Jillian Smith is one of seven granddaughters who have competed in Miss America events. None made it past the state level. Until Saturday. Smith, a 22-year-old native from Grass Valley, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Local Spelling Champ headed to Scripps National Competition
Porterville’s Sameera Nasseem Hussain is in Maryland, ready to compete for a national spelling bee title. The sixth grader at Westfield Elementary says she likes to play basketball, and enjoys math and biology. One day she hopes to become a neurologist. Preliminaries begin Wednesday morning. The finals are Thursday. Good …
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