Central Unified staff and board members were visibly saddened Tuesday evening when remembering Kelly Porterfield. The assistant superintendent was killed July 16 while riding a motorcycle struck by a mini-van on Highway 168 near Shaver Lake. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, board president Terry Cox asked the public to remain...
Porterfield Funeral Is Set for Monday in Clovis
The funeral service for Kelly Porterfield, who left his imprint on Central Unified and Madera Unified school districts, is scheduled for Monday, July 29. The public funeral is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Peachwood Ward, 220 N. Peach Ave., in...
Central Unified Administrator Dies in Shaver Lake Crash
A Central Unified administrator died in a motorcycle collision Tuesday night near Shaver Lake, the California Highway Patrol said. Kelly Porterfield served as the district’s assistant superintendent and chief business officer. He was the district's interim superintendent in 2018. Collision with Vehicle Attempting U-Turn According to CHP Sgt. Matt Zulim,...
Will New Central Unified Superintendent Be Hired Saturday?
Central Unified could hire a new superintendent as soon as Saturday (June 9). The school board will hold a special morning meeting with a sole item: discussing the superintendent in closed session. A source with knowledge of the situation tells GV Wire that approximately five candidates will be interviewed, and...
Help Us, Trump! No State Gas Tax Aid for Veterans Boulevard
Advocates for building the Veterans Boulevard interchange in northwest Fresno have suffered a $23 million setback. Staff from the California Transportation Commission did not include the project among 27 proposals recommended for a total of $308.8 million in Senate Bill 1 funding Wednesday (April 25). “We are very disappointed. We thought...
Central Wants to Hire New Superintendent by July
Central Unified could hire a new superintendent by July. The school board will vote on a timeline to hire the full-time education chief at its Tuesday (April 24) meeting. The trustees are moving ahead with the process despite calls to wait until after the November election. There is community discontent...
Central Unified Recall Battle Grows. Terry Cox Is New Target.
There are now two separate recall efforts in Central Unified School District. While an advocacy group awaits the OK from the county clerk’s office for a recall of two Central Unified trustees associated with the firing of Superintendent Mark Sutton, a third trustee, Terry Cox, is the target of a...
National Dems Vow to 'Retire' Congressmen Valadao and Nunes
In the wake of a tight special election for an open congressional seat in Pennsylvania, the Democrats are targeting David Valadao (R-Hanford) and Devin Nunes (R-Tulare). The Pennsylvania race between Democrat Conor Lamb, a former Marine, and Republican candidate Rick Saccone showed Lamb leading by 641 votes, with some absentee ballots...
Fired Superintendent Sutton Thanks His Central Unified Supporters
In a meeting to decide Central Unified's interim leader, about 80 parents, teachers and students made it clear that they wanted Mark Sutton reinstated as superintendent. Eight spoke during 20 minutes of public comment, and all had a similar message: Bring back Sutton. But they also had a fallback position....