Soledad awarded for energy savings
City of Soledad has earned a Beacon Spotlight Award by replacing streetlights with LED lighting and making energy saving improvements at the Water Reclamation Facility.
Snow Queen, King candidates being sought
Soledad Christmas Celebration Committee is looking for girls and boys ages 3 to 17 years old to be part of the 24th annual Snow Queen and King Competition.
SHS student to graduate a year early
Soledad High School will graduate one of its own a year early as student Abril Alcala will have completed her high school courses at the end of the 2018-19 school year.
AZTEC PRIDE
Disney-themed parade floats featuring “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles,” “Monsters Inc.” and more took over Soledad High School last week as students and staff celebrated Homecoming.
Pinnacles National Park receives field trip grant from National Park Foundation
Pinnacles National Park will receive a field trip grant for the 2018-19 school year from the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. This $5,200 grant will be used to help underserved schools with the cost of transportation to Pinnacles National Park.
Mission Fiesta brings community together
Mission Soledad celebrated its 58th annual Mission Fiesta on Oct. 7, bringing Soledad and Mission residents together to eat chicken, enjoy some sun, listen to music and watch the Grape Stomp.
Rotary, Interact clubs host first joint meeting
Soledad High School Interact Club and Rotary Club came together for the first time for a quarterly meeting at California Gourmet Pizza on Sept. 27.
Hartnell discusses new local campus
Hartnell College is coming to Soledad and will have a parcel of land to build the Soledad Outreach Educational Facility.
Dog days of summer
Dogs and their owners took over Front Street and Cesar Chavez Park on Sept. 29 to celebrate the first Dog Days of Summer, sponsored by South County Animal Rescue.
New left turn signals installed at Front and Nestles
Soledad drivers received some traffic relief after turn signal lights were added at the traffic intersection of Front Street and Nestles Road.