In its September 3 edition, the Valley Voice ran a front page article about a Tulare man who claimed to have been roughed-up by some officers of that city’s police department. Ideally, the truth of this incident will begin to emerge with the defendant’s first hearing, which is scheduled for the 24th of this month. […]
After several months of holding public meetings on the now adopted Ordinances, Tulare County Animal Services staff are releasing their new name as they get down to the business of caring for animals and serving community residents, recruiting adoptive and foster families, reaching out to community partners for a greater level of collaboration, and embarking […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has officially established Step Up as a formal advisory committee. In doing so, the Step Up Committee will solidify the future of the program which seeks to address issues that affect all youth in Tulare County. More specifically, the committee’s focus is to redirect youth from truancy, suspension and […]
Labor Day is just around the corner and with it, the summer season is almost over. It is time to start thinking about the fall, and there is no better way to welcome the new season than celebrating at Oktoberfest 2015 hosted by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Budweiser. Building on the […]
The Temple Theatre will be transformed into an arena of intrigue and suspense with the opening of “Wait Until Dark” on Friday, September 4. The play, written by Frederick Knott, is probably best known by the movie production starring Audrey Hepburn. A sinister conman, Harry Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to […]
Suicide is a tragic fact of life in Tulare and Kings counties, as in the entire nation: In Tulare County, 41 people have committed suicide so far this year, which is as many as all of last year and close to the county’s annual average. In Kings County, 10 people have taken their own lives […]
“Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco,” a feature-length documentary about ultra-running legend Micah True, will premiere at the Visalia Fox Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7pm. The one-night-only event is sponsored by Sole2Soul Sports and presented by the Visalia Runners. Micah True, better known as Caballo Blanco – the White Horse, was […]
The Creative Center’s Jon Ginsburg Gallery is honored to be the host venue for Visalia’s September First Friday Downtown Art Walk on Friday, September 4, at 410 Race Avenue from 6-8pm. “Under the Harvest Moon” is an invitational show featuring the works of area artists as well as The Creative Center’s talented artists. The artists […]
The Tulare County Symphony always kicks off its season with a fun Pops in the Park concert, but this year you have a choice between a concert at Oval Park in Visalia on Friday, September 11 and one at Zumwalt Park in Tulare on Saturday, September 12. The extra Visalia concert came about because Ryan […]
The Tulare County Fair, September 16-20, will unveil the Olympic Bobsled roller coaster for the first time – along with the chance to go to the front of the line with a FASTPass wristband. The new roller coaster and the returning “Big Splash” ride, introduced at the 2014 fair, are worth $3.5 million and require […]