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 […]
Former California State Assembly Member Nicole Parra wants to continue giving to the voters in the 16th Senate District, just as she gave when she served as a California State Assemblymember for three terms – before term limits ended what had become a productive tenure. She’s itching to return to the arena and is working […]
A press release from the Exeter Cemetery District Board For over 100 years, Exeter and our surrounding communities have been served by the cemeteries of the Exeter Public Cemetery District. In times of need, the families of Exeter, Farmersville, Lemon Cove, Lindcove, Outside Creek, Yokohl Valley, and surrounding areas have turned to the Exeter District […]
A press release from the Tulare County Office of Education Central California’s largest student film competition returns to the Fox Theatre this year. The festival is scheduled for Friday, May 13 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the downtown Visalia theater. This year, the festival received 330 film entries from 44 Central Valley middle schools and […]
Free tacos provided by Dolores Huerta Foundation. Citizens will have an opportunity to attend a non-partisan Candidate Forum night on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Tulare County Office of Education from 6:00 to 8:30 pm., doors open at 5:30. The TCOE building is located at 6200 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93277. Paul Hurley, […]
Visalia Republican Women Federated (VRWF) is hosting a Primary Election Candidates Forum on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The forum will be held at the Visalia Country Club, 525 N. Ranch Street, Visalia. Candidates are running for local and state offices. Candidates Forum will include James McCauley (US Rep 20), Michael Maher (US Rep 21), Adam […]
I endorse Sarah Hacker to be the next Kings County District Attorney because she has the intelligence and temperament for the job. I have known Sarah for about 15 years. We worked together on prosecuting gang cases when I supervised the Kings County Gang Task Force and later in 2009 and 2010 when I was […]
Grace Note Music Studio and the Visalia Arts Consortium have begun a new musical project for residents and tourists in Visalia. Since March, Visalians can find two beautifully painted pianos located at Component Coffee Lab and Barrelhouse Brewing. Grace Note’s founder, Andrew Kenefick, said the project is designed to give the public access to the […]
The Campaign for College Opportunity is proud to announce that the following California Community Colleges have been honored in its inaugural 2022 Excellence in Placement Awards. These colleges have championed student success by implementing equitable course placement practices that give community college students the opportunity to take college-level courses with the support they need to […]