Ralph Kaelble, candidate for Tulare County District Attorney, has accused his opponent Tim Ward of “playing politics” after his wife Afreen Kaelble was recently fired from her position as a Supervising District Attorney. Ward, the current District Attorney, is running against Ralph Kaelble in the upcoming June elections. Kaelble has earned a number of endorsements […]
With slightly less than six months to go before the voters’ ballots for the 2014 election cycle begin to trickle in, already two candidates can be counted as in the race to replace Sheriff Bill Whitman. Whitman technically still holds the title of Tulare County Sheriff–and for the time being is collecting his full salary–while […]
This holiday season, police, sheriff and CHP will be out in force cracking down on drunk drivers throughout the region with aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement. Through January 1, state and local law enforcement will be watching for drunk drivers to help keep roads safe for holiday travelers. The Avoid the 18 […]
A two-year grassroots effort to engage residents in small South Valley communities regarding drinking water and wastewater issues came to an end with the final meeting of the Kings Basin Disadvantaged Communities Pilot Project Study last month. The study was conducted by the Kings Basin Water Authority, a regional water agency comprised of more than […]
Telemarketing has become an extremely popular way to contact numerous potential customers quickly and easily in an effort to sell a variety of products and services. Home improvements, security systems, insurance policies, light bulbs and newspaper and magazine subscriptions are examples of products sold by the telephone. You may be contacted due to past purchases […]
The city of Visalia, in collaboration with faith-based, service provider and business community partners launched an awareness campaign December 1st entitled “Change That Counts – Help Those Who Help the Homeless.” The campaign will use a variety of different mediums – a website, social media outlets, flyers, bus billboards, and presentations – to encourage individuals […]
The nation’s newest AutoZone opened its doors in White River Plaza, located at the northeastern corner of Avenue 56 (Sierra Highway) and CA State Route 99 in Earlimart. The 7,500-square-foot building was the site of a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 12. “AutoZone is the country’s largest retailer of automotive aftermarket products with more than 4,800 […]
California Assembly Republicans announced the creation of new financial aid guide – payingforcollegeca.com – an online resource to help California students learn about scholarships and grants available to them as they seek ways to pay for college. “It is a tragedy that the dream of a higher education is out of reach for too many […]
It was recently disclosed that the final sales price of the Sequoia Mall was $10,750,000. David Paynter of Paynter Realty & Investments was the buyer. He bought the property under the recorded name of Caldwell Mooney Partners II LP. The Tustin developer made a 14.4% down payment of $1,550,000 and financed $9,200,00 using two different […]
Tulare County has had financial and operating controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that fraudulent, illegal or dishonest activity by employees, officers, business contacts or others is prevented or detected, but the potential for inappropriate activities and behavior still exists. As a result, Auditor-Controller Rita A. Woodard announced the implementation of a new County […]