Cases of COVID-19 in Tulare County have spiked by more than 75% in the last two weeks, and officials fear the trend will continue into the winter months. 1,000-plus New Cases The Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency (TCHHS) reported 482 new cases of COVID for the week ending November 9 and 625 for […]
As the final vote count from the November 3 general election in Tulare County is slowly tabulated, a pair of races still remain too close to call on the thinnest of margins. Handfuls of Ballots The contests where candidates are running neck-and-neck are the Area 6 trustee’s seat in the Visalia Unified School District (VUSD) […]
A press release written by Mary Jane Galviso, Director, Rural Communities Resource Center (RCRC). Valley Voice will be doing a follow-up article next week. Every Friday at noon, rural residents from northern Tulare County and southern Fresno County line-up for the weekly drive-through community food distribution. Food, Our Right! (FOR) is a program by the […]
A press release from Kaweah Delta As the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to rise, Kaweah Delta has increased the number of locations where it is offering rapid testing and is asking the community to keep safety at the top of mind if gathering for the holidays. “Unfortunately, just as we are seeing an uptick […]
Political Analysis by Mark Pratter HANFORD – Kalish Morrow scored a major political upset in unseating long-term incumbent Sue Sorensen for the District B council race which encompasses North Hanford. She beat Sorensen by 530 votes out of 4,407 cast, according to Kings County Registrar of Voters. District B was a three-way race that included […]
The initiative to save the undeveloped half of Hidden Valley Park will be extended six months. A local citizens’ group was supposed to turn in 2,693 valid registered voters’ signatures from Hanford by October 29. However, October 22 a new initiative was filed with the city clerk extending the signature deadline for six months. This […]
The Tulare County Grand Jury report included some harsh criticisms of the Tulare Public Cemetery District (TPCD.) Even though TPCD Trustee Xavier Avila called the report a “big nothing burger,” emotions ran high at its October 22 meeting as arguments irrupted and Leonor Castaneda, the district’s manager, called the police twice to escort attendees out […]
Tulare County Library opens the doors and expands Pick Up services to Lobby service. Lobby service began September 29 at the Visalia Branch Library with services at all other branches, except Terra Bella, beginning the week of October 26. The Library is happy to bring back in person services following the State’s Blueprint for a […]
After more than a decade of East Orosi residents struggling without clean drinking water, the State Water Board on Tuesday took a huge and critically necessary step by issuing a mandatory consolidation order for a neighboring district to connect East Orosi to safe water, ushering in the long-overdue promise of safe drinking water for the […]
The City of Visalia invites you to learn more about plans to potentially establish an Agricultural Mitigation Program (AMP) for farmland preservation in Visalia. “Required by the City’s General Plan before opening the next growth area, an AMP can help conserve natural resources and maintain community character,” shares Brandon Smith, Senior Planner, City of Visalia. […]