Miss California celebrated its 100 year anniversary at the Visalia Convention Center Saturday night, June 15, by crowning Kimberly Vernon, Miss Santa Clara County as Miss California 2024. Miss San Fernando Valley, Mikaela Harris was the first runner up. Two contestants from the Central Valley made it into the top 12 with Miss Fresno County, […]
You’re invited to the State of the Subbasin Event, hosted by the Kaweah Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs)! Come hear directly from your GSA general managers and get the latest updates on the Kaweah Subbasin’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) progress. This is a crucial event as we prepare for the probationary hearing with the […]
The Visalia City Council moved quickly to get the issue of the city’s maligned new logo back on the agenda, allowing a community discussion regarding how to move forward. Though this is an evolving issue, residents are ready to jettison the new logo while the city council is suggesting the possibility that the new logo […]
Porterville’s Premium Blossom will open to the public on June 8 at 11am. The event promises to be a celebration not just the launch of a new business, but the promise of added value to the Porterville community. Local dignitaries, chamber members, and community supporters are expected to be in attendance. Darren and Celeste Garret […]
The Source LGBT+ Center in Visalia has once again secured the top leaderboard prizes in the 2024 Give OUT Day, organized by Horizons Foundation, the world’s first community foundation dedicated to LGBTQ people. Give OUT Day kicks off on the first of May and culminates on May 30, just before Pride Month celebrations begin in […]
Cannabis, for medical and recreational use, has become widespread in California since a series of laws legalized it over the past 25 years. Except, that is, in Visalia. That could be changing. Visalia took the first steps this week in approving a ballot measure that would allow the city to collect tax revenues from cannabis […]
Travelers heading down Akers Street, between Riggin Avenue and Ferguson Avenue, will experience traffic impacts starting Monday, June 3 as contractors perform utility connections for the Sycamore Heights Subdivision. “Crews will be excavating to connect sewer and storm drain. This work is necessary to ensure development in the area is connected to all essential utilities,” […]
This summer, eight Tulare County Library Branches offer free meals to children and teens, ages 1 to 18. Where to find meals in the Tulare County Library Branches: Visalia: Lunches Tuesday – Friday, June 11 through July 26 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. The Visalia Branch is downtown at 200 W. Oak Avenue with entrances on […]
Dinuba Certified Farmers’ Market celebrates its 10th anniversary and kicks of its celebration Friday, May 31. Families who spend up to $10 on fruits and vegetables will get up to an additional $10 to purchase even more fruits and veggies. In addition, the Kaweah Health Dinuba Clinic is offering a Veggie Rx program to bring new […]
A jury of seven men and five women found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. This is the first time in American history that a current or former president has been convicted of a felony. The jury deliberated for less than 12 hours. To reach a conviction the […]