Residents needed to serve on Civil Grand Jury
The Superior Court of California for Monterey County is currently looking for candidates from South County to serve on the 2018-19 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury.
Superintendent updates Rotarians about school district status
Soledad Unified School District Superintendent Tim Vanoli updated Soledad Rotarians on the state of the schools as of April 5.
A trip to the Capitol
Dozens of South County high school girls recently traveled to the California State Capitol in Sacramento to voice their concerns on local policy issues, explain their views on bills that lawmakers are considering and learn about policy-making.
Speech and debate students heading to State
Several students from Soledad High School and one San Vicente Elementary School student are moving on to the State Debate Competitions for Spanish and Migrant Speech and Debate.
Road project to help relieve traffic congestion near schools
Soledad City Council is considering a contract to improve Metz Road traffic around Soledad school sites.
Fair kickoff dinner set for Saturday
Salinas Valley Fair’s annual kickoff dinner and dance is set for Saturday, April 28, at the fairgrounds’ Orradre Building in King City.
Whirl of fun
Butler Amusement and Soledad Education Foundation came together to host the annual Spring Carnival on April 12-15 at Frank Ledesma Elementary School.
Community invited to decorate bike wheels in celebration of Amgen Tour’s arrival
Sol Treasures and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a bicycle wheel decorating contest for the South County community in celebration of next month’s arrival of the Amgen Tour of California in King City.
Libraries to celebrate National DNA Day
Monterey County Free Libraries will host a series of National DNA Day events in South County this week to highlight the role of genetics in the modern world, in addition to discussing what the human genome will mean to the leaders of tomorrow and encouraging local youth and adults to take an interest in the subjects of genomics and genetics.
Soledad named 27th Safest City in California
Soledad has been named the 27th Safest City in California by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.