Above the Fold

The affair was billed as a ribbon-cutting, but it turned out to be so much more. In reality, what took place was a revelation of what can happen when one individual surrenders himself to the common good, and inspires an

Editor’s note: This article originally published in the Aug. 21, 2006 edition of The Madera Tribune. • • • For tribes to survive before the Spanish arrived, creating migratory routes to provide food was vital. These routes developed into trade

Joe Flowers avoided an incident at the front of the field with 10 laps remaining, and charged away to become the seventh different winner of the Olga’s California Dream 100 for Mini Stocks on at Madera Speedway. Flowers earned $3,000

“The dedication of King Husein School on Friday revealed what it looks like to believe in something bigger than yourself and then take action to make it happen. It was an incredibly meaningful day for me. It was much more

Love INC (in the name of Christ) held its grand re-opening beginning with a luncheon at Fourth Street Church, and ending with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new location in the old Teco building at 880 S. Pine Street. At

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team (MADSET) investigated multiple vehicle burglaries, which took place over the past weekend in the Riverstone area. During the investigation, detectives learned that stolen credit cards from the burglaries were used to make

MCSO Deputy Zepeda was in the right place at the right time Tuesday afternoon. As he was patrolling, he came upon a traffic collision that had just happened in the area of Road 13 and Avenue 25. Deputy Zepeda quickly

New Madera South High School Athletics Director Josh Adams is very aware of the culture he is inheriting replacing a retired Andrea Devine. Devine spent nine years developing and nurturing the athletics culture at Madera South, and Adams knows it

The year was 1868; it was summertime, and three Southern planters were in California searching for a refuge from the ravages of Reconstruction. The Yankees had won the Civil War, and life had grown passionately distressful for the defeated Confederates.

Chowchilla’s Asterisk Talley continues to be a force in golf after her most recent victory at the U.S. Women’s Amateur. At the 125th annual Women’s Amateur in Tennessee, Talley played some of her best golf at The Honors Course on

When Liberty High School’s Lisa Alvey started the schools competitive sport cheer (stunt) team four years ago, she had thoughts of being able to send more girls to college with scholarships. Stunt was a new sport sprouting on college campuses

Every year in November, my mind is filled with memories of the Mordecai family. This is when the descendants of George Washington Mordecai gather at Refuge, the ranch he founded in 1868. It is impossible to think about them without

The new King Husein School in the Madera Unified School District officially opened Friday to students. The school will serve from TK to eighth grade students. The school is named after King Husein, the owner of Span Construction and Engineering.

The Madera Police Department hosted a Swearing In and Promotion Ceremony last week to welcome six new officers and announced the promotion of another. City of Madera Chief of Police Giachino Chiaramonte welcomed family and friend to Remnant Church on

In the Liberty Hawks football offense, throwing the ball isn’t really in the game plan. Last season, the Hawks averaged just less than six attempts a game and gained less than 60 yards a game in the air. However, that

Matilda Torres’ Azarel Barrios-Meza earned Central Section championship rings in cross country and track, and will now head to Hayward to run for CSU East Bay. He signed to run cross country and track, mostly the longer events. “My coach