Draft Matheny Tract Transportation Plan Available for Public Review

Posted on October 2, 2014October 4, 2014 by Valley Voice Contributor

The draft of the Matheny Transportation Infrastructure Plan is now available for public review and comment through October 24. The plan is online at www.tularecounty.ca.gov/rma/index.cfm/whats-going-on/matheny-tract-transportation-infrastructure-plan/. Printed copies will be available for review at the Tulare Public Library, 475 N. M St., Tulare; Palo Verde Elementary School, 9637 Ave. 196; Tulare County Resource Management Agency, 5961 […]

Connecting Goodwill to The GRID

Posted on October 2, 2014October 4, 2014 by Tim Saar

In May of this year–in what may prove to be a national trend–Goodwill Industries opened their first in a number of considered concept stores: an experiential electronic store in Charlotte, N.C., called The GRID, carrying a huge variety of electronic and video game goods at 15 to 65% of retail prices – freeing 200 million […]

Jake Raper to Retire after Six Years with RMA

Posted on October 2, 2014October 4, 2014 by Valley Voice Contributor

After six years with the Resource Management Agency (RMA), Jake Raper will be retiring. He started in 2008 as the assistant director of the RMA and was promoted to director in 2009. He was not only complimented for his work ethic but for his camaraderie. The Tulare County Supervisors expressed that they will not only […]

New Bureau of Reclamation Report Predicts Climate Change Will Significantly Impact Central Valley this Century

Posted on October 2, 2014October 4, 2014 by Valley Voice Contributor

A new report released last week by the Department of the Interior’s Deputy Secretary Michael L. Connor finds that projected changes in temperature and precipitation, combined with a growing population, will have significant impacts on water supplies, water quality, fish and wildlife habitats, ecosystems, hydropower, recreation and flood control, in California’s Central Valley this century. […]

Diageo Answers Call for Fresh Water

Posted on October 2, 2014October 4, 2014 by Valley Voice Contributor

Diageo, a leading premium drinks company, donated more than 34,000 bottles of drinking water to residents of Tulare County, who are among the hardest hit by California’s severe drought. The donation comes as the state confronts one of the worst droughts on record, with many towns facing the prospect of running out of drinking water […]

SeaPort Airlines Selected to Provide Service to Visalia Airport

Posted on September 18, 2014September 20, 2014 by Steve Pastis

By a 3-2 vote, the Visalia City Council voted at its September 15 meeting to recommend to the Department of Transportation that Portland-based SeaPort Airlines provide Essential Air Service (EAS) to Visalia Airport. EAS is a federal program that guarantees a certain level of scheduled air service to communities that would otherwise have lost access […]

Mooney Grove Group Prepares for Renovations

Posted on September 18, 2014September 19, 2014 by Catherine Doe

Everyone knows that Mooney Grove has been looking a little tired lately, and the drought hasn’t exactly helped. Because of a Tulare County initiative to save water, Tulare County Parks and Recreation has severely cut back watering, turning the grounds brown and the lagoon bright green. One group hopes to turn that around. The Real […]

Candidates and Challengers Spar at Forum

Posted on September 18, 2014September 20, 2014 by Catherine Doe

There was a great turnout for this year’s Candidates Forum at the Visalia Convention Center Tuesday night, September 16. About 150 people gathered to hear their national, state and county representatives spar with their challengers on the big issues, three of which dominated: the drought, immigration reform and the High-Speed Rail (HSR). Every candidate was […]

Construction Begins on New TCOE Administration, Planetarium Buildings

Posted on September 18, 2014September 20, 2014 by Steve Pastis

Separate groundbreaking ceremonies were held on September 10 for two new Tulare County Office of Education buildings: an administration building/conference center and a new planetarium. The new three-story administration building, at 6200 S. Mooney Blvd. in Visalia, will include 66,000 square feet of office space. Its offices will serve the Tulare County superintendent of schools […]

California Library Literacy Services Celebrates 30th

Posted on September 18, 2014September 20, 2014 by Valley Voice Contributor

This month, California Library Literacy Services, a program of the California State Library, celebrates 30 years of changing the lives of low-literate adults and their families. Since its inception, California’s Library Literacy Services has helped nearly a quarter of a million Californians learn to read and write. To mark the 30th anniversary milestone of this […]