Four weeks ago Jake Griffin and his dad, Brian opened Skinny Jake’s Smokehouse on 31034 Valley Center Rd., where, says the father and son team, “You can find the best smoked meat around!” When others ...

VC CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) held its Community Health Fair Saturday, January 10 at the Community Room of the Valley Center Library. Valley Center Fire Protection District Chief Joe ...

Las Güeras Mexican Food & Bar —at the former location of Lake Wohlford Café— tells The Roadrunner: “We are excited to welcome our community to our grand opening at 25484 Lake Wohlford Rd, Escondido, ...

Valley Center, a community about which many residents brag, “Only in Valley Center,” or conversely “Never in Valley Center,” is one the subjects of statistics released recently by the County’s North ...

Gary Arant has been enjoying several “farewells” over the past few weeks upon his retirement from general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District (VCMWD) after 36 years, but the sweetest ...

Jeanna Hughes and her “elves” from Serendipity hair salon, who partnered with The Roadrunner to do the annual Giving Tree at the newspaper office and salon, dropped by presents on Tuesday, December 16 ...

Notice of Trustee Sale: Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Unincorporated Escondido Probate: Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Unincorporated Escondido & City of ...

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians and three energy companies have signed a contract to maintain, manage and develop a microgrid energy plan for the reservation. The goal, according to Tribal Chairman ...

The Valley Center Municipal Water District plans six more water shutdowns planned over the next month and a half as part of its Lilac Road Pipeline Upsize Project. It had the first of seven shutdowns ...

Motorists driving by the unfinished commercial development at Miller & Valley Center Road have wondered for more than a year why work has stopped? It looks like one day they were working and the next ...

In 1999, when new owners were about to close escrow on a then 117-year-old Valley Center home, they disclosed plans to tear it down and build another house in its place. After learning the house was a ...

I live in Valley Center, and I had the privilege of knowing Nadine Jett before she went missing in December 2023. We weren’t close friends, but I met her several times—she was kind, friendly, and ...