More than 7,900 teachers are currently educating approximately 169,000 students in Contra Costa County’s public schools. To recognize their efforts and bring well-deserved honor to the teaching pro...
District 11 Assemblymember Jim Frazier hosts A Cup of Joe With Jim on Saturday, April 27 from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. at Dad’s Café, 3421 Deer Valley Road in Antioch. Frazier invites his constituents to sto...
Caltrans workers and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force on highways throughout the state over the next week, installing “Move Over” signs intended to help save lives and increase sa...
The Antioch Schools Education Foundation has opened nominations for its annual Mary Allan Fellows awards. The awards are named for the Antioch grade-school teacher who was named California’s Teache...
Antioch Mayor Wade Harper knows city residents realize the importance of community service. Now he wants them to prove it.
Harper and an army of volunteers will swarm various points in the city Sat...
Children are already counting down the days to summer vacation, but let’s face it: no matter how desperately they seek a carefree schedule filled with lazy sunny afternoons, they’ll fall under the ...
A bill sponsored by District 11 Assemblymember and Oakley resident Jim Frazier to ban voice-activated, hands-free texting passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday with a 9-5 vote.
AB ...
The City of Antioch is looking to fill three vacancies on the seven-member Economic Development Commission (EDC). Candidates must be city residents or own or operate a business in the city. Commiss...
More than 200 Deer Valley High School students who might have come in contact with a student diagnosed with tuberculosis were expected to be tested for the contagious disease this week.
“We’ve been...
The Bay Area Hunger Walk comes to East County Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21.
Brentwood’s event is scheduled for April 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the Brentwood Community United Methodist Church, 809 ...
A vital part of the Antioch community since 1947, Antioch Rotary Club has a reputation for excellence in community projects, from providing free dictionaries for third-graders to providing coats to...
Updates to the controversial and protracted Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) were released late last week – bringing the fluid and ever-changing document known as the Delta Plan one step closer t...
Over the next several months, the Antioch City Council plans to let its constituents do the talking.
Stacey McLaughlin, a city-hired facilitator, intends to hold community forums and create focus g...
After about a year of discussion with the city, three Antioch nonprofits will soon get a funding source to pay for non-potable water.
Although the Antioch City Council decided early last year to cu...
Feb. 27, 10:39-11:05 p.m. An unidentified person fired a BB gun at the windows of five vehicles parked on Highland Way in Brentwood. All the windows were shattered.
The Commons at Dallas Ranch in Antioch celebrated resident Roslyn Halstead on March 14: her 100th birthday.
Roslyn’s party included a visit – and some flowers – from Antioch Councilmember Tony Tis...
The City of Antioch is one of 34 cities in the United States to participate in the Earth Hour City Challenge on Saturday, March 23 at 8:30 p.m.
Residents and businesses are encouraged to participat...
The City of Antioch decided last week to extend the closure of two rural stretches of road in an effort to continue reducing illegal dumping and curb criminal activity.
McElheny Road between East S...
Chaya Sandhu of Brentwood and Alessandra Cowan of Antioch were recently selected to participate in the 2013 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Oakland/San Jose pageant competition, to be held Saturday, April 6.
Cha...
The contentious legal battle over Walmart’s plan to expand its Antioch store to a Supercenter came to an abrupt end in the company’s favor last week.
The state Supreme Court decided to not hear a p...