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October 3, 2026

School community clashes over teacher firings

Gonzales Unified School District is planning to revisit letting three employees go after more than 200 Gonzales parents, teachers and students attended the Feb. 26 School Board meeting out of protest.

City continues broadband search

The City of Gonzales continues to search for a way to provide a bundle broadband service to its residents, as the City Council decided to reject all the broadband requests for quotes on Feb. 5.

CHILL WITH A COP

Gonzales Police and residents joined together last Friday to enjoy popsicles during the first “Chill with a Cop” event.

State issues Title 1 grants to schools

Central Coast school districts were awarded more than $28 million in Title 1 grants for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year, and several South Monterey County schools were included.

Obituary | Muriel Elizabeth Maxwell Lufkin

Muriel M. Lufkin, 88, former Gonzales resident and business owner, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hoosick Falls, NY; her daughter Cathy was at her side

Let’s clean up

The annual Reuse, Recycle and Cleanup event saw many residents taking part to get rid of items they don’t use anymore.

Up in smoke

Smoke was seen from miles away as Cal Fire conducted a prescribed burn on private property in the Gabilan Range near Soledad on Nov. 7.

Ready to serve

Roy Harmon is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from owning and overseeing a food service operation at the Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.

Dangerous algae bloom found in Lake San Antonio

The Monterey County Health Department and Resource Management Agency are alerting those already at Lake San Antonio or those who plan on visiting the lake over the holiday weekend to be aware that tests have confirmed that the South Shore area of the lake

GROUND BREAK

The City of Gonzales' Alta Street is the site of the second Measure X project in Monterey County and the second roadway project in South County, breaking ground Nov. 1.

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Soledad man arrested after armed foot pursuit in King City

SALINAS VALLEY — A 22-year-old Soledad man was arrested Saturday after allegedly brandishing a firearm and threatening another person before fleeing on foot through...