Common Sunflower is today’s featured flowering plant. The Common Sunflower is flowering now in the Tule River Native Plant Demonstration Gardens in Porterville and along roadways and untended areas on the valley floor in Tulare County. Don’t overlook this valuable native plant just because it is common. It can also be a spectacular performer in […]
According to the Business Journal, “Former Central Valley Congressman T.J. Cox was booked Tuesday morning into Fresno County Jail on 28 federal counts — arrested by the FBI on allegations including money laundering, wire and campaign contribution fraud.” A 28-count indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of California charging a former member of […]
A press release from the Lockwood Agency The Tulare County Fair is giving away one adult admission ticket to the 2022 Tulare County Fair per 5 unexpired, nonperishable items donated from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2022. Items must be dropped off at 620 S. K Street, through Gate 18 to receive […]
Tulare County Registrar of Voters, Michelle Baldwin, would like to remind all Tulare County residents that the General Election will be held on November 8, 2022. Friday, August 12, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. is the end of the Nomination Period for any candidates who want to file for office. Nomination forms are available from the […]
As local groundwater sustainability agencies bring groundwater basins into balance under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, several hundred thousand acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are anticipated to come out of production. Farmers, researchers, government officials and water managers are looking at ways to ease the transition to fallowed ground and mitigate […]
The Visalia Rotary Community Foundation (VRCF) 2022-23 scholarship winners showcase the area’s best and brightest, including students who are passionate about music, medicine and engineering. Student winners came from all four of Visalia’s public high schools, demonstrating that talent abounds all over the city. VRCF offers four kinds of scholarships, each funded by a major […]
I’ve had the honor and pleasure of working with the Rob Taylor and Stafford’s Chocolates for several years and nominated them for the Small Business Development Center Outstanding Business Award which they deservingly won. Larry Stafford opened Stafford’s Chocolates in Porterville, California, in 1987. Larry quickly became obsessed with creating old-school chocolate confections. During the […]
Local leaders will present the current state of the City of Tulare and County of Tulare at the Tulare Chamber of Commerce State of the City Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 26th. This informative luncheon event will be held at the International Agri-Center and will provide community members with a […]
Fuchsias have been blooming shyly since May but now in August they are boisterously beckoning you and the hummingbirds to come and enjoy their bright red-orange nodding bells. Fuchsia nectar is irresistible to hummingbirds, and butterflies. This week’s featured plant is California Fuchsia also known as Hummingbird Trumpet. A wide variety of native fuchsias are […]
Unitek Learning and Kaweah Health are thrilled to announce a new partnership to help reduce the nursing shortage in California. Together, they seek to implement a customized workforce solution that will produce skilled and educated graduates who are ready to enter the medical field and help integrated health systems such as a Kaweah Health care […]