The Antelope Valley Black Chamber of Commerce crowned the queens in their first scholarship pageant. It was an evening of divine beauty, talent, and intelligence as 13 young ladies competed in three categories for a scholarship and the opportunity to represent the chamber for the year. In the Little Miss category, Vivica Williams won queen. In the Junior Miss category, Braxton Cullors was crowned, and Loraina Caldron was runner up. Finally, in the Miss category, Krystin Schilling was named queen, and Emani Stanford was runner up.

PALMDALE, Calif.—Construction is under way in Palmdale on what’s billed as the installation to date in California.

The $52 million, 9.6 megawatt, photovoltaic design-build project for the Antelope Valley Union High School District is being constructed without any capital expenditure by the district, according to the AVUHSD and Los Angeles-based contractor PsomasFMG.

It is projected to save $40 million over 20 years, once it begins generating electricity early next year, according to PsomasFMG, which is arranging for private investor financing.