A Press Release from the office of Assembly Member Devon Mathis VISALIA – Last month, Assemblyman Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) announced that V.I.P. Pizza from Tulare was awarded the 26th Assembly District’s 2019 Small Business of the Year. Founded in 1985, V.I.P. Pizza was originally guided by the late Joe Gregory, a partner in the business who […]
Concerned residents and county officials filled the room on June 25 as the Kings County Board of Supervisors voted on an interim urgency ordinance regulating the cultivation of hemp in Kings County. Unlike in Tulare County where the supervisors passed a moratorium on the cultivation of hemp, Kings County took a more comprehensive look at […]
On June 12, the Measure A Bond Oversight Committee met to discuss its responsibilities and to plan its next steps. Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) held the initial training to educate the committee on its duties and the powers granted to it by law. The informational study session included board members, the district’s chief financial […]
A Press Release from the Visalia Fire Department On Saturday, June 29, 2019, the Visalia Fire Department will host an Open House for the community to help us celebrate our 150th Anniversary. The Open House will take place at Fire Station 55, located at 6921 W. Ferguson (corner of Ferguson and Shirk), from 10:00am to […]
There are more doctors taking care of people living in Tulare County thanks to Kaweah Delta’s residency program and on Thursday, June 13, that number grew as the program graduated its fourth class of physicians. Thirty physicians graduated during Kaweah Delta’s commencement ceremony in Visalia. The graduates included Dries Van Dyk, D.O. and Christopher Schaefer, […]
Visalia mayor Bob Link was joined by vice president of logistics Patrick O’Connell, general manager of western North America and Chief Financial Officer Peter Andersen, employees and locals for the grand opening of Hilti’s new distribution center in the Industrial Park in north Visalia early Wednesday, June 19. Hilti is a multinational corporation that was […]
Editor’s note: The writer of this article has been involved in the Hidden Valley Park extension issue. The City of Hanford is considering hiring Mike Olmos, former Visalia City Manager as their interim city manager to replace outgoing manager Darrel Pyle. Pyle resigned June 7. He accepted a job as city manager of Norman, Okla., […]
In a press release from the Lockwood Agency; The Tulare County Fair will celebrate its 100th anniversary in September with online discounts starting Tuesday, June 11. Each day starting at noon the Fair will offer special discounts at www.tcfair.org. Day 1, Tuesday, June 11: Purchase a $10 Fair admission ticket and the first 100 sales […]
Dear Friends, This week I was proud to join my colleagues in voting for the passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, a bill that will provide a pathway to permanent legal status for our Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) residents who contribute to – and strengthen our […]
Local Visalia resident and D-Day veteran Vito Mastrangelo shared his harrowing experience of the invasion of Normandy to a crowd of veterans and their families at a Veterans breakfast hosted by Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield). Veterans and their families packed the Veterans Memorial Building in Visalia for the appreciation event. Other special guests who were […]