CarMax won’t be selling cars where they had hoped in Visalia, if at all. The Visalia City Council voted Monday night against the nationwide used car dealer setting up shop in the still developing Visalia Parkway Shopping Center. CarMax hoped to build their showroom and offices on a five acre parcel across from Target’s south […]
TCOE recently held its first Virtual Learning Conference for educators and parents. Organized by Educational Resource Services, the free conference attracted over 1,600 registrants and featured 41 sessions conducted virtually through Zoom. Hour-long sessions began at 8:00 a.m. and concluded at 4:00 p.m., with up to seven presentations running concurrently. TCOE Instructional Services and Special […]
Tony and Debbie Hallum’s house in southwest Visalia was the perfect little rental. Until it wasn’t. For 8 years the Hallums rented their home to a neighbor, then for 5 years to a friend, and never had a problem. When the house became available in 2018 Tony Hallum put the listing on Zillow. “In two […]
After an 11-year absence the Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) voted at its July 7 meeting to lift the moratorium on the Williamson Act by a 5-0 vote. The Williamson Act is a partnership between landowners, counties, and the state to protect California’s agriculture land from urban development by offering a break on property […]
A special board meeting for Tulare Cemetery has been called for Wednesday, July 15 at 10:15am. The meeting was called to discuss and vote on new burial procedures in light of the new partial shutdown and to discuss unauthorized comments to the media. The meeting will be a conference call for board members and the […]
In a letter dated July 3, Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) Trustee Vicki Gilson notified Board Chair Steve Presant her intentions of filing a civil lawsuit “through the Tulare County Superior Court Civil Division for an unspecified amount of damages.” In a statement to the Valley Voice, Presant said that he had not yet received […]
On July 7 the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD) was forced to close due to an employee testing positive for COVID. All services and burials are canceled along with the special meeting called for July 9 to discuss removing Trustee Vicki Gilson from the board. The district office will be closed until the eight other […]
Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) has responded in a lengthy letter to The Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability’s claims that the the board violated the Brown Act and acted recklessly during a pandemic. The organization’s letter to the board dated May 26 states, “the Board voted to proceed to Phase 3 of the […]
To combat spiking coronavirus cases throughout California, Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered a partial shutdown for indoor activities in 19 counties and ordered parking lots closed to state park beaches in LA, the Bay Area, and Monterey County for the Fourth of July weekend. According to the California Department of Public Health Website, “As COVID-19 […]
In a written statement by Governor Newsom and Public Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell all bars in Tulare and Kings Counties must close immediately. Seven counties in total received the mandate including Fresno, Imperial, Kern, San Joaquin and Los Angeles. The statement also made a recommendation that eight other counties close their bars but it […]