Lemoore City Council Member Holly Blair will be in a courtroom July 5 facing seven criminal charges filed by the Kings County District Attorney’s (KCDA) office. Assistant DA Matt Darby, who challenged Tulare County DA Tim Ward in 2018, is the lead prosecutor in the case. Her arraignment will be in the Kings County Superior […]
Lemoore City Councilwoman Holly Blair was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Lemoore police on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, resisting arrest, and reckless driving. Blair was elected to represent Lemoore’s District E in 2016. Lemoore Police Chief Darrell Smith, during a press conference, stated that Blair drove her SUV into the rear […]
To the consternation of several Lemoore residents, the city council approved a “compromise and Release Agreement” that orders the city to rescind Council Member Holly Blair’s censure and pay her legal fees. During a special afternoon session on April 25th the city council voted 4 – 1 to approve the Release Agreement, with Council Member […]
The law offices of Melo and Sarsfield have filed an anti-SLAPP suit against the city of Lemoore to stop its attempts to silence Lemoore City Council Member Holly Blair. According to the suit filed March 14, the City of Lemoore has attempted to file a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Blair three times. All three […]
Like many police departments across the country, some South Valley police departments are considering personnel body or lapel cameras for their officers. The Lemoore Police Department has been using body cameras for close to 10 years. It started with two for traffic police, but quickly grew to four when the department discovered how useful the […]