Feature Story
Personal Style: For Over 32 Years This Businesswoman Has Had a Vision for Taft
By Jessica Wallis
This Center Street merchant who has recently expanded her business to occupy the building next door started doing business in Taft over 32 years ago. Vickie Gregory, owner of Personal Style Family Boutique and Salon, has had a vision for Taft, that has lead her all around town.
Vickie Gregory started her first beauty shop on 5th Street called Magic Touch. She was at this location for about 6 or 7 years before she moved Magic Touch up to the Junction Shopping Center. Magic Touch was not in the location that you are familiar with today, Magic Touch was located in the building where Chicken of Oz currently is located.
Vickie had Magic Touch in the Junction Shopping Center for 15 years before she sold it. During that time she expanded Magic Touch into the building next door, which ...
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Taft California "Gateway to the Carrizo Plain National Monument"
Vegetarian Luncheon Fundraiser Sunday, September 12th Sunday, September 12th a Vegetarian Luncheon Fundraiser will take place at The Fort from 1pm to 3pm to raise money for The Fort, The Abused Women's Shelter, and SDA Community Service. Tickets are $10 and available at Dr. Walker's, 700 Center Street, All in the Sandwich, 700 Kern Street, a...
Community Voices
Burglars Downstairs, Where Is My Gun?
by dr. Harold Pease
In light of the double murder in a prominent California city where two 16-year-old thugs with baseball bat and knife bludgeoned an elderly couple to death after first robbing them in the hopes of acquiring more money for their frequent marijuana habits, I wonder if this tragedy may have been avoided had the victims used a gun to protect thems...
Taft City Council
Taft City Council Special Meeting
Candidate Orchel Krier Questions Council on Thompson $3,400 Lawsuit Settlement Against City
by kent Miller
The Tuesday evening special session of the Taft City Council had only one item on the agenda for the public portion of the meeting. But it was what was not on the agenda that stirred up the proceeding at the brief public meeting that preceded a much longer closed session for the council. The meeting started with the usual opportuni...
It's About Taft
Use It Or Lose It!
by Randy Miller
Hi Everyone, Went to the movies at the Fox Theater in Taft this past Monday to see the action adventure flick "The Expendables". You do remember the Fox Theater on Center Street don't you ?? It's located between 5th and 6th Street right in the middle of the block on the north side of the street. The "Fox" is about smack dab in the middle of Taft, ...
