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March 6, 2026

Heritage hog sells for $33K

Gonzales High School FFA Chapter President and Monterey Bay Sectional Reporter Samantha Santos, who was selected as the Monterey County Fair’s 2017 Heritage Scholarship winner, auctioned off two hogs Sept. 2 at the fair, one of which — the heritage hog — sold for more than $33,000.

Obituary | Jerry Ruben Rodriguez

Jerry was a happy go lucky person. Very kind and enjoyed making jokes so that others would laugh.

Fair kickoff dinner set for Saturday

Salinas Valley Fair’s annual kickoff dinner and dance is set for Saturday, April 28, at the fairgrounds’ Orradre Building in King City.

FIRE SAFETY

Members of the community came out to support the Gonzales Fire Department during its first Open House at the station on March 10.

Cleanup event set for this weekend

City of Gonzales along with Tri-Cities Disposal and Recycling are set to host a ā€œReuse, Recycle, and Cleanupā€ weekend June 23-24.

School Board parts ways with Modena

Superintendent Liz Modena has been let go by the Gonzales Unified School District Board members during a special meeting April 11.

Year in Review 2017

As the New Year approaches, the staff at South County Newspapers looked back on the past year and compiled a list of the top stories that defined the community in 2017.

Mentors sought for Girls Inc program

Volunteer women mentors are currently needed to work with high school girls in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties through the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast’s ECHO Leadership and Mentoring Program.

A healthy town

Monterey County Health Department in collaboration with the City of Gonzales celebrated National Public Health Week earlier this month at the Gonzales Fire Department.

Council approves 2017-18 budget

The City of Gonzales looks toward law enforcement, youth recreation, Mann Packing jobs and more in the next fiscal year as the driving forces of the 2017-2018 budget.

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Salinas man pleads no contest in violent May 2025 domestic incident

SALINAS VALLEY — A Salinas man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges stemming from a May 2025 incident in which he stabbed his...