New admins announced at schools
The Soledad Unified School District has hired several new administrators for the upcoming year, from a new superintendent to an executive director of human resources to principals.
Soledad pool opens
Soledad-Mission Recreation District is open for spring and started its pool spring schedule on Feb. 5.
Soledad receives custom fire engine
After 17 years of service to the Soledad community, the time arrived for the City of Soledad to replace its trusted fire engine with a new, state-of-the-art model.
Taylor Farms earns ‘zero waste’ certification
Taylor Farms reached a milestone June 19 when the company was announced as the first fresh-food industry to achieve a TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Platinum certification for zero waste.
Salinas Valley State Prison approaches Soledad to partner on Camp Grace program
Salinas Valley State Prison’s new warden reached out to Soledad City Council to discuss a partnership for food and beverages for youth campers.
Giving tree
Six agencies came together on the evening of Dec. 13 to distribute over 500 presents and approximately 100 new bicycles to local children and their families at the South County YMCA.
Building underway
Construction work on the new and updated Main Street Middle School is about 70 percent completed, according to Soledad school officials.
Rotarians deliver dictionaries to Soledad third graders
Soledad Rotarians began their dictionary deliveries Sept. 17 to third-grade students in the Soledad Unified School District.
California begins 2019 with batch of new laws
New laws are taking effect this week that involve adding more women on corporate boards, banning plastic straws from restaurants, increasing restrictions on guns and more.
Community remembers Steve Pritt
The Soledad community experienced a shockwave recently as news spread that Soledad Community Health Care District Chief Executive Officer Steve Pritt had died. Local Rotarians and members of Eden Valley Care Center gathered last week to honor Pritt’s memory.