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Soledad Unified School District will begin the 2017-2018 school year with new Superintendent Tim Vanoli, who received a special welcome during the Soledad City Council meeting Aug. 2.

The Soledad Police Department issued 17 citations for illegal fireworks in the days leading up to the Fourth of July.

The South Monterey County Fire Protection District (SOMOCO) and the City of Soledad Fire Department partnered for a regional traffic safety grant and were awarded $70,000 for the purchase of electric powered extrication equipment with funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Rotary District Governor Art Gafferty visited the Soledad, Greenfield and Gonzales Rotary Clubs on Oct. 25 to speak about different outreach works that Rotary has participated in.

Roy Harmon is legally blind, but that doesn’t stop him from owning and overseeing a food service operation at the Salinas Valley State Prison and Correctional Training Facility in Soledad.

The City of Soledad has received an $88,444 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration to help improve the local fire department’s facilities and equipment.

As Soledad High School students returned to school last week, they were met with orange cones and parts of the street lanes blocked off due to Pacific Gas and Electric Company upgrading portions of the natural gas distribution system that serves homes and businesses.

The City of Soledad partnered with SurveillanceGrid Integrations Inc. to install cameras and license plate recognition technology around Soledad.

The Santa Clara Corvettes are planning to visit Soledad and show the groups' corvettes at the Soledad Visitor's Center on May 21.

Gonzales Community Church held its annual Baked Potato Luncheon on Nov. 16 and served many Gonzales residents.