Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux announced the death of pilot James Chavez and Deputy Scott Ballantyne following the Sheriff One crash along Highway 190 near Lake Success just after 4pm on February 10. “Our hearts go out to the families,” Boudreaux said. “They are part of the sheriff’s office family.” Deputy Ballantyne was hired as […]
“Cheri Taylor comes from a long line of stubborn Highlander Scots!” is the very first statement on her bio sheet. Isn’t it interesting how people perceive themselves and yet others around them may see something quite different? Expounding upon the word stubborn brings out words like dedicated and strong-willed, or firmly planted and adamant. According […]
Exeter’s Man and Woman of the Year, Heritage, Beautification and Business of the Year will be honored at the Exeter Chamber of Commerce 93rd Annual Banquet, Saturday, February 27, 2016. The honorees for the year 2015 are: Woman of the Year, Rose King and Man of the Year, Cliffton Bush. Heritage Award recipient is Pamela […]
Bank of the Sierra, the banking subsidiary of Sierra Bancorp, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Citizens Business Bank, the banking subsidiary of CVB Financial Corp., to acquire the deposits and certain loan assets of a branch of Citizens Business Bank located in Porterville, California. Pending regulatory approval, Sierra’s assumption of approximately […]
For those who have always wanted to work at a ballpark, the Rawhide is searching for friendly, customer-oriented people in need of a summer job. And this year, job seekers can also get their resume in front of two other great local organizations. The Rawhide will hold their annual job fair at Rawhide Ballpark, 300 […]
Three air carriers are vying to provide service to Visalia in the wave of SeaPort Airlines’ unexpected departure. Boutique Air, Great Lakes Airlines and Mokulele Airlines have submitted a bid to the Department of Transportation to provide service from Visalia; all three previously bid in 2014, when SeaPort was awarded service. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii-based Mokulele Airlines […]
Having entered the public in Dresden, Germany, in 2011, The Roaring 420s have arrived on the international psychedelic and garage rock scene. The Roaring 420s are an incarnation of a young Lou Reed, backed up by the Charles Manson-era Beach Boys–with occasional sitar added. Playing a wild melange of surf rock, psych pop and proto-punk […]
The Tulare County’s most popular concert each year is the one featuring movie themes. This year the Saturday, February 20 concert will be full of music that depicts exhilarating chase scenes, harrowing escapes, fantasy and adventure from popular films such as ET, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Edward Scissorhands and many others. Music director Bruce […]
Students of Sycamore Valley Academy (SVA), a public charter school in Visalia, celebrated National School Choice Week along with 15,000 other schools throughout the nation, last week. The kids, from kindergarten through eighth-grade wrote letters of appreciation – appreciation for having the right to choose their school. “Parents have the right for an educational option […]
Dogfight, a musical? Really? Sometimes an unlikely title can create the most interest. The Visalia Players believe this will be true when they bring Dogfight to the stage of the Ice House Theatre beginning Friday, February 5. Described as hauntingly beautiful after its Off-Broadway premier, Dogfight has achieved worldwide interest with its energetic and poignant […]