Michael’s Custom Jewelry in downtown Visalia may be one of your favorite places for beautiful jewelry and unique jewelry designs, cleaning and repair. Now it may also become a favorite place for viewing art and meeting local artists as well, since Michael’s has joined the growing number of businesses that are enhancing the community and […]
Tulare County has had financial and operating controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that fraudulent, illegal or dishonest activity by employees, officers, business contacts or others is prevented or detected, but the potential for inappropriate activities and behavior still exists. As a result, Auditor-Controller Rita A. Woodard announced the implementation of a new County […]
Tulare County is one step closer to receiving $40 million in state funds to replace the existing Men’s Correctional Facility and Day Reporting Center located north of Visalia. A committee of the Board of State and Community Corrections recommended to allocate $500 million to 15 counties for upgrading local jails to include rehabilitative program space […]
Visalia Rawhide General Manager Jennifer Pendergraft was named the California League’s Female Executive of the Year at the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Pendergraft, who recently completed her first season as GM and her seventh with the club, led the organization to a highly successful 2013. The Rawhide recorded the third highest attendance in […]
In recognition of Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway’s commitment to job creation and infrastructure investment, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) California has named her “2013 Legislator of the Year.” “Engineers make our state more vibrant and their hard work benefits our state in both the short and long term,” said Conway. “Well-paying jobs […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia Rotary clubs and Office Depot partnered together to deliver 110 computers to selected children from 45 schools on December 11. School officials nominated the students to receive computers based on their outstanding character and good citizenship. The county contributed the computers and matching […]
The 2013 Ruiz 4 Kids Annual Fiesta fundraiser surpassed monies raised from last year’s event. In total, the event raised $352,189 – a 30 percent increase from 2012. “We are so grateful and want to thank everyone who supported our community organizations,” said Kim Ruiz Beck, chairman of Ruiz Foods, Inc. and president of Ruiz […]
New Year’s resolutions typically focus on self-improvement: lose weight, stop smoking and exercise more often. This year, CASA of Tulare County is encouraging a new, more lasting resolution. Why not resolve to improve the life of a child who has suffered abuse and neglect? As a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), volunteers receive in-depth training to […]
Bank of the Sierra will host its 2nd Annual Resolution Run on January 1 to help enhance the quality of life for Central Valley citizens in need. All proceeds from this event will go directly to help change lives in at the Visalia Rescue Mission. “Many struggling Central Valley community members rely on the services […]
Reports from the branches of the Tulare County Library and Foodlink on their November “Food for Fines” program show the project was even more successful than expected. In addition to the $2,405.60 in fines forgiven by the main Visalia Library, the branches tallied another $1,554.67, and $80 in cash was donated, for a total value […]