Tulare City Councilman Greg Nunley appears to have reneged on an agreement to pay more than $330,000 in development impact fees owed to the city he represents after agreeing to do so during a sworn deposition. Nunley’s repeated promise to pay came during several hours of testimony taken as part of a civil lawsuit […]
2018 was a strong growth year for Tulare, and all indicators signal more of the same to come in 2019, with upticks in the housing, retail and commercial sectors pointing toward good economic times ahead. Slow and Steady Things are going so well, in fact, the city may soon have to widen its boundaries, adding […]
Women seeking equality and the men who support them gathered by the hundreds Saturday, January 19, in Visalia’s Oval Park before taking to the streets for the 2019 Women’s March. Change is Needed For Melissa Ledbury of Three Rivers, the reason she joined the march is the same reason women have been protesting for 50 […]
Heart patients at Kaweah Delta will now have access to resources from the “world-renowned” Cleveland Clinic thanks to a partnership between Kaweah Delta’s cardio clinic and the nation’s top-ranked heart treatment program, CEO Gary Herbst announced at a press conference Friday, January 25. Cardio Program Gets New Name “Going forward we will be the Kaweah […]
JM Williams has a vision for the future of education in the South Valley, and he’s hoping the community will put its support behind it and the aptly-named organization he’s founded–The Vision 4 The Valley. “We want to bring a four-year university to Tulare County by 2030,” Williams said. The effort is in its earliest […]
An alleged plot by two Tulare councilmen to fire employees at city hall is the latest revelation in the ongoing wrongful dismissal case brought by the city’s former chief of police. Also detailed are circumstances leading to the chief’s firing. House Cleaning As the date for mediation in the case approached, Michael Lampe, attorney for […]
Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley is back on the job after a 16-month absence. The return to the position he was fired from comes following mediation on Friday, January 10, before retired Tulare County Superior Court Judge Howard Broadman. Hensley will receive a $275,000 payment and has been given a three-year employment contract. End of […]
Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley is back on the job after a 16-month absence. The return to the position he was fired from comes following mediation on Friday, January 10, before retired Tulare County Superior Court Judge Howard Broadman. The terms of the settlement between Hensley and the City of Tulare are confidential; however, Hensley […]
The battle to stop construction of an AM/PM gas station at Caldwell Avenue and West Street in Visalia isn’t over yet, but the opposition appears to be slowing down. Not Quite Dead Residents of the south Visalia neighborhood hoped the project was stalled by their earlier fight against the construction. There were no signs the […]
Evidence gathering in the ongoing wrongful dismissal case of Tulare’s former police chief is revealing yet more behind-the-scenes tumult at Tulare City Hall. Lying Liars Again at the center of the controversy are problem-plagued councilmen Carlton Jones and Greg Nunley. During sworn testimony taken in mid-December as part of the investigation into the […]