It’s a New Year’s Day tradition for millions – watching the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game. And each year a million or more from all around the world converge in Pasadena to see one or both, up close and personal. When watching the parade this year, South Valley residents will want to pay […]
Former Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox expressed his frustration with the Visalia City Council a little too bluntly over a hot microphone at the supervisors’ December 20 meeting. “I was at the [Visalia] City Council meeting last night,” , “and what a bunch of dumb asses.” The comments were captured in a recording of the […]
During the December 20 Tulare County Board of Supervisor’s meeting, District Attorney Tim Ward introduced the newest member of his team, a Golden Retriever. Made possible by the Phil Cline Victim’s Fund, the DA’s office acquired Fortune, a therapy dog, to give comfort to children who find themselves in the victims or witness division. Ward […]
Suncrest Bank today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Security First Bank in Fresno, CA. The acquisition, which was first announced on September 1st, 2016, was concluded following receipt of shareholder approval for the transaction from the shareholders of Security First Bank and all required regulatory approvals. As of September 30, 2016, Suncrest […]
At the Visalia City Council special session on Friday, December 16, the council members said goodbye to one colleague and ushered in a new mayor. Not a dry eye was to be seen as each council member expressed gratitude for the time they spent with Councilmember Amy Shuklian. Mayor Steve Nelsen said that he admired […]
After thirty-six years of service in various capacities at Kaweah Delta, including over sixteen years as Chief Executive Officer, Lindsay Mann and his wife Lesa Mann have received an unanticipated call from the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) to serve as the Mission President and his companion, respectively, […]
Carlton Jones says being Tulare’s first Black mayor isn’t important to him as it will be to that city’s future Black mayors. “When you want to be something, if you can see that it’s doable, then you’ll understand why it’s important to be the first,” Jones said as he awaited his swearing-in. “What’s more important […]
The local Fox theaters are starting to tell signs of their ages – well, maybe not just starting to, but rather again showing signs, each developing problems within the past week. On Wednesday, December 7 around noon, a Visalia Fox Theatre employee happened upon a pond of water rising in the theater’s orchestra pit subflooring. […]
The ongoing and violent conflict between protesters and police at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation is personal for Corky Mills. “It’s on our reservation that they’re trying to run a pipeline under one of our dams,” Mills, a resident of Tulare and Lakȟóta Indian, said. Solidarity March On December 4, Mills and her daughter, Tracy […]
The makeup of Farmersville City Council didn’t undergo much of a change following the November election – but its one change is a big one. For the first time in 34 years, the city council will function without longtime council member, Don Rowlett. At the December 12 council meeting, Rowlett was recognized by fellow council […]