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A local delegation of South County officials attended a public meeting Aug. 29 in San Francisco to receive information they already knew was coming.

SOLEDAD — The South Facility at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad will close by July 2022 due to a decrease in the minimum-security inmate population, announced California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Tuesday. The Level I general population unit, also known as Facility...

KING CITY — Mostafa Ghous has announced that he will be leaving his position as Dean of Academic Affairs and South County Education Services at Hartnell College effective July 7. In a heartfelt email distributed June 26, Ghous made the announcement with “mixed emotions,” adding...

Expansive vistas, serene lakes, abundant wildlife and good old fresh air — what’s not to love about national parks? So many Americans have taken refuge in parks during the pandemic that 15 of them set recreation visitation records in 2020. All of the parks...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Elections Office and the Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) are joining efforts to offer Books and Ballots Week in South Monterey County, providing early flex voting centers at various libraries throughout the week.  Voters will be able to vote in-person,...

KING CITY — Painters hit a delay in completing a mural underway on the side of Sun Street Centers in King City after a person defaced the project with spare paint. The paint was cleaned after last Friday’s incident and repainting began the next morning,...

CENTRAL COAST — Students from South Monterey County will be among this year’s participants at the STEM Education Central Coast Conference, a collaboration between California State University Monterey Bay and University of California Santa Cruz.  The 2024 Conference will bring together formal and informal STEM...

More than 1,700 children and their families attended the sixth annual Trunk or Treat, hosted by the King City Recreation Department on Halloween, Oct. 31, at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds’ Expo Lawn. In addition to costume contests and prizes, youth were able to go...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission is now soliciting grant applications for the 2021-22 Propagation Fund Grant Program. Projects funded by the Propagation Grant Fund Program are intended to benefit citizens of Monterey County, specifically the protection, preservation, enhancement and education...

KING CITY — King City Young Farmers was given a Certificate of Recognition for raising $5,600 for South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) at a recent fundraiser lunch.  Mark Philips accepted the award from Lou Rinehart and Rosemary Soto at King City Rotary Club’s May 25...