Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights News Briefs: safety fair, poor schools, red-light collisions
Latest local news briefs include a Citrus Heights school making it on the list of lowest-performing schools in the state, firefighter demonstrations at a safety fair outside Sunrise Mall, and a police video of red-light crashes in Citrus…
Site work to begin this spring on new 260-home development in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction on Watt Communities’ massive 260-home development off Arcadia Drive and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Citrus Heights is anticipated to begin later this year, with completion of the first homes expected by 2020. The 56-acre…
Rico’s Mexican Food opens in Citrus Heights shopping center
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Authentic, flavorful, homemade Mexican food. You’ll find it at Rico’s, which celebrated its grand opening this week at 7967 Auburn Blvd. in Citrus Heights.
City releases new map, Q&A about 2.9-mile Citrus Heights trail project
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights has updated its website with a new interactive map and answers to more than two dozen questions residents raised about a 2.9-mile paved trail project set to connect a series…
Meet the husband-wife duo behind this Citrus Heights flower shop
By Thomas J. Sullivan– Looking for some Valentine’s Day flowers and gifts? You might try Awesome Blossom in Citrus Heights, owned and operated by a husband-wife team for the past three years on Greenback Lane near San Juan…
Inmate who ‘walked away’ from state prison has ties to Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Authorities are looking for a 34-year-old inmate who reportedly “walked away” from a state prison located about 30 miles outside Sacramento on Thursday…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: dancing transients, burglary, ‘hand bomb’
Latest police logs include reports of someone hugging a light pole on Sylvan Road, transients dancing in a parking lot around 5 a.m., a mobile home ransacked on Auburn Boulevard, and a woman alleging someone had thrown a…
Citrus Heights issued 56 new business licenses in January. See the list:
By Thomas J. Sullivan– New restaurants, services and retail businesses are among the 56 new business licenses that were issued by the City of Citrus Heights in January of this year. Sixteen licenses are registered at commercial addresses,…
Citrus Heights woman found guilty of embezzlement; to repay $490k
Sentinel staff report– A 61-year-old Citrus Heights woman on Monday was sentenced by a federal judge and ordered to pay $490,000 in restitution and serve a 24-month prison term for embezzling money during a six-year period while employed…
LETTER: Will Christmas and the tree lighting be next to go?
I liked our Red White and Blue Parade and the timing in between Flag Day and the Fourth of July. It always made me feel like our city was satisfying two salutes to our nation’s history, our patriotism…
