There is only one lawmaker on President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team who hails from west of the Mississippi. That person would be our own Congressman, Devin Nunes. The appointment to the transition team came out of Nunes’ and Trump’s several encounters during the presidential campaign. During the primary, Nunes reached out to all of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
After nearly 20 years, Kaweah Delta’s Exeter Health Clinic is getting a makeover. Formerly the campus of Memorial Hospital at Exeter, which closed its doors in 1998, the Exeter clinic will get a $4.2 million overhaul that includes construction of a dedicated women’s health center. “We’re going to build two buildings on the site, one […]
On November 16, the Real Mooney Grove Project and Mary Bryant sent notice to Tulare County Supervisor Phil Cox, Tulare County Parks Director Neil Pilegard and the County of Tulare that they are filing an emergency restraining order in the California Federal Court Eastern Division to stop all unlawful activities at Mooney Grove Park. The […]
The debate was cordial — but tense — between Devon Mathis and Ruben Macareno at the candidates’ forum for Assembly District 26 on October 12. Assemblyman Devon Mathis is defending his seat after his first term in office against Macareno, former Tulare County Chair of the Democrat Central Committee and now publisher of Our Town […]
Tulare County Board of Supervisors District 1 candidates Kuyler Crocker and Dennis Smith went face to face during a forum October 5 at the Exeter Veterans Memorial Building. Moderator Paul Meyer, editor of the Foothills Sun Gazette, prepared a half dozen questions concerning the most pressing issues facing Tulare County residents today. Though both candidates […]
The Tulare County Employment Connection will host the 25th Annual Tulare County Job Fair on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. The Job Fair is from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and will be held at the Visalia Convention Center. More than 90 businesses and organizations from throughout the Central Valley will have booths and employment opportunities […]
For the second year in a row, Tulare County’s budget is over $1 billion. County Administrative Officer Michael Spata presented his recommended budget overview for fiscal year (FY) 2016/2017 at the September 13 Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting. The BOS will continue the public hearing on the budget to the September 20 meeting ,when they […]
Tulare County Board of Supervisors (TCBOS) voted on August 23 to approve a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) with Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, Kings County Water District, Lakeside Irrigation Water District and St. John’s Water District to form the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). During the meeting Supervisor Pete Vander Poel was appointed the […]