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August 29, 2025

Latest report on South County wildfires

An ongoing record of wildfires in the South County area, courtesy of CAL FIRE.

City of Gonzales to end fiscal year in good condition

The fiscal year 2018-19 is drawing to a close, and the City of Gonzales’ end-of-year budget numbers are coming in overall as expected with a few items not bringing in revenue and some using fewer funds than projected.

Gonzales parents raise money through dance

Parents, teachers and students of Gonzales moved to the beat for a Zumba fundraiser, aiding the Gonzales PTCA on May 25 at the Fairview Gymnasium.

ā€˜Bird bomb’ ignites vegetation fire near vineyard

Firefighters contained a grass and brush fire in a dry creek bed that was surrounded on both sides by vineyards Monday.

Big Sur International Marathon this weekend

The 32nd annual Big Sur International Marathon is Sunday, April 30. The 26.2-mile foot race, a major sporting event on California’s Central Coast, necessitates the temporary closure of California Highway 1 from south of Carmel to Big Sur for a half day.

Working hard: Residents help clean up Mission San Antonio

South County residents lend a hand during Community Work Day on Aug. 14 to help with the maintenance of Mission San Antonio De Padua near Jolon.

Gonzales FFA student earns county scholarship

Samantha Santos from the Gonzales High School FFA is not only the recipient of Monterey County Fair’s 2017 Heritage Scholarship, but she is also raising the hog that will be auctioned off at the Fair.

Students take community service to heart

Though the Community Service Involvement Interact Club of Fairview Middle School (CSI: FMS) is only in its second year at Fairview, they have managed to get noticed in the City of Gonzales and around Monterey County.

City of Gonzales, Mann Packing team up for second wind turbine

A second wind turbine will soon join the Taylor Farms wind turbine in Gonzales. The City Council approved a wind turbine site lease agreement between the City and Mann Packing Company Inc. on Nov. 20.

BACKPACK GIVEAWAY

First graders at La Gloria Elementary School received a surprise Aug. 13, the first day of school, from Taylor Farms, which gave backpacks to every first-grade student.

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Jury convicts Salinas Valley State Prison inmate of two counts of...

SOLEDAD — A Monterey County jury has convicted Moises Meraz Espinoza, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, of two counts of...