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KING CITY — John and Karen Jernigan have teamed up with Howard Strohn to write a history book about King City, “Images of America: King City,” which was released July 25.  The Jernigans, longtime residents of King City, worked with Strohn, from Priest Valley, for...

GREENFIELD — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) will launch two farm-to-cafeteria educational programs between Greenfield High School and the district’s Food Services Department. The first-of-its-kind collaboration was made possible by a new grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s...

KING CITY — Students in South Monterey County were able to advance their studies as 150 refurbished laptops were distributed last Saturday to youth participating in First Tee Monterey County. The first wave of students was mostly from Chalone Peaks Middle School, with a follow-up...

RESURFACING PROJECT KING CITY — King City Tennis Courts are now closed for renovation. Resurfacing of the courts located adjacent to the King City Golf Course began last week and is anticipated to be completed within three weeks. It will include resurfacing of all the...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the launch of a revamped grant initiative for its Community Arts Grants. This new program combines the previous Arts and Cultural Impact Grant and Community Arts Grants into one comprehensive offering. The initiative aims...

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community Center will host a number of activities through the week. Today, Zumba begins at 8:15 a.m. and a vaccination clinic begins at 3:45 p.m. On Aug. 12, art with seniors begins at 9:30 a.m., Zumba at 6 p.m. and...

CHUALAR — Monterey County Supervisors Chris Lopez and Luis Alejo and the Arts Council for Monterey County will host an unveiling celebration of the Bracero Legacy Mural on Friday, April 18, in Chualar. The Bracero Legacy Mural is the first mural of its kind on...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Emergency Communications has launched a customer service feedback survey program beginning this month. The program, called CueHit, is a new tool for the community and user agencies to provide feedback after talking with 911 call takers or dispatchers. Monterey County...

KING CITY — California Water Service (Cal Water) began an important water main replacement project in King City that will keep critical water infrastructure and service in the area safe and reliable. The upgrade will ensure customers, including Town Square tenants and other downtown residents...

KING CITY — A closure of the northbound Highway 101 offramp at Jolon Road, originally scheduled to take place this Thursday, has been postponed. “An update will be provided when a new date for this closure has been confirmed,” Caltrans said in a news release...