Mass services will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. for Corcoran resident Jesus Ramirez Figueroa, 76, who died April 19 at his home surrounded by family.
Month: April 2015
Corcoran Hustlers
Vera Audine Stinson
Vera Audine Stinson a longtime resident of Corcoran died April 19 at her home with family by her side.
Corcoran Springfest May 9
The Corcoran Chamber of Commerce SpringFest and Aftermath Car Show will be held Saturday, May 9 in downtown Corcoran.
More water restrictions on tap
While the City of Corcoran is reviewing and refining its water conservation ordinance, the State of California is marching ahead with regulations of its own—and some of those place Corcoran in the target zone.
George a member of US team at World Rifle Championships
Justin George, 16, of Corcoran will represent the United States as a team member of the USA Young Eagles Rifle Team at the World Rifle Championships, which will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio Aug. 7-14.
Merlo is named to top program

The Lexington Institute, a non-profit public policy think tank focused on education reform, has announced that 10 outstanding leaders from across the country have been accepted into the first Lexington Education Leadership Award (LELA) Fellowship. This esteemed group includes Superintendent Rich Merlo of Corcoran Unified School District.
CUSD Star Students

Corcoran Unified School District recently honored its Star Students for the third quarter. Each of the district’s six campuses nominates a Star Student, based on leadership, citizenship, personal courage, academic performance and other positive factors. Each of the students has been a stand-out on campus. They include:
Corcoran FFA receives awards, degrees

Four Corcoran FFA members earned state degrees at least week’s awards banquet, held at the Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford. FFA members from high schools in Kings and Tulare counties came together for the event.
Water ordinance overhaul
Still working to update the city’s water conservation ordinance, staff finds itself honing in on the issue of enforcement. And it appears the ordinance will undergo a complete overhaul before it is presented to the city council, perhaps as early as next week.