As we enter 2014, there is renewed optimism in the real estate market. Varying expert sales forecasts have somewhat tempered expectations, but new residential construction activity and solid existing home sales hint at continued market strength. While the number of sold houses over this summer and holiday season has not increased in comparison to the […]
The San Joaquin Valley has suffered for years from over-regulation and a resulting man-made drought. With the U.S. Senate having blocked a comprehensive water solution, the lack of surface water is creating excessive demand on the aquifer, threatening even worse water problems in the future. These policies – imposed by big-government adherents and environmental extremists […]
Ralph Kaelble, candidate for Tulare County District Attorney, has accused his opponent Tim Ward of “playing politics” after his wife Afreen Kaelble was recently fired from her position as a Supervising District Attorney. Ward, the current District Attorney, is running against Ralph Kaelble in the upcoming June elections. Kaelble has earned a number of endorsements […]
Joy Collier, an artist based in Springville, is also the publisher of Coffee News, which is distributed through many local businesses. Although she is a talented graphic designer, creating all the ads for her paper, her greatest passion is post-impressionistic painting. Several of her Giant Sequoia paintings can be seen at the Clay Cafe in […]
The upbeat, airtight, three-part family harmonies of the Sons of the San Joaquin are being heard in a lot more places these days. This sound has carried Joe, Jack and Lon Hannah from church and community gatherings to places like Switzerland, where traditional cowboy music is even more revered than modern country music. In the […]
Local author Ron Hughart has written a new book, Déjà Vu of a Skeptic. The book is a departure from The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl, his book about the plight of his migrant family who fled the Dust Bowl to make their way to a new life in California. Déjà Vu of a Skeptic […]
The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series is Tulare from local author Sésar A. Carreño. The book, released on Monday, boasts more than 200 vintage images of the early days of Tulare. Tulare was originally founded by the Southern Pacific Railroad as the terminal for its southern division. The railroad billed Tulare […]
Foot of Feathers, which will headline The Cellar Door in downtown Visalia on Saturday, December 21, is made up of Kent Stahl (vocals/guitar), Aaron Estes (guitar/vocals), Eric Abbott (bass/vocals) and Matt Sampietro (drums/vocals). The group is known for its four-part vocal harmonies, including a spot-on cover of the Beach Boys’ “Sloop John B” the last […]
This holiday season, police, sheriff and CHP will be out in force cracking down on drunk drivers throughout the region with aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement. Through January 1, state and local law enforcement will be watching for drunk drivers to help keep roads safe for holiday travelers. The Avoid the 18 […]
Former Major League catcher Robby Hammock will manage the 2014 Visalia Rawhide, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced last week. Arizona also sends former Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Bobby Smith back to Tulare County as the Rawhide hitting coach, while 10-year Major League veteran Gil Heredia will serve as pitching coach. Hammock, 36, played in parts […]