In 1976, a legacy began at Mt. Whitney High. The year America celebrated its bicentennial was also the year Brenda Burke began teaching home economics part-time on the Visalia campus. Her husband Robert’s hard-to-get full-time teaching job at the city’s school for at-risk students, Sequoia High, had brought the freshly graduated newlyweds to town. They […]
It took a special meeting ending in a 4-1 split vote, but the Visalia City Council passed the city’s annual budget just ahead of the June 30 deadline. “Because of snafus getting the item on the agenda, we had to hold a special meeting just for the budget,” said Visalia Mayor Steve Nelsen. The Council […]
If you’ve switched on a radio in the Central Valley during the last five decades, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Kent Hopper’s voice. It’s deep, mellow and resonant–a lot like the man who owns it. These days, Hopper, 66, is headman at KTIP in Porterville, a 24-hour news and talk station broadcasting at 1450 […]
Exeter Public Schools Superintendent Tim Hall says the District will likely seek voter approval for a funding bond to appear on the ballot during the November 2016 election. “There was an initial discussion about that,” with the Exeter Unified School District Board, Hall said. “What we did was hire a consulting firm to determine how […]
Various documents mentioned in the article below are available to view, download, and print by clicking here. In an agreement largely kept concealed since it was signed in May of 2014, the Directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) have granted an exclusive right to buy all its assets — including Tulare Regional […]
A diverse group of South Valley activists and leaders wants to bring the voices of all Tulare County residents to the airwaves, but they’re facing a tight deadline and need to raise cash quickly. “We want to see a growing circle of local people from all walks of life and all political persuasions and all […]
Already locked in a scandalous and expensive legal battle regarding the sudden and unannounced replacement of the medical staff at Tulare Regional Medical Center, directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) last week found themselves the target of a damning report by the Tulare County Grand Jury. Entitled Tower of Shame, the report […]
TULARE HOSPITAL BOARD DISCHARGES ENTIRE MEDICAL STAFF OF 135: UPDATE Dave Adalian Following the publication of the article “Tulare Hospital Board Discharges Entire Medical Staff of 135,” the Valley Voice was contacted by a publicity firm and attorneys representing Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) and Health Care Conglomerate Associates to raise objections to facts […]
The Hag literally brought the house down in Hanford. For the last two years, Fox Theater Hanford has sat idle, or at least it appeared so from the outside. Inside, the 1920s-era movie house was being put back in pristine order. However, it wasn’t a planned remodel. The night of March 6, 2014, outlaw county […]
Graciela Martinez’ retirement home sits across a small dirt road from the never-ending stream of traffic that is Highway 99 cutting its way north and south along the backbone of California, eventually through Goshen, that fabled area to the east of Eden. It’s a dark sky-blue house, small, with a pair of arches that cover […]