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Building on the momentum and success of Soledad High School’s Solar Project completed in February 2017, the Soledad Unified School District began construction on a second round of solar projects in mid-December 2017.

The City of Soledad is on the brink of an economic recession and is trying to find new revenue sources to sustain it in the upcoming years.

With the spring semester starting Jan. 16, free academic counseling is available at Hartnell College King City Center, 117 N. Second St., including for high school students.

Alliance on Aging is looking for a few South County residents to volunteer for the 2018 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program, which offers no-cost tax preparation services for seniors in Monterey County.

A new contender has entered the race for the District 3 position on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Alejandro Chavez of Soledad announced his candidacy Jan. 4 in front of the Soledad Pinnacles Visitor Center.

A packed house with homeowners and residents from the Rancho San Vicente Subdivision showed their support for a change in restrictions of their CHISPA homes at the Soledad City Council meeting on Jan. 3.

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.

When recreational marijuana became legal on Jan. 1, it was arguably the most significant of 859 new laws taking effect in 2018.

Entrance fees for Pinnacles National Park near Paicines have increased for 2018 in order to fund services and maintenance that park staff says will directly benefit visitors.

Soledad City Council along with city staff have been busy over the past year to make progress in several goals that were to be the focus of the council in many categories. The council developed several goals for 2017 in different areas.