Affiliation will reach 14th year in 2020, the second longest in franchise history By Vinnie Longo Rawhide Baseball VISALIA  – The Visalia Rawhide and the Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that the teams have agreed on a two-year player development contract extension, ensuring that the D-backs will remain in Visalia through 2020. “We are excited to announce […]

California Association of Realtors says only 65% of households can afford an entry level home By Reggie Ellis @Reggie_SGN TULARE COUNTY – The number of families who can afford to buy a home in Tulare County is at a low for the decade since the housing market crashed.  According to a report released earlier this month […]

Pete Ortega and the Real Deal brings some of the music industry’s best musicians together for a soulful show @TheSunGazette VISALIA – Song lyrics are what hold our attention, but rhythm, riffs, beats and bass lines are what grab it. History always remembers the frontmen and solo artists when some of the greatest works come […]

Fresno State remains an impacted campus with 26,000 students applying for 5,400 slots By Lisa Boyles Special to the Sun-Gazette FRESNO – Fresno State will accept a limited number of student applications for the spring 2019 semester from new, upper-division transfer applicants and graduate students starting on Aug. 1. The application deadline for upper-division transfer applicants […]

Marv Weekly Marv Weekly, formerly of Exeter, Calif., passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the age of 79. Marv was born Marvel Clark Weekly to parents Surlister Martin Weekly and Walter Weekly on June 29, 1938 in Exeter, Calif. The youngest of three boys, Marv grew up with his brothers Max and Marty […]

Tulare County Health and Human Services points out dangerous air quality from nearby wildfire @TheSunGazette VISALIA – Fires all over California, but in particular the Ferguson Fire in nearby Yosemite National Park, has decimated the air quality for Tulare County residents. Residents all over Tulare County were unable to see the Sierra Nevada mountains and […]