Exeter’s Man and Woman of the Year, Heritage, Beautification and Business of the Year will be honored at the Exeter Chamber of Commerce 93rd Annual Banquet, Saturday, February 27, 2016. The honorees for the year 2015 are: Woman of the Year, Rose King and Man of the Year, Cliffton Bush. Heritage Award recipient is Pamela […]
College of the Sequoias’ Visalia campus will no longer host feral cats. The college had previously been participating in a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program in partnership with the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition, (VFCC)but ended the program as of December. The TNR program outlines a system of trapping feral cats, neutering them and returning them to form […]
For those who have always wanted to work at a ballpark, the Rawhide is searching for friendly, customer-oriented people in need of a summer job. And this year, job seekers can also get their resume in front of two other great local organizations. The Rawhide will hold their annual job fair at Rawhide Ballpark, 300 […]
Three air carriers are vying to provide service to Visalia in the wave of SeaPort Airlines’ unexpected departure. Boutique Air, Great Lakes Airlines and Mokulele Airlines have submitted a bid to the Department of Transportation to provide service from Visalia; all three previously bid in 2014, when SeaPort was awarded service. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii-based Mokulele Airlines […]
At a low-key event last week, Tulare County District 3 Supervisor Phil Cox officially launched his campaign for a fourth term as Visalia’s primary representative, promising to continue his work for more streamlined, responsive government. “I’m not done,” Cox, who has served three, four-year terms on the Board of Supervisors, said. “We still have efficiencies […]
Emilio Huerta filed papers to run for the 21st Congressional seat against incumbent Rep. David Valadao. Huerta is a Kern County lawyer specializing in unions, worker rights and establishing sustainable non-profits organizations. After much deliberation with his family, he decided to shutter his law practice to concentrate on his campaign. He is the son of […]
The California Democratic Party held a pre-conference meeting on January 30 to endorse candidates running for state and federal office. Ruben Macareno’s election campaign for the 26th State Assembly District announced that it has confirmed support of state delegates who submitted all its ballots in favor of their candidate for the state party endorsement. “I […]
On January 26 Tulare County Board of Supervisors’ Chairman Mike Ennis presented the State of the County Address. Ennis reiterated before he started the address that because of the collaboration and dedication of the current board that the county was able to remain fiscally sound, and that they will keep it that way in the […]
In light of the recent unannounced departure of SeaPort Airlines at the Visalia Airport, city officials have some decisions to make, again, regarding the airport’s future. On a 3-2 vote, the Visalia City Council voted in 2014 to recommend SeaPort as Visalia’s Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier. The alternative was to take a buy-out and […]
Even with a strong El Niño year, there are no assurances the drought is over. Clearly we need a better plan for future droughts and that plan needs to include provisions for native freshwater fish. But why include native fish? There are many reasons. Many feel that native fish have a right not to be […]