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California has added interactive maps for several counties in the state, including three in the greater Bay Area, as part of its ongoing Tsunami Hazard Area project mapping the entire coastline of California. The California Geologic Survey released maps Tuesday for Alameda, Monterey and San...

GONZALES — Gonzales Unified School District Governing Board has terminated the employment agreement with Superintendent Yvette Irving “after careful deliberation,” the district announced in a news release Wednesday. School board members met Tuesday evening for their regular meeting, during which they voted 3-2 to terminate...

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...

GONZALES — With eight years of experience serving as an assistant football coach, Eddie Ramirez is ready to take on the task of serving as the head football coach for Gonzales High School. Ramirez, a three-sport athlete at Gonzales and 1993 graduate, has lived in...

GREENFIELD — More than 270 graduates from Greenfield High School finished their journeys as the Class of 2021 graduated last Friday. While last year’s ceremony was canceled due to Covid-19 health guidelines, this year the graduates were able to gather in the school stadium before...

GONZALES — Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for attempted murder after he was seen dumping a seriously injured victim in a rural field near Gonzales on Wednesday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the field around noon on Jan. 5...

SOLEDAD — Veterans and active duty military personnel are being sought for a banner program that will feature the pictures of local servicemen and women along Front Street in Soledad. The first set of banners will be unveiled beginning in early November, with more personnel...

GONZALES — Among the new books that have come into the library system this year was a copy of “The Gunner and the Grunt” by Michael Kelley and Peter Burbank, which arrived at the Gonzales Library in October. The book tells the story of two...

GREENFIELD — Monterey County Sheriff Steve Bernal and District 3 County Supervisor Chris Lopez visited the Green Bridge near Greenfield last Saturday after continued community complaints and discussion about the crowded parking and trashing of the area. Although parking isn’t allowed and entering the private...

SOLEDAD — Thousands of spectators turned out to view an estimated 350 vehicles of various types on display last Saturday at the Soledad Hot Summer Days Car Show and Street Festival. A portion of Front Street plus several side city blocks, from East to Main...