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Five new employees of the King City Police Department were welcomed in last Friday during a special ceremony inside the City Council Chambers.

City of King Public Works Special Project Coordinator Geoff English was the guest speaker at the annual Beautification Week barbecue luncheon last Wednesday at San Lorenzo County Park, hosted by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the King City Rotary Club.

Gabilan School for Exceptional Children in King City hosted a superhero-themed party for students and their families to celebrate their achievements and milestones accomplished in the 2018-19 school year.

Santa Lucia Elementary School completed its third annual “Battle of the Books” reading competition May 30.

Historic Mission San Antonio de Padua is hosting its annual Fiesta this Sunday, June 9.

King City High School Class of 2019 took the field at the Mustangs stadium for the final time Saturday morning for its commencement ceremony, during which 189 seniors tossed their caps in the air in celebration of their graduation.

Community members gathered Monday morning at King City Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day ceremony with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6747 and Fort Hunter Liggett staff to honor those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.

The joint Teacher Pathway Program at Hartnell College and California State University, Monterey Bay, on May 19 recognized South County students who are graduating from Hartnell and moving on to complete their preparation to become classroom teachers.

Nearly 30,000 people attended the 75th annual Salinas Valley Fair in King City to celebrate the milestone anniversary, despite the unseasonably cool weather and scattered rain showers throughout the weekend.

For the first time, Salinas Valley Fair auctioned off a market goat — raised by Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield High School FFA — as the Heritage Foundation Scholarship animal for nearly $1,385 per pound, resulting in a total of $108,000 raised.