The following are the results of the Tulare County Academic Decathlon, which concluded today, Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Tulare County Office of Education’s Conference Center in Visalia. Championship team which will represent Tulare County at the California Academic Decathlon competition: Granite Hills High School Team #2 (Porterville) Top scoring team in the large school […]
Parents or friends who believe that a child may have a disability can find help by calling the Tulare County Office of Education or their local school district. The Child Find Project is designed to identify children who may be in need of special education services and connect them with appropriate educational programs. Special education […]
The public is invited to the third annual Poetry Out Loud competition, Wednesday, February 7 beginning at 6pm in TCOE’s Redwood Conference Center at 6200 South Mooney Boulevard in Visalia. Students from five local high schools will be competing for the chance to represent Tulare County at the state competition March 18-19 in Sacramento. Hosted […]
The public is invited to watch 13 Tulare County high school teams compete in the annual Tulare County Mock Trial Competition which began in January, with the semi-finals to be held on February 8 and finals on February 20. The Mock Trial teams are comprised of 10 to 20 students who take on the roles […]
Woodlake approved the final permits for four cannabis-related businesses with public hearings, and subsequent city council approvals for conditional use permits at its January 22 council meeting. Valley Pure, Green Bean Pharm, Green Smart and Top Crop are all moving toward opening business within the city, although with one question remaining – they don’t know […]
Two residential developments are ready to break ground in Woodlake. Valencia Heights, a Self-Help Enterprises development has pulled its first 10 building permits, said Woodlake City Manager Ramon Lara. The other, a Castlerock extension, is ready to start the first of 54 single-family homes by a private developer. These developments are on the heels of […]
South Valley law enforcement is not new to Exeter’s new police chief, John Hall; but, the Exeter department is, as of January. Hall served with the Porterville Police Department for 24 years – leaving his position as captain to take on the Exeter top command. Hall said he was very happy in Porterville and was […]
It’s back to a suit and tie for Randy Groom, who admittedly had grown accustomed to the more relaxed and casual atmosphere of Exeter, where he served as city manager for seven years. Following the retirement of Mike Olmos, Groom’s been hired as city manager for Visalia, where he formerly served as city clerk and […]
Two Tulare dairymen are traveling to Minnesota this week to participate in the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl. Partaking of the Super Bowl hoopla there – Land O’Lakes thought it an exciting idea to “inspire the next generation of young leaders to consider careers in food and agriculture,” said Grace Fair, media contact for the Bowl. […]
On the afternoon of January 24, United States Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined with President California State University, Fresno President Joseph Castro and students to discuss the DACA program and immigration reform. “Today, the topic of immigration, specifically, the DACA program is dominating news headlines across the nation, however, this issue is not new […]