Supporters of Second Amendment rights packed the Anderson VFW Hall on Friday evening, August 21, 2026, for a fundraising dinner and live auction supporting The Legal Fund to Restore 2nd Amendment Rights & Open Carry in California. The event focused on Mark Baird’s legal challenge to the state’s ban on openly carrying loaded firearms, with Baird delivering a clear message at the heart of his case: government was created by the people to protect their liberty—not the other way

It was “Hot Dogs With Our Cops” on Wednesday, June 15, 2026, inside the Blackburn Apparel and Virtual Golf Shop in Anderson, as members of the Anderson Police Department mingled with an elbow-brushing-arm crowd of Shasta County-ians to celebrate National Hot Dog Day. “This was a really good opportunity for folks to stop by during lunch to meet our local officers, enjoy a hot dog, and get to know the people behind the badge, in a relaxed family setting”, remarked the Anderson

Vice Mayor Dr. Paul Dhanuka held the latest “First Mondays” community gathering on Monday evening, July 6, at Redding City Hall. While the monthly forum opened with broader local concerns — including park maintenance, public safety, and homelessness services — the majority of the roughly two-hour meeting focused on strong resident opposition to a proposed county correctional and reentry facility in the River Ranch area near the Sacramento River.

A community parade full of patriotism, creativity, and hometown pride, featuring decorated floats, classic cars, businesses, community and sports groups, bands, dancers, and first responders, took place along the city’s North Street on Friday morning, July 3, 2026. Here are a few comments from people who enjoyed the parade : BRENDA LEE HAYNES - “Great parade in downtown Anderson; Such a large crowd of happy, grateful patriotic Americans celebrating our Nation’s 250th birthday

Redding, California, is about to become the ultimate destination for classic car enthusiasts. From April 17–26, 2026, Kool April Nites returns for its annual week-long celebration — the biggest all-volunteer car show on the West Coast. This isn’t just an event; it’s a high-octane, family-friendly festival that transforms the North State into a chrome-filled playground packed with thousands of classic cars, live entertainment, and community spirit. Whether you’re a die-hard ge

Americans born in the '20s, ‘30s, ‘40s & ‘50s are probably gonna remember how cool it was to step inside a ‘20s-style wooden PHONE BOOTH, close the door to the outside world, if just for a few minutes, to make a 10-cent phone call. Or maybe these same folks remember the PADDY WAGON, circa 1917, used by police departments at the time to transport mostly miscreants to and from jail. Or how ‘bout a 1943 MOVIE POSTER touting “Fightin’ Seabees,” starring John Wayne and Susan H

The Anderson, California, Union High School, and the late, legendary football coach and teacher, Robert Lee “Bob” Reid Jr., were front and center as many, many dozens of South County-ians turned out for the 38th annual School…And…Community…Solidarity (SACS) fundraiser dinner/auction inside Fusaro Hall on the Shasta District Fair and Event Center grounds. Amongst the impressive number of people that attended the SACS event were Chris Workman, the retired CEO of the Shasta Dis

Have you ever walked into an office at eight o’clock in the morning, no less, and found wall-to-wall people, virtually shoulder-to-shoulder--dozens of them……..all happily chatting away like every one of them is an early morning person? If you have had that experience, you might’ve been attending an Anderson Chamber of Commerce “Greeters Meeting,” where dozens of business people, mostly Chamber members, all meet at a business that’s recently joined the Chamber to officially we

What a sight, indeed, to witness all the smiling faces, young, old and in between, inside the cavernous gymnasium of Anderson’s Meadow Lane elementary school, as the 3rd annual Multi Cultural Festival unfolded on Saturday morning, the 4th of October, and concluded with a free international foods lunch for all attendees