City of Soledad begins planning for 100-year celebration
The City of Soledad is looking to the future, specifically to the City’s 100-year celebration that will occur in 2021.
Solar-powered mission
The Girls Inc. Solar Suitcase representatives, five girls from Salinas to Soledad to Greenfield, worked on solar suitcases and were recognized by the Soledad City Council on Jan. 3.
Salinas Valley Memorial unveils Miracle Mobile
Children in the tri-county area traveling to chemotherapy appointments in the Bay Area have something better than Uber — their parents can call the Miracle Mobile. It’s a brightly colored car carrying the sickest of children to places of hope and healing.
Job well done
Soledad High School NJROTC earned a Bravo Zulu ribbon during the annual inspection by Area Manager Capt. Daniel Wenceslao on Jan. 17.
Monterey County Pops returns for free veterans concert
Monterey County Pops! orchestra’s “Salute to Veterans” concerts, performed in conjunction with the Veterans Day weekend, have been so well-received by hundreds of South County residents for the past four years that the Pops are bringing it back for another free concert at the King City High School Auditorium.
Caballero named 2017 Legislator of the Year
Assemblymember Anna Caballero was named the 2017 Legislator of the Year by the California Special District Association (CSDA) on March 28.
ASK THE CANDIDATES | Soledad council hopefuls sound off on city issues
Voters in Soledad will soon be choosing a mayor and two city council members in the upcoming Nov. 6 Statewide General Election.
‘Monterey Pop’ revisits Summer of Love
The community can step back in time for a special screening of “Monterey Pop” on Friday, May 12.
FAIR WINDS DOWN
With the theme “Cowboy Up and Wind Down,” the 2017 Salinas Valley Fair brought thousands of visitors to South County last weekend and featured the annual Junior Livestock Auction, which racked in $2.1 million from the sale of 950 animals.
South Monterey County Rural Coalition hosts town hall with candidates
Southern Monterey County Rural Coalition (SMCRC) will host its seventh annual Town Hall event Friday, March 23, at 6 p.m. at the San Antonio Valley Community Center in Lockwood.














