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

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

Joe Mosier, John Polizzi, Scott Parsons, Rick Ricketts, and David Lee are the Life In The Fast Lane Band. Man, was it hot (over 100 degrees!) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, but that didn’t stop 3,000+ Shasta County-ians from turning out to the Sierra Pacific Industries Amphitheater in Anderson, California, to rock out—-and dance—-to the Reno-based Life In The Fast Lane Band who, since 1993, have been recreating the sounds and success of what is (arguably) America’s best rock ba

Boomtown Museum officials, Darlene Brown, Mary Hale, and Ed Hackworth. Like exciting parades? Craft fairs? Live music by four bands? Food trucks? Pancake breakfast? Beer trucks? Claire Engel Park party? So if the answer is…..YES!…..to all-of-the-above, then you, your family, and your friends shouldn’t have missed the 75th-annual BOOMTOWN FESTIVAL, organized by a small group of dedicated volunteers that make up the Shasta Damboree Committee. All of this fun and frivolity,

Now one of the nation’s largest sellers of single-game cards—an impressive achievement for a small-city shop—Matrix spans three storefronts and holds more than 250,000 items. The group toured the vibrant retail space, filled with board games, Squishables, Mattel Big Wheels (Matrix is the first independent partner for the iconic brand), and unique, locally handmade goods. They also admired the store’s huge selection of over 1,000 miniatures and paints for tabletop RPGs, a mass

If you have lived in Redding for a while, you might be aware of his extravagant and awe- inspiring Christmas light display seen every year on Barrel Court, known as the Big Red Barn. Or you may have been persuaded by his good humor and sincerity to buy a raffle ticket or make a donation to a charity.

Mother Nature came through with gorgeous “only in the North State” weather, as she unfolded clear skies and plentiful sunshine for an appreciative throng attending a recent ribbon cutting to formally open a 105-year old (renovated!) home, for homeless Veterans, in Redding’s southwest corridor downtown area. It was all made possible by a non profit organization called Nation’s Finest, founded over 50 years ago by a group of Vietnam Veterans and serving Veterans and Veterans f