In a 24-hour period, the Visalia Fire Department handled 65 service calls. One particularly challenging incident involved a large 1-acre grass fire sparked by illegal fireworks, requiring 8 fire units to contain and protect nearby homes and businesses. Additionally, within a 2-hour period starting at 11:47 p.m., the department responded to three working structure fires. […]
July at Arts Visalia will showcase the work of Heidi Steinman. Steinman’s work explores the transformative power of light to create mood, highlight color and texture, and bring its subject matter to life in art. The exhibition runs from Friday, July 5 th – Saturday, through July 27th, 2024. An opening reception will be held […]
Get out your pen and paper — or, in this case, your favorite graphic design program. The Visalia City Council voted on Monday, June 17 to immediately start accepting submissions of logo designs from the public. “Community members, artists, and all those with an eye for design are invited to submit their artwork as part […]
The Visalia Police Department is stepping up its enforcement operations along the St. Johns Trail and around basins and waterways throughout the city. In response to the growing quality of life concerns among residents, the department will significantly increase its enforcement of ATV’s, UTV’s, dirt bikes or any unauthorized motorized vehicle being operated in these […]
Visalia City Hall wants its share of the cannabis tax revenue. But the city council isn’t ready, at least yet, to consider allowing storefront cannabis sales or, growing sites in the city limits. Cannabis Tax Could Go to the Voters in November On Monday, June 3, every member of the Visalia City Council voted […]
Miss California celebrated its 100 year anniversary at the Visalia Convention Center Saturday night, June 15, by crowning Kimberly Vernon, Miss Santa Clara County as Miss California 2024. Miss San Fernando Valley, Mikaela Harris was the first runner up. Two contestants from the Central Valley made it into the top 12 with Miss Fresno County, […]
The Visalia City Council moved quickly to get the issue of the city’s maligned new logo back on the agenda, allowing a community discussion regarding how to move forward. Though this is an evolving issue, residents are ready to jettison the new logo while the city council is suggesting the possibility that the new logo […]
Cannabis, for medical and recreational use, has become widespread in California since a series of laws legalized it over the past 25 years. Except, that is, in Visalia. That could be changing. Visalia took the first steps this week in approving a ballot measure that would allow the city to collect tax revenues from cannabis […]
Travelers heading down Akers Street, between Riggin Avenue and Ferguson Avenue, will experience traffic impacts starting Monday, June 3 as contractors perform utility connections for the Sycamore Heights Subdivision. “Crews will be excavating to connect sewer and storm drain. This work is necessary to ensure development in the area is connected to all essential utilities,” […]
The Visalia Fox Theater has a free summer movie series thanks to some generous local sponsors! The Princess Diaries on June 9 will cost five dollars but includes a meet and greet with Miss California 2023 Sabina Lewis. At each movie, tickets will be sold to win a basket of Fox goodies and a poster […]