The Visalia Police Department has been named the winner of the California Law Enforcement Challenge Award, which is sponsored by the California Highway Patrol in partnership with the California Office of Traffic Safety and the California Office of Alcohol Beverage Control. The California Law Enforcement Challenge is a competition between similar sized and types of […]
Forbes Magazine just published a list of the least educated cities in the U.S. and Visalia placed sixth. According to the WalletHub survey it cited, of the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the country, the Visalia area (which includes Tulare and Porterville) ranked 148th in percentage of high school diploma holders, 148th in percentage of […]
Kaweah Delta Health Care District and members of its medical staff will present physician, historian and prize-winning author Victoria Sweet on Thursday, October 16, at the 2014 Norman Sharrer Symposium at the Visalia Fox Theatre. Dr. Sweet, author of God’s Hotel: a Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine, will discuss […]
By a 3-2 vote, the Visalia City Council voted at its September 15 meeting to recommend to the Department of Transportation that Portland-based SeaPort Airlines provide Essential Air Service (EAS) to Visalia Airport. EAS is a federal program that guarantees a certain level of scheduled air service to communities that would otherwise have lost access […]
Everyone knows that Mooney Grove has been looking a little tired lately, and the drought hasn’t exactly helped. Because of a Tulare County initiative to save water, Tulare County Parks and Recreation has severely cut back watering, turning the grounds brown and the lagoon bright green. One group hopes to turn that around. The Real […]
There was a great turnout for this year’s Candidates Forum at the Visalia Convention Center Tuesday night, September 16. About 150 people gathered to hear their national, state and county representatives spar with their challengers on the big issues, three of which dominated: the drought, immigration reform and the High-Speed Rail (HSR). Every candidate was […]
This month, California Library Literacy Services, a program of the California State Library, celebrates 30 years of changing the lives of low-literate adults and their families. Since its inception, California’s Library Literacy Services has helped nearly a quarter of a million Californians learn to read and write. To mark the 30th anniversary milestone of this […]
Visalia City Council held a special meeting Monday, September 8, to review the 2030 General Plan. The council members were generally happy with the plan that was four years in the making. Mayor Steve Nelsen said that it was “a good document leaning towards excellent.” A group called the General Plan Update Review Committee, made […]
The City of Visalia’s Air Service Subcommittee is expected to decide soon which of five airlines will provide service to the city’s airport. After filing for a 45-day extension, the decision on which company to recommend to the Visalia City Council is now scheduled for September 15. The current air service contract expires at the […]
Gail Zurek, the tourism and marketing manager for the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been selected as the new chief executive officer of the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. Zurek has been with the Visalia Convention and Visitors Bureau since November 2013. Her position involves implementing the bureau’s tourism, public relations, media and group tour […]