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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...

SOLEDAD — Premiere Cinemas in Soledad has officially opened its doors after several years in development. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with city officials was held Oct. 29, more than two years after the movie theater broke ground in 2019. The new multiplex, at 499 Nestles Road, features...

Gonzales High School senior Cindy Aguilar-Castaneda has been selected to represent California at the 57th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program, sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for students interested in pursuing careers in public service.

SOLEDAD — Plans for Soledad’s centennial celebration were discussed during Soledad City Council’s Jan. 20 meeting.  FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/soledad-city-council-discusses-centennial-celebrations-first-roundabout/

Fort Hunter Liggett’s 16th annual Youth Fishing Derby opened on a sunny morning April 14 at Del Venturi Pond, drawing more than 200 local children age 15 and younger to compete for prizes.

Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley, Inc. (MOWSV) has announced that Robyn Chamberlin has joined the current Board of Directors as incoming treasurer.

SOLEDAD — Breakthrough Behavior opened a new behavioral analysis clinic in Soledad on Dec. 14, within the De La Rosa shopping center, allowing the company to expand services in Monterey County beyond its existing Monterey and Salinas clinics. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/new-behavioral-clinic-opens-for-south-monterey-county-families/

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.

Cheers, claps and welcomes greeted buses as Get on the Bus participants drove into the parking lot of Greenfield’s Holy Trinity Church last Saturday, June 10.

The Cork and Plough hosted the Second Annual Books and Brews on Aug. 12, during which residents met two Monterey County authors, Anne Ylvisaker and Carol Diggory Shields, who read passages from their writings.