CACHE, The Center for Art, Culture and History-Exeter, is pleased to announce the opening of solo show Betty Berk: Neo-Expressionist, on exhibit from May 6 through July 29, 2023. Artist Betty Berk is a neo-Expressionist painter whose work emphasizes texture and color. She has focused on oil painting over the past 30 years, although she has […]
This is part one of a two part series. Tony Reid – a seasoned defense attorney and private detective turned author – says the former Tulare County District Attorney knowingly framed an innocent man for the murder of 13-year-old girl in 1975 to save his political career. Innocent Man Framed? Reid’s new book, 12/26/75, details […]
At dusk on a June evening this year, a car drove by Vicki Riddle’s house on D Street in Exeter. The driver stopped the car, got out, and started shooting at two teenage pedestrians. Two children on their bikes ran to Riddle’s neighbor’s house to take shelter, and the two teenagers being shot at ran […]
Longtime Exeter resident and community organizer Vicki Riddle has announced her candidacy for Exeter City Council District D. She has received the endorsements of State Senator Shannon Grove, Assemblyman Devon Mathis, Assemblyman Vince Fong, District Attorney Tim Ward, and Supervisor Larry Micari. “I have seen Vicki’s lifelong dedication to Tulare County and developing leadership skills […]
A press release from the Exeter Cemetery District Board For over 100 years, Exeter and our surrounding communities have been served by the cemeteries of the Exeter Public Cemetery District. In times of need, the families of Exeter, Farmersville, Lemon Cove, Lindcove, Outside Creek, Yokohl Valley, and surrounding areas have turned to the Exeter District […]
While waiting for the December 2 issue of the Valley Voice to post, enjoy a return of one of the best holiday traditions in the Valley. Every Thursday night ‘til Christmas, Exeter and Visalia historic downtowns stay open late, serve treats, offer pictures with Santa, and provide carriage or antique fire truck rides. Visalia’s Open […]
Sheriff Boudreaux to speak at their March 4 meeting – all are welcome Trump lost and Biden won. So how does a conservative grass roots organization such as Exeter Republican Women respond to such a declaration? According to Vicki Riddle, founder and Vice President in charge of programs, “We get busier. We up our game […]
Standing on a stage with four other young women, now dear friends of mine, with only a handful of Exeter residents in the audience was certainly not the traditional means of celebrating the coronation of Miss Exeter 2020. Yet, when my name was announced, the excitement and gratitude sensed for being selected to hold the […]
COVID – 19 has changed our lives, even in times of natural disasters. Because of Coronavirus, the Red Cross is not setting up an evacuation shelter inside Exeter’s Veterans Memorial Building but rather providing a Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP). A few tables and Red Cross personnel are set up outside the building to provide people […]
Exeter Republican Women Federated (ERWF) decided to join forces with Glenn Dembroff, creator of the Open Tulare County Facebook group that now has over 3,000 members. Dembroff and ERWF were determined to infuse rational information and channel a counterpoint to bad science and economic fear brought on by the Coronavirus Pandemic. The ERWF welcomed members […]