The Visalia Fox Theatre will be hosting a special double feature and Q&A event with writers / directors Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms, Tulare County natives, on April 19th at 6pm. The event will showcase the award-winning movie Lost on Purpose, which was filmed in Tulare County, and Small Town Crime, which received critical acclaim upon its release earlier this […]
The Valley Voice earned four awards and two finalist spots at the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) annual conference and awards luncheon held in Sonoma, April 12-14. Dave Adalian, a writer for the Voice, earned 1st place in the Writing category for his November, 2017 article “Lawsuit Claims TCSO Deputies Ambushed Innocent Man.” The piece […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the four individuals/organizations that will be presenting their ideas at Visalia SOUP on April 11th at ImagineU Interactive Children’s Museum. Presenters were selected from nine proposals that were submitted. The following proposals will be pitched to SOUP attendees in hopes of gaining community support, resources and […]
Warren Gubler has announced his most recent endorsements by the highest levels of law enforcement in the 26th Assembly District. The Professional Law Enforcement Managers Association of Tulare County (PLEMA) has released its unanimous endorsement of Gubler. In March, the Tulare County Chiefs Association, comprised of police chiefs and the leadership of law enforcement throughout […]
Looking for a night of laughs and fast paced antics? Then the Visalia Players’ production of Nana’s Naughty Knickers which opens at the Ice House on Friday, April 13 is just the ticket! Imagine you are an aspiring law student planning to spend the summer in New York with your favorite grandmother. You are excited […]
Essential reading for those interested in the role of religion in American life is Religious Literacy: What Every American Need to Know—And Doesn’t by Stephen Prothero. Through the pages of his evocative study, Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University, laments over the paradoxical fact that “Americans are both deeply religious and profoundly ignorant […]
Assemblyman Travis Allen, Republican candidate for governor, paid a visit to the Tulare International Agri-Center to a crowd of 300 plus fired up Republicans on Sunday, March 18. Discussing everything from lowering taxes to getting tougher on crime and prosecuting corrupt politicians, Assemblyman Allen joked about California Democrats and even discribed his Republican opponent John […]
The Triple V Dairy and Calf Ranch located in Tulare is facing bankruptcy for the second time. Rep. David Valadao (R-CA21) has been named in both suits. In November Rabobank filed a civil suit against Triple V Dairy and Calf Ranch for defaulting on additional loans. The dairy owes $2.3 million for feed/herd loans including […]
Tulare Local Healthcare District will reopen its forensic laboratory Monday. Mineral King Lab was closed on Oct. 28, 2017 by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the district’s former management partner. While the district’s board voted in October to voluntarily suspend its acute care license — which covers the operation of the Tulare Regional Medical Center — the […]
There is a political race coming up in a few months. My boss, Tim Ward is running for re-election as Tulare County District Attorney. The challenger started his campaign by insulting myself and the staff of our entire office by stating he needs to “clean up” the office. Something Mr Ward has been attacked over […]