King City Chamber’s Annual Lighted Christmas Parade spreads cheer downtown
KING CITY — Hundreds of families braced the wintry weather last Friday night to watch King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s 23rd Annual Lighted Christmas Parade.
Featuring the theme “Hometown Holiday,” this year’s parade started on Mildred Avenue before traveling down Broadway Street to...
Byram wins 2025 Big Week Bull Riding Xtreme Bulls event
SALINAS VALLEY — A sold-out crowd of 10,498 people watched the Big Week Bull Riding Xtreme Bulls event at the Salinas Sports Complex on July 16.
Presented by Salinas Valley Ford, the Big Week Bull Riding continues to be one of the most popular events...
The ‘Californization’ of the Olympics
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: If California were its own country, it would rank fifth in an Olympic medal count.
Dr. Bill Mallon, who had recently landed in Tokyo when I reached him by phone this week, couldn’t say for sure whether...
Southern Monterey County Foundation grants $27,500 to local nonprofits
KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC), awarded $27,500 to six nonprofit organizations in November, topping $307,000 in cumulative grants to support programs serving South Monterey County.
The SMCF was founded in 2014...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 28, 2022
LOAN PROGRAM
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad is now accepting applications for the Soledad Downtown Facade Loan Program. Any business owner or commercial property owner located in the Downtown Commercial District can apply for the program, which can help enhance the appearance of their commercial...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | July 16, 2025
WALKING AUDIT
CHUALAR — County of Monterey staff will conduct a Technical Walking Audit in Chualar on Thursday, July 17, as part of the Chualar Community Plan initiative. Residents may notice county personnel and vehicles in their neighborhoods between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. County...
From Gold Rush to global leader: New book explores California’s agricultural history
CALIFORNIA — Arcadia Publishing has announced the publication of “California Agriculture,” a new history of the state’s agriculture industry by author Patti DesMarais.
The 128-page paperback is part of Arcadia’s “Images of America” book series, featuring historical information and photographs.
Beginning with the Spanish padres in...
District waives community service hours for King City, Greenfield high school seniors
KING CITY — High school seniors in King City and Greenfield won’t have to worry about community service hours for their graduation in 2021.
School board members for South Monterey County Joint Union High School District voted to waive the requirement for the 2020-21 school...
Community discusses solutions to dangerous stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar
SALINAS VALLEY — Residents of South Monterey County are no strangers to having to travel north to Salinas or beyond for services or activities, and the stretch of Highway 101 between Salinas and Chualar was the topic of last week’s town hall safety discussion.
Monterey...
