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Santa Lucia Elementary students, parents, staff and members of the King City community participated in the annual By the Bay 3K Fun Run at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove on April 29.

SOLEDAD — About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-and-salinas-youth-clean-up-city-parks-as-part-of-safe-teens-empowerment-project/

City of Soledad welcomed new and returning councilmembers Dec. 5 while giving gratitude to those leaving the council.

SOLEDAD — Community members are being asked by the Soledad-Mission Recreation District to help in getting the city’s pool restored. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-swimming-pool-in-need-of-repairs/

Students from King City, Greenfield and Soledad high schools recently visited the California State Capitol in Sacramento to speak with local legislators as part of the Girls Inc. of the Central Coast ECHO program.

Monterey County Free Libraries, which has branches in all four South County cities, is seeking community input to help determine priorities and updates to its strategic plan.

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.

The Arco and AMPM on H. De La Rosa Sr. Street is now open and providing gas and snacks to travelers and locals.

Salinas Valley Half Marathon has run its course after nine years, as the Big Sur Marathon Foundation announced this week that the race will be discontinued due to declining participation.

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....