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Soledad Unified School District students will have a surprise waiting for them when they return to school in August, as all grade levels will receive lunch and breakfast for free.

A group of Soledad and Gonzales students recently took part in the Young Legislators Program, which included seminars, activities and a series of guest speakers all geared toward educating students about California government.

Los Coches Adobe property may be in for some construction as the City of Soledad entered into a memorandum of understanding with Don Chapin on July 11.

South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) is one of the agents chosen by Friends of Community Animal Services to receive a $5,000 grant for spay and neuter vouchers.

Incarcerated fathers joined their sons and daughters during Camp Grace, a weeklong camp that is in its second year at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.

Construction work on the new and updated Main Street Middle School is about 70 percent completed, according to Soledad school officials.

Drivers should expect delays as the City of Soledad works on Front Street, between San Vicente Road and Miranda Street, for the next eight weeks to install a large 6-foot diameter stormwater pipeline that will increase the capacity of the storm drain system in the area.

Soledad Police Department has a new police officer, Jose Magana, who was sworn in June 29.

Monterey County Superior Court has expanded its self-help services to South County, with the new Self-Help Center operating in Greenfield on the fourth Friday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenfield Civic Center.

A devastating fire broke out Monday afternoon at Loudpack Farms in Greenfield, sending over a hundred employees running to safety as the blaze ripped through multiple greenhouses at the cannabis facility on Cherry Avenue.