Awards banquet honors Gonzales High baseball team
GONZALES — Gonzales High School baseball team held an awards banquet on July 23 at the Gonzales American Legion Post 81.
The awards night began with the players being presented by varsity head coach Justin Maturino and the junior varsity staff.
Maturino and assistant coaches Raul...
Early winegrape harvest begins in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — The 2026 winegrape harvest is underway in the Santa Lucia Highlands and across Monterey County, with some growers reporting one of the earliest starts in recent history.
Caraccioli Cellars crews picked the first grapes of the season at Escolle Vineyard in the...
Soledad’s Segura selected in Major League Baseball draft
SOLEDAD — Oregon State pitcher Eric Segura from Soledad took the next step in his baseball career last week when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball draft.
Segura, the 21-year-old son of Efren and...
Gonzales Car Show draws more than 100 vehicles downtown
GONZALES — The fourth annual Gonzales Car Show was held downtown last Saturday on Fourth Street with more than 100 cars and other vehicles participating, many of which arrived early to park at the choice viewing spots.
Raul Hernandez, a former Gonzales resident, enjoys coming...
Imagination Library enrolls 2,500 children in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — More than 2,500 Monterey County children have enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library since the free book program launched locally on June 18, according to an update presented during this week's Monterey County News Briefing.
Rebeca Zuniga of First 5 Monterey County...
Hartnell College breaks ground on Soledad CTE facility
SOLEDAD — Hartnell College broke ground last Thursday on a new Career Technical Education (CTE) facility in Soledad, beginning construction on a two-level building that will become the dedicated home of the college’s Advanced Diesel Technology program and expand hands-on workforce training in South...
Central Coast’s Rivas serves as acting governor Wednesday
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas is serving as acting governor of California on Wednesday while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of the state.
Under the California Constitution, the speaker of the Assembly assumes the role of acting governor when the governor, lieutenant governor and...
FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora test was ‘false positive’
SALINAS — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has informed Salinas-based Taylor Farms that a laboratory test indicating one of the company’s iceberg lettuce products from central Mexico was contaminated with cyclospora was a false positive, according to the company and an updated FDA...
2026 Gonzales High Athletic Hall of Famers named
GONZALES — Six individuals, one team and a coach were chosen to enter the 2026 Gonzales High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
An induction ceremony and dinner will take place on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Fairview Laguna Seca. The event will be hosted by the...
Taylor Farms awards scholarships to 32 students, employees through 2026 program
SALINAS VALLEY — Taylor Farms has awarded scholarships to 32 new recipients through its 2026 annual scholarship program, distributing $575,000 in higher education assistance to employees and their children.
According to the company, the latest awards bring the total amount of scholarship funding distributed since...
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2 Soledad men arrested after drug, gun raids
SALINAS VALLEY — Two Soledad men were arrested Monday after law enforcement officers executed three search warrants as part of an ongoing investigation into...
