Taft Midway Driller is the local newspaper. The Taft Independent is another.
The Taft District Chamber of Commerce & Visitor's Bureau has many resources and can be very helpful and informative when you are able to catch them open.
The City of Taft has a list (PDF) of all businesses within the City of Taft.
The West Kern Oil Museum has many displays providing interesting and useful information about the history of the area.
The Taft Historic Fort is a multi-function facility that includes offices, meeting rooms and (can be used as) a wedding venue. It was built in 1940 as a replica of Sutter’s Fort in Sacramento and was temporarily owned by the West Kern Oil Museum.
The Taft City Animal Shelter is at 1080 E. Ash Street. For animals outside of the City of Taft the Kern County Animal Services is in Bakersfield.
There is a Kern County airport with a skydiving business (Skydive Taft). The website for Skydive Taft enables bookings of flights but says nothing about the business.
There is a Kern County bus to/from Bakersfield; see line 120 in Kern Transit | Routes & Schedules. For public transportation around Taft see Taft Area Transit.
ARC-Taft is non-profit organization for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Kern County is the website for the county government.
The local Kern County Career Services Center (for employment) is at 119 North 10th Street.
The local office of the Kern County Department of Human Services is at 119 North 10th Street.