Lemoore Recreation Director Joe Simonson, placed on administrative leave in early December, continues to be away from his job as December stretched into January, prompting some city officials to speak out, at least one of them calling the city’s official stance on the matter “unprofessional” and “unethical.” Keep reading...
In 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown and the California Legislature put an end to the state’s 60-year love affair with Redevelopment, as they dissolved approximately 400 Redevelopment (RDAs) agencies throughout California, including Lemoore’s RDA, an important aspect of Lemoore’s growth since it was established in the 1980s. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Christmas season officially got underway with the annual Lemoore Christmas Parade held in downtown Lemoore Saturday night. Thousands of Lemoore residents and others lined downtown D Street to view nearly 80 entrants, floats, and bands march down the colorful street, past the Volunteer Fire Department's majestic Christmas tree at the corner of Fox and D streets. Keep reading...
As the City of Lemoore struggles to meet state mandates for saving water – Lemoore has been ordered to reduce its water usage by some 32 percent – some folks here just aren’t getting the message and instead have been racking up fines totaling $8,215 over the course of the last two fiscal years. Keep reading...
The prospect that Lemoore could have been home to the First Annual Central California Hallo-Weed Medical Cannabis Cup ended earlier this month as city officials denied the event’s organizers a permit based on the inability to meet the city’s stringent requirements. However, organizers of the Cannabis Cup won’t rule Lemoore out in the future. Keep reading...
Lemoore’s leaders will discuss the future of Lemoore in regards to the updating of the General Plan, as well as zoning ordinances and infrastructure in a special study session Tuesday night (Oc. 20). Both the city council and city planning commission will meet to discuss these issues and maybe others in regard to how they want or expect the city to grow and how they’ll plan for it. Keep reading...
The prospect that Lemoore may be home to the First Annual Central California Hallo-Weed Medical Cannabis Cup appears to have ended this past week as city officials denied the event’s organizers a permit based on the inability to meet the city’s requirements. Keep reading...
Lemoore, a community of roughly 25,000 persons, is home to the United States Navy, much of the San Joaquin’s most prime agricultural farm land, a full-fledged community college, and of course the world’s largest mozzarella cheese producer. Come October, Lemoore may be known for something completely foreign to its small-town culture. The city just may end up hosting the First Annual Central California Hallo-Weed Medical Cannabis Cup. Keep reading...
Sep 14 2015 - 2:21pm
Lemoore's Otis Tolbert, a 1980 graduate of Lemoore High School and an officer in the United States Navy was killed on September 11, 2001 when terrorists flew a jetliner into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Keep reading...
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