Tulare Irrigation District has proposed a new reservoir at McKay Point, near Lemon Cove and Woodlake, to provide new water storage, flood control and more efficient distribution of water for agriculture. The McKay Point project, proposed to be located north of the separation of the Kaweah and St. Johns rivers, is a joint venture of […]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors recently decided to pull its funding to the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The vote was 4-1, with Supervisor Pete Vander Poel the lone vote against this move. Comments made by the other four Supervisors called into question the performance of Board of Directors of the EDC and […]
Do you want your son or daughter to not only receive a high school diploma but also complete 25 or 30 college units while in high school? If so, Visalia Technical Early College High School (VTEC) might be for you! VTEC is in its fourth year as a Visalia Unified charter school. It began as […]
In deference to the competing events on July 3, including events at the ballpark, the Foundation Board voted to hold the Freedom Celebration on the traditional date of July 4. The fireworks program has been altered for safety reasons and will be even more spectacular from inside Giant Chevrolet Cadillac Mineral King Stadium; however, it […]
Mr. Oldenbourg, Just read From the Publisher’s Desk column in the March 6th edition of the Valley Voice. Just want you to know that I support Sheriff Boudreaux and will vote for him. The very fact that he had a gun raffle shows that he is in touch with the citizens of Tulare County, except […]
Mr. Oldenbourg, I have always enjoyed reading the Valley Voice in the past, it always had excellent articles on not only the history of the Valley, but it also kept up with the current news. Since the Valley Voice got a second chance at life, I have noticed that a certain view or opinion seems […]
Three Rivers Artists’ Studio Tour Eleven is a self-guided, biennial studio tour event scheduled for March 21-23, from 10am-5pm each day. Starting at the Three Rivers Historical Museum on Highway 198, visitors will be given a descriptive guidebook and map to find the studios tucked in the rolling foothills of the small town. Visitors will […]
“Life is circular. Country just came back to me. It’s like the acoustic thing. I did that before the band [Staind]. This is full circle because this was the first music I was ever exposed to as a child.” – Aaron Lewis If you want to get to know Aaron Lewis, who headlines the Visalia […]
The Arts Consortium has announced a contest to design the poster for this year’s “Taste the Arts” event, which will take place in downtown Visalia on October 11. All Central California artists are invited to submit a poster that embodies the theme of Taste the Arts. The poster design may complement artwork that has already […]
CASA is hosting two events to bring attention to and help the 1,500 children in Tulare County who are in the juvenile court dependency system, all victims of abuse or neglect. The mission of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is to speak up for the innocent children who are victims of abuse and neglect, advocating […]