Citrus Heights pumpkin-growing legend dies
A Citrus Heights man who became legendary for growing the state’s largest pumpkin in 2023, has died.
Construction underway on Citrus Heights food truck plaza
The site of an approved food truck plaza is now being demolished, and the owner said construction could be complete within the next several months.
‘It takes a village.’ Citrus Heights Neighborhood Area 11 delivers school supplies to elementary, K-8
For at least a decade, Neighborhood Area 11 has been donating school supplies to schools within the neighborhood, including Skycrest Elementary and Kingswood K-8.
Mesa Verde to host first on-campus graduation ceremony in nearly 20 years
On Friday, Mesa Verde High School will hold its graduation ceremony on campus for the first time in almost 20 years…
Sunrise Mall subdivision with hotel ‘footprint’ gets OK from Planning Commission
The Citrus Heights Planning Commission voted Wednesday to recommend the City Council approve the subdivision of a 2.8-acre lot at Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, which lays out a “footprint” for a potential hotel…
Volunteers honor veteran gravestones with flags, crosses at Sylvan Cemetery
Beneath the shade of Cypress trees, several veterans walked up and down each row of grave sites at Sylvan Cemetery on Thursday morning, placing white wooden crosses and American flags at the head of each military veteran’s gravestone…
Design plans under review for proposed church on Auburn Blvd
An area Ukrainian church has submitted architectural plans for their newly acquired 50,500-square-foot commercial space on Auburn Boulevard…
Citrus Heights council revives discussion of placing officers at local high schools
The Citrus Heights City Council is slated to discuss “School Safety Options” in the next City Council meeting, including the option to fund two full-time school resource officers at Mesa Verde and San Juan High School…
Citrus Heights business owner seeks to brighten people’s lives through passion project
By Mike Hazlip— After more than a decade running a successful screen printing business, Jessica Tillery wanted to give back to the community through a passion project that aims to bring some light into people’s lives…
Citrus Heights continues to battle shopping cart blight
Over 1,500 shopping carts were collected off the streets of Citrus Heights in 2023…
Citrus Heights mom, grandmother on mission to build public playground for disabled children
By Mike Hazlip— At just six months old, Michael Alex Steven Sellu III had a seizure, and now his mother and grandmother are working to build a public playground with equipment that will be accessible to Sellu and…
City Council green lights 2nd phase of Auburn Boulevard revitalization project
Nearly ten years after the first phase of the Auburn Boulevard Complete Streets Project was completed, the Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday gave the green light for construction to begin on the second phase of revitalization for…
