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SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department is urging parents to discuss the dangers of substance abuse with their children due to a rise in opioid overdoses and deaths in the city. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-police-warn-about-rising-drug-overdoses-among-youth/

Foods Co Supermarkets recently announced that its 21 stores and five fuel centers in Central and Northern California, including stores in Soledad and Salinas, will no longer accept VISA credit cards as a form of payment, effective Aug. 14.

SOLEDAD — Soledad High School hosted a drive-through graduation for its Class of 2020 last Saturday, having students remain in their cars with family members before it was time to walk the stage individually. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/photos-soledad-high-school-celebrates-class-of-2020-with-drive-through-graduation/

MONTEREY COUNTY — California residents have been advised to stay indoors, and only leave their home for essential items or services, since the statewide stay-at-home order went into effect March 19 to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Essential businesses, however, can stay open...

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad Community Development Department will conduct a community meeting for the Pinnacles Parkway Project on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at San Vicente School. The project is a proposed new roadway at the southern end of the city, which would extend from...

SOLEDAD — A new four-legged officer has joined the ranks of Soledad Police Department, as announced during the March 3 Soledad City Council meeting. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/new-k-9-joins-soledad-police-department/

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Mee Memorial Hospital will be offering mammograms for women over 40 at a rate of $99.

A tea party took over the King City Recreation Center as South County Animal Rescue hosted its first Sweetheart Tea and Silent Auction last Saturday in King City.

SOLEDAD — City council members in Soledad met virtually for a special session on April 17 to pass the continuance of an emergency ordinance first issued in 2018, which will now last an extended 10 months and 15 days into 2021. The ordinance protects families...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Office of Education announced Thursday that most of the county’s school districts and charter schools are not anticipating to reopen before May 4 due to ongoing concerns related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a letter signed by the county superintendent and school leaders, the...