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Plenty of crab to go around at the 39th Annual Rotary Crab Feed held Saturday night at the Lemoore Cinnamon Complex.

Hundreds gather at Cinnamon Complex for 39th Annual Rotary Club Crab Feed

Nov 4 2019 - 7:35pm By The Leader Staff

It gets bigger every year. The Lemoore Rotary Club Crab Feed celebrated its 39th year Saturday night when hundreds of crab enthusiasts converged on the Lemoore Cinnamon Complex for a night of seafood, gifts, raffles, music, and a silent auction. Keep reading...

Lemoore High School Queen and King Kennedy Rodrigues and Jojo De La Mora.

Photo Gallery: Lemoore High Homecoming King and Queen royalty crowned

Oct 26 2019 - 12:19pm

Lemoore fans got a two-for-one evening Friday night when the school's student body elected its new Homecoming king and queen who were crowned during the game's elaborate halftime ceremony. Keep reading...

Lemoore's 1968 Olympic champion Tommie Smith in 2016 visited The White House where he met 2016 Paralympic gold medalist champ Jerome Avery, also an LHS grad.

Lemoore native Tommie Smith gets U.S. Olympic organization's highest honor - after 51 years

Sep 26 2019 - 1:24pm By Ed Martin, Editor

One of Lemoore’s most celebrated athletes – Tommie Smith – is an iconic figure in Olympic lore. In 1968, shortly after breezing to a gold-medal victory in the 200 meters, he was unceremoniously expelled from the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games for raising his fist in protest. Keep reading...

The community is invited to add a few brushstrokes to "The Fabric of Our Heritage," part of the Community Mural Project. Interested artists can help Monday thru Thursdays between 3:15 and 5 p.m. in the LHS art building.

Community Mural Project in final phases. 'Fabric of Our Heritage' dedication slated for June 27

May 9 2019 - 11:34am By The Leader Staff

The Community Mural Project, “The Fabric of Our Heritage,” is now in its final phase, with completion just a few weeks away. Community members still have an opportunity to add a few brushstrokes to the canvas inside the Lemoore High School Art Building between 3:15 and 5 p.m. on Monday – Thursday afternoons. Keep reading...

Dr. Crystal Jackson, the NAACP's new Kings County president, speaks during a recent Martin Luther Kings Day celebration.

Dr. Crystal Jackson: Kings County's new NAACP president seeks new connections with the community. Education a key to success

Feb 28 2019 - 10:43am By Ed Martin, Editor

Dr. Crystal Jackson is becoming a familiar figure in Lemoore and Kings County. The soft-spoken, yet confident Bronx born, New York native, raised in Martinsville, Virginia, who served her country in the United States Navy, has become a common sight around the state and county, including Lemoore, where she regularly attends city council meetings and often has a word or question for the elected officials. Keep reading...

Longtime Lemoore physican selected as Lemoore Chamber Citizen of the Year. Event slated for Jan. 18 at The Palace

Dec 3 2018 - 11:50am By The Leader Staff

The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce announced this week that it would install Dr. Willie Ewing as Lemoore’s Citizen of the Year and honor him during the 61st Annual Installation & Awards Banquet. Keep reading...

Aziza is a happy yellow Labrador retriever trained partly at Lemoore High School and currently serves as a guide dog for Paralympic Skier Danelle Umstead, who is starring on "Dancing with the Stars."

Meet Aziza, this year's star of 'Dancing with the Stars.' Aziza is an LHS grad, sort of?

Oct 5 2018 - 12:33pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore High School’s Guide Dog Puppy Raisers, a popular and influential program on the school’s campus since 1989, keeps on giving. Over the years, hundreds of prospective guide dogs have graduated – trained by local students – and then gone on to bring guidance, joy, and above all, service, to the visually impaired. Keep reading...

A lone surfer surveys Surf Ranch on Wednesday as the world watched surfing in Lemoore.

Kelly Slater and World Surf League put on quite a show at Lemoore's Surf Ranch

Sep 10 2018 - 11:35am By Ed Martin, Editor

While he came up a bit short in his quest to win on what has become his home turf, Kelly Slater was undoubtedly the big winner Sunday at the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro. Arguably the world’s best surfer, Slater watched as Hawaii’s Carissa Moore and Brazil’s Gabriel Medina won their respective divisions at the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro. Keep reading...

Bethany Hamilton, a survivor of a 2013 shark attack, checks out the Surf Ranch on Tuesday Aug. 28, in anticipation of next week's World Surf League Pro event, scheduled for Sept. 7-9.

Tickets still available for Lemoore Surf Ranch World Surf League Pro Sept. 7-9

Aug 30 2018 - 2:44pm By Ed Martin, Editor

Lemoore plays host to the inaugural Surf Ranch Pro next week, Friday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Sept. 9. Next week’s event is the eighth stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour where the world’s best surfers – and a legendary band – will entertain what are expected to be thousands of surfing enthusiasts. Keep reading...

West Hills Trustee Nina Oxborrow honored for 20 years of service.

West Hills College District trustee earns recognition for 20 years of service

Aug 3 2018 - 5:26pm From West Hills College

The Community College League of California and Association of Community College Trustees has honored long-time West Hills Community College District Trustee Nina Oxborrow for 20 years of service. Keep reading...