On behalf of the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee (TCDCC) we cordially invite you to join us in giving our newly re-elected California State Controller, Betty Yee, a big Tulare County welcome! We are honored to have Controller Betty Yee as our Keynote Speaker. She is the State’s Chief Financial Officer and a native of […]
In an effort to help people who have diabetes live better lives, Kaweah Delta will begin a series of free monthly diabetes support groups through October, in Visalia, Lindsay, Woodlake and Cutler/Orosi. Support group attendees can expect peer support in a small group atmosphere that is caring and safe. Each group will review the following […]
Despite all the recent conflict in the Tulare Local Healthcare District and the uncertain, yet hopeful path the district faces, I believe that we need, every now and then, to take a step back and remember how far we’ve come. As we’re left reeling by the recent New Yorker story and the criminal investigations into […]
The St. Paul’s warming center in Visalia closed its doors last month, possibly forever. Pastor Suzy Ward doesn’t believe the city would approve another low-barrier shelter for the homeless next year, because local residents have been critical of its presence since its inception in the winter of 2017. But although the warming center may never […]
Special to the Voice, Exeter Resident Vickie Riddle covers the First Lady. First Lady Melania Trump is on a two-day trip visiting three states to promote the three pillars of her ‘Be Best’ initiative which includes the well being of children, online safety and opioid abuse. This is Mrs. Trump’s first solo domestic overnight trip. […]
Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), representing the 14th Senate District in California, along with principal co-authors Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia), Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), have recently announced the introduction of Senate Bill 559. The bipartisan supported legislation will secure California’s water supply by investing $400 million […]
Just outside of Visalia, a relic of decades past continues its legacy of education. Venice Hill School is an historic one-room schoolhouse located off Road 180 that is still being used today. The building is operating as a library and study space for the rural Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center (ERCLC). Every day, homeschooled students […]
Local organizers from College of the Sequoias in Visalia will be hosting the first ever Watchale Workshop, a free writing workshop blending student and professional writers. The one-day event is free to attend on April 6th and will include a series of workshops, lectures, and readings. Organizers intend to create an “alternative narrative” of the […]
A new organization is revolutionizing the way money is taught to children and one stop on their tour of change was Visalia. Pockets Change is an organization dedicated to teaching youth about healthy money habits and financial planning. They recently came to Visalia’s College of the Sequoias and conducted a one -day workshop on the […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux unveiled the Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez Memorial Highway Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, three years to the day after the Sheriff’s light sport aircraft, Sheriff One, crashed on a hillside near Lake Success. The Memorial Highway honors the fallen, Sheriff Boudreaux said. “The Deputy Scott Ballantyne and Pilot James Chavez […]