A press release from Visalia unified School District On March 8, 2022, the Visalia Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Kirk Shrum to the position of superintendent. Mr. Shrum will officially begin working alongside Interim Superintendent Doug Cardoza on May 16, 2022, and then he will assume the full responsibility of […]
A Press Release from Kaweah Health Keeping patients’ best interests in mind amid decreasing COVID-19 positivity rates, Kaweah Health is changing its visitor guidelines starting today (Monday, March 7) to allow two visitors a day for general visitation. “We’ve been slowly opening back up and allowing more visitors because we all know that it has […]
Planned Parenthood will not move forward with plans to move from its current location in downtown Visalia to a more visible location on Mooney Boulevard. Staff with the Orosco Group withdrew their application on Friday. The decision also means that a planned public hearing at the Visalia City Council meeting on March 7 will no […]
Visit Visalia is pleased to announce that the Society for California Archaeology will hold its 56th Annual Meeting March 3-6, 2022 at the Visalia Convention Center. The Visalia Marriott Hotel and Comfort Suites Visalia will serve as host hotels for the event that expects 800 attendees. The event theme is “Archaeological Gatherings: Foodways and Community Resilience.” “We […]
A press release from Visit Visalia Visitors are invited to take a self-guided tour of blossoms and wildflowers this spring Visit Visalia is excited to announce that orchards and groves around Tulare County will soon be awash with color with the onset of the annual blossom season. Wildflowers in the foothill and seasonal fruit stand […]
A press release from the City of Visalia Join us for the next City of Visalia Redistricting Public Hearing. The City of Visalia’s City Council Decennial Redistricting process continues, and community members are asked to join us on Monday, February 7th at 7:30 p.m. for Public Hearing No. 5. This redistricting public hearing will include, but […]
UPDATE: The public hearing regarding the potential Planned Parenthood location has been continued to March 7, 7:00pm at the Visalia Convention Center. After a week of crossed wires and miscommunications between all parties involved in the possible future location of Planned Parenthood, the public hearing concerning the appeal has been continued to a future date […]
The Visalia Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) now has 20 employers signed up to participate in the Job Fair from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, January 28, at Proteus, 1440 N. Shirk. Businesses signed up to date are: Green Rabbit, Amazon, BlueScope, California Dairies, Workforce Investment Board, United We Staff, ABLE Industries, Employment Connection, […]
The College of the Sequoias Foundation has announced $5.4 million in gifts received from a family trust. This marks the largest gift in the college’s 95-year history. The family trust was formed by a local couple that have since deceased and wished to remain anonymous in this announcement. While they were still with us, the […]
This year’s FIRST Robotics Competition Games require high school students to design robots that throw oversized tennis balls into different goals on the field and climb horizontal bars to win points. This might sound daunting to a layperson, but the students at University Preparatory High School feel more than up to the task. As the […]