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SOLEDAD — Hartnell College will celebrate the start of construction on its new Soledad Education Center with a public groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 8. The 16,750-square-foot multipurpose educational center is being built on 3.7 acres at the northeast corner of Metz Road and Orchard...

SOUTH COUNTY — Thousands of South County children and their families were treated to events full of frightful fun last Thursday for Halloween. King City Recreation Department hosted “Trunk or Treat” for a second time Oct. 31 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, where local businesses...

GONZALES — Hundreds of South County residents spent time away at Central Park in Gonzales to enjoy the festivities last Saturday at the sixth annual Four Cities For Peace Block Party.  According to event organizer Jean Salcido, the “Taste of Aloha” Hawaiian-themed event provided a...

SOUTH COUNTY — Halloween spirits were lifted early this month in South County, with trick-or-treaters getting spooked in Soledad, witches and warlocks “flying” through Greenfield and ghost stories being told in King City — and that’s just the beginning of the local frights as...

SOUTH COUNTY — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) shut off power to an estimated 9,000 customers in Monterey County over the weekend due to heightened fire danger caused by high winds and dry conditions in the area, including parts of South County. Residents in Chualar, Gonzales, Soledad...

SOLEDAD — South County’s first monarch butterfly sanctuary has been created at Frank Ledesma Elementary School in Soledad, and similar gardens are being planned for surrounding communities in the near future. Students, parents and staff members from Frank Ledesma Elementary hosted a kickoff event Oct....

SOUTH COUNTY — An annual Halloween tradition dating back 34 years in south Monterey County could be in jeopardy this year unless donations start picking up. More than 2,000 residents attend the Harvest Night Festival each year at the South County YMCA in Soledad. The...

GONZALES — Gonzales High School hosted its annual Homecoming Night Rally last Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Roger Fernando Gym, where competitive games took place that pit the senior, junior, sophomore and freshman classes as well as Spartan alumni against each other. Games included charades, tug...

GREENFIELD — Hundreds of residents and visitors alike gathered Sunday for the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival, hosted by the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and First Night Monterey. The Oct. 20 festival kicked off that morning with a community parade through downtown Greenfield, where dozens...

GONZALES — Last weekend Gonzales High School Cross Country team members assisted at the 10th annual City of Gonzales Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup Days that took place at Fairview Middle School. “The Gonzales cross country team did a great job helping with our event,” said Maury Treleven,...