A newly constructed compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, built by Trillium CNG, is now operating at the Roche Oil, Inc.’s Pacific Pride Cardlock at 1120 E. Paige Ave. in Tulare. The station is located on the south side of Tulare on Exit 85 off Interstate 99. An open house was held at the station […]
On May 14, the Heritage Complex in Tulare will be transformed into a showcase of student projects as part of “A Night at the 21st Century Museum.” This new event will feature dozens of documentaries, live performances, literacy projects, enterprise ventures and other exhibits from elementary, middle and high school student groups across the county. […]
Tulare County is one of the larger counties that make up the agricultural-based area of the Golden State, which thrives off of the crops that are harvested year-round through the back-breaking labor of field workers. It is also the poorest of all counties in California. There is a great abundance of produce grown here in […]
Fitch Ratings, which has provided independent and prospective credit ratings for 100 years, has downgraded to ‘B’ from ‘B+’ the rating on $15,230,000 series 2007 fixed rate bonds issued by the Tulare Local Health Care District, doing business as Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC). The bonds have been placed on Rating Watch Negative. Tulare Regional […]
Robin Ryburn, a biology teacher at Tulare Union High School, describes a project she has done for years with her sophomore students. In the past, she says, students had been assigned to make a report on specific biologic processes related to cell biology or human physiology. This year, with training she received through the Tulare […]
Matthew Johnson encourages his sixth-grade students to be “lifelong givers.” Looks like his class is off to an impressive start. The students, who attend Alice G. Mulcahy Middle School in Tulare, were inspired by the story of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, washerwoman Oseola McCarty, who left the vast majority of her life savings to the University of […]
Galaxy Theatre officials convinced Tulare city planning commissioners last week to allow them to sell alcohol to Tulare movie-goers, despite concerns raised by members of the public. In a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Tulare Planning Commission agreed to a one-year trial to make sure Galaxy can exercise adequate control of customer activities inside the theater […]
The Tulare Astronomical Association has renovated its observatory in Tulare and will have its first event, an open house and star party, to officially relaunch the facility on October 12. The observatory has been closed for the last ten years, and the club has spent the last ten months working hard to reopen it. The […]