A Press Release from Kaweah Delta While adults may feel overwhelmed by all the information about COVID-19, many children may feel the opposite. They may not understand why they are attending school remotely or why they need to wear a mask and may be searching for answers. To help answer those questions for children, Kaweah […]
A Press Release from VUSD Since the beginning of the school year, Visalia Unified School District has been asked by state and local health officials to be prepared to adjust school reopening plans based on the spread of COVID-19 in the area. Today, VUSD administration met with leaders of the Tulare County Health and Human […]
The Tulare County Elections Office has certified results of the November 3 general election, and two incumbent politicians are on their way out after their races were decided by single digits. In Tulare, Steve Harrell has edged out incumbent City Councilman Carlton Jones by just seven votes, while at the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) […]
The Fresno Fairgrounds is transforming into a magical Winter Wonderland this holiday season for the first-ever Big Fresno Fair’s Holiday Fantasy of Lights Show! Attendees will drive through the Fairgrounds and enjoy more than 450 holiday lights displays as they listen to Christmas music, sip on hot cocoa and more. The Fair has partnered with […]
A press release written by Mary Jane Galviso, Director, Rural Communities Resource Center (RCRC). Valley Voice will be doing a follow-up article next week. Every Friday at noon, rural residents from northern Tulare County and southern Fresno County line-up for the weekly drive-through community food distribution. Food, Our Right! (FOR) is a program by the […]
A press release from Kaweah Delta As the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to rise, Kaweah Delta has increased the number of locations where it is offering rapid testing and is asking the community to keep safety at the top of mind if gathering for the holidays. “Unfortunately, just as we are seeing an uptick […]
After more than a decade of East Orosi residents struggling without clean drinking water, the State Water Board on Tuesday took a huge and critically necessary step by issuing a mandatory consolidation order for a neighboring district to connect East Orosi to safe water, ushering in the long-overdue promise of safe drinking water for the […]
The City of Visalia invites you to learn more about plans to potentially establish an Agricultural Mitigation Program (AMP) for farmland preservation in Visalia. “Required by the City’s General Plan before opening the next growth area, an AMP can help conserve natural resources and maintain community character,” shares Brandon Smith, Senior Planner, City of Visalia. […]
As Tulare County officials struggle to improve COVID infection numbers and move the area out of the Purple Tier so life can return to normal here, several gyms appear to be operating in open violation of state and county orders. As late as Thursday, November 5, Fit Republic on Noble Avenue in Visalia was allowing […]
The general population of students in the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) will begin returning to class on the last day of November. Youngest Students Return First The first students to return will be the youngest, with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first- and second-graders going back to their classrooms on November 30. Grades three through six […]