“We have reached a mutual agreement between Gerardo Ramos and the Tulare Public Cemetery. Both parties are happy with the final result,” said board president Xavier Avila. On the advice of County Council, Avila was not at liberty to give further details on the settlement. The Valley Voice tried to reach out to Ramos but […]
Lemoore City Council Member Holly Blair was arraigned on Monday, July 8 on two felonies, two misdemeanors and one special allegation. She plead not guilty on all five counts. Blair informed the Judge that that she cannot afford a lawyer and, according to the Kings County Superior Court website, Blair received court appointed attorney James […]
Lemoore City Council Woman Holly Blair was arrested by the Lemoore Police Department at 1:22 this afternoon. She has been charged with two felonies and one misdemeanor. The first felony, 422 (a), is threatening a crime with intent to terrorize. The second felony, 12022.1 (b), is committing a felony while on bail for a previous […]
Protestors stood outside Representative Devin Nunes’ office in Downtown Visalia on July 2 to protest immigrant detention camps. “We’re out here protesting the deplorable conditions these kids are being kept in,” said Julia Jump-Doyal, a protestor. She emphasized the importance of calling attention to the border camps. The protest follows a call from MoveOn, a […]
The Hanford city council has once again at its June 17 meeting voted to restrict many potential uses west of downtown in order to protect downtown businesses. Since Hanford Mall at 12th and Lacey was developed more than 20 years ago, the city has used zoning to exclude medical and professional offices, optometrists, and large […]
State approval is the only obstacle left to Farmersville becoming Tulare County’s new cannabis sales center. City manager Jennifer Gomez says two of the three recreational cannabis storefronts already approved by the Farmersville City Council are awaiting their sales licenses from the state and then will be ready to open their doors. Valley Pure, which […]
Dr. Tamara Ravalin is getting her steps in at the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) office. “That’s kind of my running joke,” said Ravalin. “I still have the two offices here.” The VUSD administrator took over for Dr. Todd Oto as acting superintendent after he announced his resignation on May 7 at a Visalia Unified […]
A Press Release from the office of Assembly Member Devon Mathis VISALIA – Last month, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) announced that V.I.P. Pizza from Tulare was awarded the 26th Assembly District’s 2019 Small Business of the Year. Founded in 1985, V.I.P. Pizza was originally guided by the late Joe Gregory, a partner in the business who […]
Lemoore City Council Member Holly Blair will be in a courtroom July 5 facing seven criminal charges filed by the Kings County District Attorney’s (KCDA) office. Assistant DA Matt Darby, who challenged Tulare County DA Tim Ward in 2018, is the lead prosecutor in the case. Her arraignment will be in the Kings County Superior […]
Concerned residents and county officials filled the room on June 25 as the Kings County Board of Supervisors voted on an interim urgency ordinance regulating the cultivation of hemp in Kings County. Unlike in Tulare County where the supervisors passed a moratorium on the cultivation of hemp, Kings County took a more comprehensive look at […]