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Monterey County Supervisor Simon Salinas will retire from office in early 2019 after his current term expires, ending a nearly three-decade career in public office, and is throwing his support behind his chief of staff — and South County native — Chris Lopez to succeed him for the District 3 position.

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.

Gonzales student Andrew Funk received the Congressional Award from Congressman Jimmy Panetta on April 2.

Assemblymember Anna Caballero has officially opened office hours at the Soledad Fire Department Office on Monterey Street.

Gonzales Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Holiday Decorating Contest this weekend.

California State Water Board staff set up a booth last Sunday at Patriot Park in Greenfield to sign up South County residents who qualify for free bottled drinking water if they have private domestic wells with high nitrate levels.

Aron Uribe and Emily Sanchez spent two months at Stanford University completing the Stanford Horizon Scholar Program.