The Director of the Rural Communities Resource Center (RCRC), Mary Jane Galviso, wrote a press release last week regarding its fight to acquire USDA food commodities from FoodLink for Tulare County. Its efforts were met with a letter of denial, stating that FoodLink was “at capacity.” And when Galviso appealed to the state and Tulare […]
Cases of COVID-19 Continue to Surge in Tulare County and Throughout California. A Press Release from Tulare County Health and Human Resources The COVID-19 virus continues to spread at alarming rates throughout Tulare County as local hospitals surge with COVID-19 positive patients needing to be hospitalized for the respiratory illness. Public Health officials urge residents […]
Twenty-eight employees at the Tulare County Department of Child Care Services (DCCS) will lose their jobs one week before Christmas. The layoffs–intended to close a $2.1 million budget gap at DCCS–were announced to workers last week then approved just seven days later by a 4-1 vote of the county supervisors on Tuesday, November 17. An […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kennon Keoseyan as the Director of Tulare County Information & Communications Technology (TCiCT), effective November 17, 2020. Kennon fills the IT Director position which was held since 2007 by Peg Yeates prior to her retirement earlier this year. “I am confident that Kennon is an excellent choice […]
Cases of COVID-19 in Tulare County have spiked by more than 75% in the last two weeks, and officials fear the trend will continue into the winter months. 1,000-plus New Cases The Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency (TCHHS) reported 482 new cases of COVID for the week ending November 9 and 625 for […]
As the final vote count from the November 3 general election in Tulare County is slowly tabulated, a pair of races still remain too close to call on the thinnest of margins. Handfuls of Ballots The contests where candidates are running neck-and-neck are the Area 6 trustee’s seat in the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) […]
Tulare County Library opens the doors and expands Pick Up services to Lobby service. Lobby service began September 29 at the Visalia Branch Library with services at all other branches, except Terra Bella, beginning the week of October 26. The Library is happy to bring back in person services following the State’s Blueprint for a […]
Working from an aerial lift above the roof of TCOE’s Mooney Boulevard office building this week, two technicians installed a four-part antenna to a new mast on the east side of the building. The TCOE antenna is one of four installed in the new Central California Learning Network (CCLN) – a network created to provide high-speed internet […]
CASA of Tulare County has been gifted with a $250,000 Donation from an Anonymous Donor. An anonymous donor has gifted CASA of Tulare County a donation totaling $250,000 in support of their efforts to recruit, train and support volunteers who advocate in court for the best interests of children in the foster care system, many […]
According to the Fresno Bee Three Rivers was placed under an evacuation warning Sunday night as winds blew the Sequoia Complex Fire westward towards Tulare County’s foothills. A new evacuation point has been set up at Exeter’s Memorial Building. “An evacuation warning means there is a potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require […]