Board approves emergency waiver for HVAC unit
The Gonzales Unified School District Board approved a waiver to get heating, ventilation and air conditioning units in various buildings on the school sites that are in dire need at its Sept. 26 board meeting.
Police host drug take-back, haunted house events
Over the next week the Gonzales Police Department will be hosting two events, including a Drug Take Back Day on Saturday and a Haunted Police Department event on Halloween.
Community invited to decorate bike wheels in celebration of Amgen Tourās arrival
Sol Treasures and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a bicycle wheel decorating contest for the South County community in celebration of next monthās arrival of the Amgen Tour of California in King City.
Tractor trailer crash slows down 101
A tractor trailer full of broccoli took out 100 feet of guard railing and caused a single vehicle accident at about 6:30 p.m. last Friday on the Highway 101 northbound overpass.
Library event digs into DNA history
Fifteen years ago on April 25 the Human Genome Project was completed. To commemorate that achievement, ARCpoint Labs of Monterey Bay Director Spenser Smith visited the Monterey County Free Libraries Gonzales Branch last Wednesday to celebrate National DNA Day.
Pinnacles National Park receives field trip grant from National Park Foundation
Pinnacles National Park will receive a field trip grant for the 2018-19 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. This $5,200 grant will be used to help underserved schools with the cost of transportation to Pinnacles National Park.
City to begin work on $5M Alta Street project
A major pavement construction project is set to take place on Alta Street that is projected to take four to five months and cost about $5 million.
Council accepts bid on reworked street project
In August 2016, members of the Gonzales City Council were given a presentation by Harris and Associates regarding the Gonzales Old Town Low Impact Development (GOT LID) project, designed to change Center Street from Sixth to Ninth streets.
Monterey County Pops returns for free veterans concert
Monterey County Pops! orchestraās āSalute to Veteransā concerts, performed in conjunction with the Veterans Day weekend, have been so well-received by hundreds of South County residents for the past four years that the Pops are bringing it back for another free concert at the King City High School Auditorium.
Riding for a cause
More than 2,800 total participants in the 16th annual AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride visited the South County area Monday while embarking on a 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles this week.
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