Ellen Louise Gibby, 79, of Taft, California, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025, in Bakersfield, surrounded by her ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Curtis Carter aka “Joe Carter” on May 19th, 2025, at the age of 77. Curtis was born in California ...

Polly Clifford Skinner, formerly of Atlanta, was born in Nutley, NJ on June 26, 1941.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting on June 3. Here are highlights of the meeting: The Board ...

Officer initiated activity at Taft Branch Library Kern County, Cougar Ct. Disposition: Checks Ok. Officer initiated activity ...

A Taft man faces a potential jail term of up to a year as a repeat shoplifter after he pleaded no contest to a felony count of shoplifting with two ...

The Taft Union High School Swimming/Dive team completed its 2025 season harvesting team and individual honors, mining lots of ...

The high school swimming season is over for Taft Union High School swimmers and divers, but that doesn’t mean swimming is ...

In a season full of excitement, personal records and outright records, the Taft Union High School Women’s track team won their fourth-consecutive South Sequoia League title, and the Men continued ...

Of all the teams in the Taft Union High School Athletics department, only one formally cheers on Wildcat athletic teams during their competition and also competes in competition themselves. That ...

A young Taft Union High School tennis team reached milestones by ending a drought against a local foe, finishing well in the standings and sending student-athletes to the CIF Championships.