An old favorite will go virtual as Fresno Pacific University presents “God So Loved the World—A Festival of Lessons and Carols,” the annual program of Scripture passages and seasonal carols woven together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Due to COVID-19, people will be able to enjoy this year’s event free in the comfort […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kennon Keoseyan as the Director of Tulare County Information & Communications Technology (TCiCT), effective November 17, 2020. Kennon fills the IT Director position which was held since 2007 by Peg Yeates prior to her retirement earlier this year. “I am confident that Kennon is an excellent choice […]
A team of COS STEM students has placed in third place in the National 2020 Student Research League Challenge Problem sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). The team members were Zachary Holder, Sarah Redden, and Nayara Soria, led by faculty member Vineta Harper. Background on the competition requirements for this year, […]
The Visalia Emergency Aide Council’s 21st Annual Stocking Drive is underway for Christmas 2020. Due to the pandemic this year Christmas will be very different for everyone. Families are signing up and being screened for the annual distribution that will take place on December 17, 2020. Children are excitedly waiting for the arrival of Santa […]
Visalia Unified School District will delay reopening its elementary school sites by one week. VUSD will reopen elementary sites one week later than the November 30, 2020, planned date. Students in preschool -Grade 2 will return on December 7, 2020, and students in Grades 3-6 will return on December 14, 2020. Tulare County Health and […]
For the first time in show history, the 2021 World Ag Expo® will be an online event February 9-11. Officials at the International Agri-Center® announced the cancellation of the live event on September 14, and spent the next month carefully weighing the implications of a digital show. “A digital show is not a replacement for […]
A press release written by Mary Jane Galviso, Director, Rural Communities Resource Center (RCRC). Valley Voice will be doing a follow-up article next week. Every Friday at noon, rural residents from northern Tulare County and southern Fresno County line-up for the weekly drive-through community food distribution. Food, Our Right! (FOR) is a program by the […]
November 19th is the American Cancer Society’s 45th Annual Great American Smokeout, a day for people who use tobacco to create a plan to quit. No matter what age or how long they have smoked, quitting can help them live longer and be healthier. It’s hard to stop smoking but tobacco users are not alone […]
A press release from Kaweah Delta As the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to rise, Kaweah Delta has increased the number of locations where it is offering rapid testing and is asking the community to keep safety at the top of mind if gathering for the holidays. “Unfortunately, just as we are seeing an uptick […]
Political Analysis by Mark Pratter HANFORD – Kalish Morrow scored a major political upset in unseating long-term incumbent Sue Sorensen for the District B council race which encompasses North Hanford. She beat Sorensen by 530 votes out of 4,407 cast, according to Kings County Registrar of Voters. District B was a three-way race that included […]