Fresh off a week filled with rain and snow due to an atmospheric river, water conservation may not be top of mind for everyday Californians. NBC Bay Area Meteorologist Rob Mayeda just broke down some figures from this latest storm. In a Friday tweet he says, "Sierra Snowpack Surge: Up to...
Clovis Business Owner Calls It Quits After ‘Abandonment’ Notice Over Back Rent
Jagmohan (she goes by her nickname, Bawan) Gill has owned and operated 'Fab Looks' near Herndon and Willow in Clovis since 2015. She specializes in eyebrow threading, face massage and henna tattoos. She says because of the pandemic, the last time she was able to be fully open was in March....
These Clovis Restaurants Are Continuing In-Person Dining Despite Lockdown
At least four restaurants in Old Town Clovis are continuing to offer either outdoor and/or indoor dining to their patrons in defiance of California's regional stay at home order. GV Wire℠ was in Old Town Thursday afternoon and saw a tent set up outside of 'Blast and Brew', people eating...
Hundreds of Donated Toys from Clovis Hot Rod Cruise Will Go to Needy Kids Saturday
The Central Valley Hot Rod Coalition took a cruise down Pollasky Avenue in Clovis on Sunday to collect toys for children in need in partnership with non-profit AMORelief. Granville Homes was also a sponsor. (Darius Assemi is Granville Homes president/CEO and also the publisher of GVWire.) Organizers estimate about 600 classic vehicles cruised...
Zero Cost, Drive-Thru COVID Testing Available This Month in Clovis
United Health Centers has partnered with the city of Clovis to offer no cost COVID-19 drive-up testing on Thursdays in December. The new mobile testing site is located at the corner of Dakota and Clovis avenues at the city's recreation center. "We have over 1,000 feet of lane space," says...
Bryson Dechambeau Lands First Sports Illustrated Cover; Golf’s Most Aggressive Star Aiming To ‘Break Golf’ as He Prepares for the Masters
[aggregation-styles] BUSINESS WIRE NEW YORK -- Bryson DeChambeau, this year’s U.S. Open champion and golf’s most unconventional star, is featured on Sports Illustrated’s November 2020 cover as he prepares for next month’s Masters Tournament. SI senior writer Michael Rosenberg sits down with the sport’s most analytical player, who radically transformed...
Coming Soon to Clovis? Fast Growing Chicken Chain and Office Park OK’d.
A growing fast food chicken chain could be coming to Clovis. And, a new office park could be coming to a site of an abandoned winery. The Clovis City Council approved the land use changes of the two separate projects, both by unanimous votes on Monday night. 30 Acre Office...
After Outcry, Police Reviewer Answers Council on Delayed Report
Fresno police auditor John Gliatta received praise and understanding during a hearing at Thursday's city council meeting. The council called Gliatta in for a workshop after controversy erupted over the delayed release of a report from his office on a police brutality claim. Last month, Gliatta told the Fresno Commission...
Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs
The last several weeks have been exceptionally hard on Community Medical Centers staff as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Central Valley. At one point last week, over 200 employees either had the virus or were in precautionary self-isolation. That number is now down to 116 but the demands...
Fresno Demolished Its Historic Library. Will Clovis Follow Suit?
The 106-year-old Carnegie Library building in Clovis could be demolished to make way for new offices for the city's Chamber of Commerce. It is the last remaining library building in Fresno County out of four originally built with grants from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie at the turn of the...