Hartnell plans groundbreaking at new Soledad Education Center
SOLEDAD — Hartnell College will celebrate the start of
construction on its new Soledad Education Center with a public groundbreaking
ceremony at 11 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 8.
The 16,750-square-foot multipurpose educational center is
being built on 3.7 acres at the northeast corner of Metz Road and Orchard...
Longtime Soledad Police Department employee retires
SOLEDAD — Forty years of
service at the City of Soledad Police Department concluded for Maria “Nena”
Lopez last Friday, Nov. 1.
Lopez came in to work at
her regular time and performed her duties as the executive assistant to the chief
of police and police records supervisor...
Halloween events offer frightful fun for South County families
SOUTH COUNTY — Thousands of South County children and their families were treated to events full of frightful fun last Thursday for Halloween.
King City Recreation Department hosted “Trunk or Treat” for a second time Oct. 31 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds, where local businesses...
South County events full of sweets and spooks
SOUTH COUNTY — Halloween spirits were lifted early this month in South County, with trick-or-treaters getting spooked in Soledad, witches and warlocks “flying” through Greenfield and ghost stories being told in King City — and that’s just the beginning of the local frights as...
Power shutoff leaves South County residents in the dark
SOUTH COUNTY — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) shut
off power to an estimated 9,000 customers in Monterey County over the weekend
due to heightened fire danger caused by high winds and dry conditions in the
area, including parts of South County.
Residents in Chualar, Gonzales, Soledad...
Soledad school establishes first monarch butterfly sanctuary in South County
SOLEDAD — South County’s first monarch butterfly sanctuary has been created at Frank Ledesma Elementary School in Soledad, and similar gardens are being planned for surrounding communities in the near future.
Students, parents and staff members from Frank Ledesma Elementary hosted a kickoff event Oct....
Donations needed for annual Harvest Night
SOUTH COUNTY — An annual Halloween tradition dating back 34 years in south Monterey County could be in jeopardy this year unless donations start picking up.
More than 2,000 residents attend the Harvest Night Festival each year at the South County YMCA in Soledad. The...
New women’s health clinic breaks ground in Soledad
SOLEDAD — Soledad Medical Clinic recently broke ground on its new Women’s Health Clinic, which will expand the health center’s services to the community with a higher level of care specifically for women.
Clinic staff hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility on Oct....
Greenfield Harvest Festival draws hundreds to downtown
GREENFIELD — Hundreds of residents and visitors alike gathered Sunday for the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival, hosted by the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and First Night Monterey.
The Oct. 20 festival kicked off that morning with a community parade through downtown Greenfield, where dozens...
SCAR’s 2nd Annual Dog Days of Summer a howling success
SOLEDAD — South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) hosted its Second Annual Dog Days of Summer community event Sept. 28 at Cesar Chavez Park in Soledad.
“Last year the SCAR Board scrambled at the last minute to put together this event because we felt that South...
