The Taft Midway Driller will be ending home delivery at the start of June and switching to mail delivery. The change will go into effect with the June 5 edition.

Three student-athletes took top honors as the Scholar-Athletes of the year and they represented three different programs. Male Scholar Athlete of the Year was Spencer Cahoon (Tennis); and two women ...

The Taft Union High School Varsity Softball team put up some big numbers during the season, and finished with a 13-12 overall record, going 9-3 in South Sequoia League play, ...

Playing an intentionally tough non-league schedule throughout the season, the Taft Union High School Varsity Baseball team started slowly and finished strong, to finish the season with an 11-15 record ...

Taft College Athletics has hired Tom Olejnik as its new Head Women’s Golf Coach starting this fall 2025.

Taft Union High School’s JV Baseball team finished the season with a first-place trophy in South Sequoia League action. The JV Wildcats finished the season with an 11-7-2 record overall ...

The Taft Union High School JV Softball team put up some huge numbers throughout the season and cruised to a perfect 12-0 season in the South Sequoia League to earn ...

Taft Union High School District has plans to modernize the high school's gym early next year by installing new floors, ...

The 18 th annual Taft Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday, May 30 at the Buena Vista Golf Course.

Officer initiated activity at Human Services, N. Tenth St. Disposition: Animal Pickup. Officer initiated activity at Kern ...

Occurred on Fifth St. Disposition: No Action Taken. 8:55 False Alarms Occurred at Taft Plumbing Co on E. Main St. Disposition: False Alarm. 9:09 Traffic Stop Officer initiated activity at Sixth ...

A Bakersfield man was the victim of a traffic collision on Highway 166 on May 18, the Kern County Coroner said.