The Tulare County Board of Supervisors spent less than an hour discussing its $1.38 billion budget for 2019-20 before giving it unanimous approval at its September 10 meeting, and the union representing the majority of county-employed workers says that’s not good enough. “They’re purporting to set the county budget with very little input,” said Courtney […]
Sheriff Mike Boudreaux and more than 100 others gathered on September 5 at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office to honor fallen TCSO Deputy Jeremy Meyst with the unveiling of the “Correctional Deputy Jeremy W. Meyst Memorial Highway.” Deputy Meyst was hired by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office in 2004 as a Detention Services Officer. In […]
Public Health Branch Warns Against Vaping In a press Release from The Tulare County Health and Human Services VISALIA, CA – The Tulare County Public Health Officer is confirming that an individual from Tulare County has died from complications related to the use of e-cigarettes and is warning community members about the dangerous effects of […]
Mosquitoes have played a role in human history from the fall of Rome to the outcome of the Civil War and now are becoming more than a nuisance in the Valley. Fortunately for Tulare County, we have Delta Vector Control (DVC) to keep the pests at bay, but only with the public’s help. Michael Auburn, […]
A Press Release from the Lockwood Agency The Tulare County Fair has selected dairyman Joe Airosa of Tulare as the grand marshal for the centennial celebration parade on opening day, Wednesday, Sept. 11. Airosa has been involved in the fair, 4H and FFA for 65 years, he estimates. He showed livestock as a high school […]
TULARE, CA — Just days after the most recent filing deadline, State Assembly candidate Drew Phelps has smashed the previous fundraising totals record for a Democrat in the 26th Assembly District. Jose Sigala, last year’s Democratic challenger to Republican Assemblymember Devin Mathis, raised a total of $77,592 by the final filing deadline of the 2018 […]
Although placing a child in the foster care system is the last resort for social workers, it does happen when the child is in an unstable or abusive home environment. In this instance, the foster child could be assigned a Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASA is a non-profit organization founded in an effort to advocate […]
Volunteers and community members support local kids with school supply donations Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining forces to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the “Stuff the Bus” campaign event at Walmart locations in Visalia and Tulare on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The “Stuff the Bus” campaign event in […]
In a press release from the Lockwood Agency; The Tulare County Fair will celebrate its 100th anniversary in September with online discounts starting Tuesday, June 11. Each day starting at noon the Fair will offer special discounts at www.tcfair.org. Day 1, Tuesday, June 11: Purchase a $10 Fair admission ticket and the first 100 sales […]
The Tulare Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member The Real Mooney Grove Project, Inc. at a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 30. Hosted by founder and President Mary Bryant and sponsored by Samuel H. Hernandez of H & H Enterprises in Ivanhoe, the ceremony took place on the Veteran’s Freedom Bridge. “When we joined the […]