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SOLEDAD — The stage is set for Soledad’s summer music series finale this Friday, Aug. 8, at Cesar Chavez Park, where the final Music in the Park concert will take place featuring the high-energy, crowd-favorite the Chicano All-Stars. Known across the Central Coast for their...

SOLEDAD — Leily Garcia will graduate from Soledad High School this Saturday, but at 16 years old, she also concludes the school year with four degrees from Hartnell College. The May 21 community college commencement ceremony marked a turning point in Garcia’s journey toward becoming...

Last week, California's top legislative leaders unveiled a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars on efforts aimed at protecting the state from catastrophic wildfires. The plan builds on the governor’s proposal in January to spend $1 billion on wildfire prevention and resiliency...

CHRISTMAS AT THE FORT JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett is inviting the community to a Christmas celebration at the installation on Saturday, Dec. 11. Holiday activities for the evening, from 4 to 9 p.m., include ugly sweater contest, light show, live karaoke, Christmas movie at...

In a major policy revision intended to encourage more schools to welcome students back full time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that elementary school students and some middle and high school students could be spaced 3 feet apart in...

SOLEDAD — Soledad City Council approved the 2021-22 fiscal year proposed budget and discussed the future of municipal services and offerings during its June 2 meeting. The new budget has allocations totaling $11.8 million. City salaries will account for 50% of the funds, which City...

WALK WITHOUT VIOLENCE GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department is partnering with YWCA Monterey County for the annual Walk Without Violence event on Wednesday, Oct. 18, to bring attention and awareness to ending domestic violence. Resources will be available from 3 to 5 p.m. at Greenfield...

NBA CHAMPION MEETUP MONTEREY — The community is invited to a special Meet and Greet and Book Signing event with NBA player, coach, two-time champion, author and two-time cancer survivor Clifford Ray Jr. and his co-author Laynie D. Weaver on Saturday, April 27. The free...

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program has received the Distinguished Unit Award for the fourth time in a row. Congressman Jimmy Panetta, a Navy combat veteran, visited the cadets at the school gymnasium on March 23 to recognize their...