City honors Bob Hampton
Taft Midway Driller The Taft City Council approved changing the name of East Cedar Street to honor late business and civic leader Bob Hampton. Hampton passed away on May 13, 2020 at age 82. The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted last year to rename the street to honor Hampton, whose business, Westside Waste Management, has been located there for many years. Hampton supported numerous business, community and philanthropic projects in the community. "He was a great friend for the City of Taft,"Councilman Orchel Krier said after the vote Tuesday night. "He made a lot of donations and provide...
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