Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 12:03pm
Dickey’s Barbecue is turning up the heat for its grand opening in Carson City. The event will be held on Friday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Dickey’s will be serving $1 Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches.
“Carson city is a wonderful community,” said franchise owner Farrokh Hormazdi. “The local barbecue aficionados truly enjoy our authentic, mouthwatering barbecue and we are looking forward to celebrating our grand opening with them.”
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 11:27am
CARSON CITY – A state panel Tuesday recommended a $100 million capital construction plan to Gov. Brian Sandoval for the next two years, but finding funding for the many desperately needed maintenance projects is still a work in progress.
Sandoval will review the list and potentially make some revisions before submitting it to the 2013 Legislature as part of his overall budget.
Of the total construction budget, about $80 million will require some form of state funding.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 10:55am
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all; a key tool in achieving academic success! A number of libraries are celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month with various promotions and events.
The primary event at the Carson City Library will be a “Concert on the Grass at Your Library” Friday, September 28th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in front of the library. Live music will be provided by “Deep Groove” a trio whose members are Mark Ashworth on drums and vocals, Dan Lancaster on sax, clarinet and flute, and John Shipley on keyboard and vocals.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 5:31am
RENO – Northern Nevada state lawmakers and candidates in the November general election identified a number of public education priorities at a forum here Monday, from ending social promotion to paying the best performing teachers more to making much-needed capital improvements to older Washoe County schools.
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 3:53pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval will support some level of funding in his next budget to continue the work of implementing a statewide longitudinal data system (SLDS) to allow for the measurement of individual student performance over time.
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 3:06pm
The following food inspection report is made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. See the full report below.
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 1:21pm
Food For Thought, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthy food to hungry children in Carson City, Silver Springs and parts of Douglas County, has moved its headquarters to a more accessible location.
Food for Thought is now located at the NorthTown Plaza, 3246 North Carson Street, Suite 118 in Carson City.
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 9:51am
The Nevada Highway Patrol has released more information into two deadly vehicle accidents this weekend that resulted in four fatalities on Highway 395 in Douglas County. The accidents happened within a few hours of each other. The first accident, in which three people died, was reported at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night near Leviathan Mine Road on Highway 395.
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 3:04pm
Robert Leonard Reid’s “None of the Above!” a satirical song, dance, and comedy revue that lampoons the 2012 presidential election will be staged in Carson City by the Wild Horse Theater Company leading up to the election.
Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 2:06pm
CARSON CITY — Walter Samasko Jr., a recluse, died at home in May, but his body wasn’t discovered until June, when neighbors complained of the smell coming from his house. There was only $200 in his bank account. But there was a $7 million surprise at home.
As the house was being cleaned for sale, officials discovered gold bars and gold coins stored in boxes in the garage and in the house. There were so many coins that Carson City Clerk Alan Glover used a wheelbarrow to haul the gold to his truck and deposit it for safekeeping.
