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SOLEDAD — A small group of about a dozen family members and activists protested Saturday outside the entrance of Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-prison-tackles-covid-19-outbreak-as-families-protest-over-health-concerns/

SOLEDAD — Gunnery Sgt. Luis Ledesma, a 2007 graduate of Soledad High School and former Commanding Officer of the school’s NJROTC unit, has recently completed his first year as the Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI) at the prestigious Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Located in Lexington,...

SOLEDAD — A nice crowd of Soledad residents and local and state officials joined representatives from Premiere Cinemas for the groundbreaking of the new movie theater complex at Nestles and Los Coches roads, across from Food Co. Premiere Cinemas plans to open the eight-screen movie...

Local students from Gonzales and Soledad high schools as well as Main Street Middle School competed in a math, engineering and science competition March 2 at University of California, Santa Cruz, and came home with top prizes.

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad celebrated its 100th anniversary during the Centennial Gala last Saturday. Hosted inside the Soledad Community Center, the semi-formal affair included dinner and an awards ceremony, along with live music and entertainment. Tickets for the Dec. 11 celebration sold out in...

SOLEDAD — Construction continues on Premiere Cinemas’ new Soledad location this week. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/photo-work-continues-on-soledads-new-movie-theater/

Hot summer days are upon the residents of South Monterey County, and one way to stay cool during those warm days is jumping into one of the pools in King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales.

SOLEDAD — Protestors gathered last Saturday at Vosti Park before marching in the streets as part of the Soledad for George Floyd demonstration, itself an act of solidarity with Black Lives Matter in a nationwide call for an end to police violence. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/protestors-march-for-george-floyd-in-soledad/

SOLEDAD — Construction workers from Steel Solutions out of Hollister assembled Soledad's future movie theater’s structural steel components last Thursday. The site, with eight planned screens, will be the third theater for Premiere Cinemas, which also has locations in Hollister and Los Banos. The official groundbreaking...

New routing options that would speed up bus service between Salinas and South County are being considered by Monterey-Salinas Transit.