Street improvement projects have been underway since Monday at various locations in the City of Visalia, and completion is expected in August. Traffic control will be in place to direct motorists around the work areas. Public impacts are expected to be minimal for concrete installation, which occurs from May 12-July 10, and electrical work from […]
The Visalia Chamber of Commerce announced on May 9th that Glenn Morris, its current president and CEO, has resigned, effective June 20. Morris has accepted a new opportunity with the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and will be relocating. He will continue in his current role through the end of June, providing continued leadership […]
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, a 2012 presidential candidate, will speak at Tulare-Kings Right to Life’s (TKRL) 19th Annual “Making a Difference for Life” Fundraising Banquet to be held at 7pm on Thursday, September 4th, at the Visalia Convention Center. Santorum was elected to the House of Representatives in 1990 at the age of 32, […]
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Assembly Member Luis Alejo will be the keynote speakers at the annual Rose Ann Vuich Dinner and Awards Presentation on Saturday, May 10, at the Lamp Liter Inn in Visalia. “We are happy that we have two brilliant and effective leaders coming to Tulare County to speak to us […]
Two years before the drought compelled Governor Brown to declare a state emergency, Visalia was already ahead of the game, planning demonstration gardens to educate its residents about drought-resistant landscaping. Now the first of four of these gardens is ready to be part of the May 3rd Earth Day celebrations. Nathan Garza, Natural Resource Conservation […]
The Visalia City Council’s water conservation ordinance that implemented Stage 4 – Water Emergency, allows watering two days a week in May, and three days a week from June through September. In total, the changes will bring an estimated 25% annual reduction in landscape irrigation, which is responsible for about 60% of total water usage […]
To the relief of the Visalia City Council, and Visalia’s animal lovers, a contract has finally been approved to build the new Animal Control Facility. During their April 7th meeting, the Visalia City Council voted 5-0 to accept Forcum/Mackey Construction, Inc.’s unexpectedly low bid of $4,550,000. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, Mayor Steve Nelsen said, […]
Visalians, it’s time to adopt a new habit. One of our most important resources is in trouble, and we need to do everything we can to protect it today and into the future. Governor Brown declared a statewide drought emergency in response to our third drought year, and calls upon all citizens to reduce their […]
In honor of our county’s crime victims whose lives have been lost due to violence, the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare, hosted its 14th Annual Victims’ Memorial Quilt Unveiling. The event took place at the Visalia Holiday Inn on April 11, during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The Victims’ Memorial Quilt was […]
College of the Sequoias sophomore Isis Frausto-Vicencio received the news last week that she is a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards these transfer scholarships to a small group of the top community college students across the nation who are seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees. This year, […]