblymember Rudy Salas joined with his county community partners to lead the annual Kings County Coat Drive to provide warm winter coats to hundreds of children. Keep reading...
Alex Perez, a 2010 Lemoore High School graduate, has parlayed an impressive career as a championship high school and college wrestler into an exclusive contract with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), and he recently earned his first fight in the combative sport. Keep reading...
Alex Perez may have a bright future ahead of him. The 2010 Lemoore High School graduate has parlayed an impressive career as a championship high school and college wrestler into an exclusive contract with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Keep reading...
A hearty band of vocal Democrats turned out Thursday (July 6) at U.S. Representative’s David Valadao’s Hanford office again to protest his stance on the continuing health care debate. Local protesters have picketed the congressman’s office several times in the past few months, with no apparent response from him. Keep reading...
Lemoore High School said goodbye to its 116th graduating class Thursday night in Tiger Stadium as a full house watched 485 seniors receive their diplomas on a warm but pleasant evening as the color purple permeated the stadium’s infield. Keep reading...