College of the Sequoias doubled capacity and enrollment of its Registered Nursing program this semester. In response to the request from Tulare Kings Healthcare Partnership regarding the nursing shortage, COS created a plan to increase enrollment in the RN program from 50 new students in the fall of 2022 to 110 new students this month. […]
Ready to help shape Visalia’s future? For those looking to get more involved in local government, serving on a City of Visalia Committee is one way residents can contribute to Visalia being a great place to live, work and play. Currently, the City’s Citizens Advisory Committee has three vacant seats, and the Historic Preservation Committee […]
CityServe TulareKings (CSTK), and California Dairies, INC. (CDI) present “CityServe Rising: A Concert to benefit disaster relief in Tulare and Kings Counties”. It will be next Saturday, August 12, 7:00 P.M. at The Visalia Fox Theatre. Performers include local country artists, Vanessa Rae, Josh Day, and Nick Slater, with national recording artists including Joe and […]
The next phase of the Caldwell Avenue Improvement Project is scheduled to begin Monday, August 7 at 7 a.m. This phase kicks off the second half of the Project with work expected to continue through mid-October. The Caldwell Avenue Improvement Project estimated overall completion date is late December 2023. This next phase of the Project […]
The Visalia Fox Theatre will host “An Evening with Charlie Kirk,” presented by the Visalia Republican Women Federated, on Thursday, August 24th at 7:00pm. A VIP event starts at 5:00pm and the doors open to the general public at 6:00pm. Deene Souza, president of the Visalia Republican Women Federated (VRWF) said the organization invited Kirk […]
The pool tables, big screen TVs, and cheap beer at the Pump House could be in jeopardy after owners Nate Cary and Jacob Gayer filed lawsuits against each other, accusing the other of breaches of fiduciary duties and negligence. The duo bought the bar, located at 1075 E. Main in Visalia, in January 2022 – […]
It was old home week as about 200 people gathered on the corner of South Mooney Boulevard and Ave 264 in Visalia to attend the official ground breaking for the revival of a Visalia icon – a new and improved Mearle’s Drive-in and Theater. The current location is close to the original Mooney Drive-in Theater […]
The next phase of the Caldwell Avenue Improvement project will begin on Sunday, July 9 at approximately 5 p.m. “Work continues with inside lane intersection closures at the Akers, Linwood and Chinowth intersections and inside and outside lane closures at Shady Street,” provided Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, City of Visalia. “Traffic delays associated with […]
Transdev, the transit service operator for Visalia Transit, has informed the City that despite continued negotiations over the past week, they have not reached an agreement with Transdev drivers. A strike by the Transdev drivers, effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2023, has halted the services Transdev provides to the City of Visalia. In addition […]
As I reflect on my first year as Superintendent of the 32nd largest district in the state, I am grateful to serve and support our over 4,000 employees and 32,000 preschool to adult students. We have amazing people in our district and community whose priority is our students’ success. Our Board of Education mirrors that […]