Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights business owner shares his story from poverty to success
By Mike Hazlip– Uddhav “Gary” Giri, longtime owner of the Valero gas station at Auburn Boulevard and Antelope Road, started out his life in a remote village in Nepal, before coming to the U.S. and working his way…
Most Citrus Heights schools continue to see enrollment decline
By Sara Beth Williams– Student enrollment post-COVID has declined at the majority of Citrus Heights public schools and across California, but the actual numbers are hard to pin down. According to enrollment data published in The Sacramento Bee…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Circus, night work, senior housing, kitchen
Latest local news briefs include a new circus coming Sunrise Mall in September, night work continuing on Auburn Boulevard, a plan moving forward for senior housing, and a new business opening up at a ghost kitchen in Citrus…
Video shows inside look at Metro Fire battling recent blaze on rooftop
Sentinel staff report– An intense, 90-second video was posted by Metro Fire on Wednesday, showing helmet camera footage of firefighters responding to an Aug. 23 apartment fire in Citrus Heights.
Sunrise MarketPlace moves business office out of Sunrise Mall
By Mike Hazlip— Sunrise MarketPlace has moved its business office out of Sunrise Mall after the building’s HVAC stopped working, according to Executive Director Kathilynn Carpenter.
Unnamed park on Greenback Lane could finally get a name
By Mike Hazlip— The only park owned and maintained by Citrus Heights has remained nameless since it was established more than a decade ago. Now, some residents want to remedy that.
SJUSD superintendent to retire; internal search underway for replacement
By Sara Beth Williams– The San Juan Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday announced their search for a new superintendent of schools, with input being sought from community members.
Christian school to open at site of abandoned church in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– The shuttered building that was formerly a United Methodist Church now has a new tenant. Faith Christian Academy, a private school associated with First Apostolic Church of Citrus Heights, began leasing the abandoned building…
Community Center providing kitchen space for business destroyed by fire
By Mike Hazlip— A business destroyed by two consecutive fires is managing to still operate by temporarily using commercial kitchen facilities inside the Citrus Heights Community Center.
San Juan High alumna helping in-need families, homeless in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– Kaylon McBride, a volunteer and board member with the Citrus Heights Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART), has been instrumental in helping bring the dream of a community clothing closet to life. She helped establish…
