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VALENTINE SHOPPING KING CITY — King City Recreation Department and Salinas Valley Fair are hosting a Valentine’s Pop-Up on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. inside the Longbranch at the fairgrounds, 625 Division St., in King City. More than 10 vendors with handmade...

KING CITY — A Harvard-educated, patient-first ophthalmologist with 37 years of experience has joined the team of physicians at Mee Memorial Healthcare System. Now serving patients in South Monterey County, Dr. Victor Holmes, who served his residency at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, is an...

KING CITY — On King City’s First Street, so-named because it was, stands a metal building with a clock. This is the Meyers Farmworker Housing Facility, a dorm-style seasonal home for more than 350 agricultural workers from Latin America. Since David Gill, Steve Scaroni and...

KING CITY — King City’s seventh annual Trunk or Treat event brought Halloween spirit to life at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds Expo Lawn, with a record-breaking turnout of 1,769 children and adults. Hosted by the King City Recreation Department, the free family event ran from...

LOCKWOOD — In October, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of a sexual assault that had occurred in South Monterey County.  Further investigation and an interview with the victim revealed Michael David Paulsen, 60, of Lockwood, had sexually molested the victim when she...

SOUTH COUNTY — An annual Halloween tradition dating back 34 years in south Monterey County could be in jeopardy this year unless donations start picking up. More than 2,000 residents attend the Harvest Night Festival each year at the South County YMCA in Soledad. The...

Transportation Agency of Monterey County celebrated the grand opening of the King City Traffic Garden with community members earlier this month at San Antonio Park in King City. The Dec. 2 event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by the community celebration that invited both...

JOLON — The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) at Fort Hunter Liggett will be hosting the 20th Annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 30. The event will take place at the Del Venturi Reservoir at Fort Hunter Liggett, from 6:30...

KING CITY — Veterans and residents alike gathered at King City Cemetery last Monday for the annual Memorial Day ceremony, hosted by the King City VFW Post 6747. “The Post extends a special welcome and appreciation to all of you that have gathered here this...

NEW LEADERSHIP GREENFIELD — Greenfield Union School District has announced the appointment of Laura Cortez as the new superintendent. With eight years of dedicated service to the district, including most recently as interim superintendent, Cortez brings a passionate vision focused on student success and district...