Congratulations are in order for Minarets High School and Heartland Charter School students after they took home the Best of Show awards at the Slick Rock Student Film Festival last Friday at the Visalia Fox Theatre. Legacy won the High School Blockbuster award before also being announced as the High School Best of Show winner. […]
TCOE’s Migrant Education Program is inviting migrant families from Tulare and Kings counties to a free resource fair Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Mooney administration building. The event, which is open to migrant families only, was created to promote the Migrant Education Program’s education, community, and summer services […]
For decades, scientists have poked deep holes a few miles apart across the California landscape, seeking to better understand the characteristics of the state’s 515 groundwater basins in hopes of better managing and protecting them. Now, California water officials are deploying a new technology—and some new-age, aerial surveillance—to monitor groundwater supplies and aquifer health. The […]
Facing a third year of drought, leadership from county Farm Bureaus, spanning all regions of California, gathered in Sacramento last week to engage with state water officials about all things water. A changing climate, shrinking snowpack, water rights, aging infrastructure, groundwater regulations and solutions to the state’s water crisis were among the topics discussed at […]
Kaweah Health Medical Center has received an “A,” the top Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022 given by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization. The score, released today, is a national distinction recognizing Kaweah Health’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “Safety is our top priority and […]
The Tulare County League of Mexican American Women is a local non-profit and has been awarding scholarship to Tulare County Residents since 1980. This year is no exception: the TCLMAW scholarship committee has selected seven recipients and will award $1,000.00 to each awardee. These students span Tulare County and have shown their perseverance in their […]
The tourism economy in Visalia and Tulare County made great strides toward recovery in 2021, yet more work remains to fully restore the tourism economy in Visalia, Tulare County and across the state. According to Visit California’s newly released report prepared by Dean Runyan Associates, detailing the economic impact of tourism across the state in […]
If money is the mother’s milk of politics, Sarah Hacker’s campaign for district attorney has abundant resources out fundraising incumbent Keith Fagundes by nearly five-to-one, according to campaign reports required by the state Fair Political Practices Commission. Whether money alone will be enough to unseat the two-term district attorney is indeterminable at this point. The […]
Dear Editor, I’ve had the pleasure of not only knowing Sarah Hacker, but have also seen her in action as a Deputy District Attorney for Kings County while I worked in local law enforcement. One case involved a convicted sex offender who was out of compliance with his required registration to notify law enforcement of […]
Annual contest promotes artistic expression around mental health and coping with tough times, the pandemic and returning to in-person school. The Directing Change Program & Film Contest announced the regional finalists in the 10th annual student contest encouraging young people to create short film and art projects about suicide prevention, mental health, managing through tough […]