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MONTEREY COUNTY — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) has allocated more than $11 million to fund a variety of transportation projects across the region, including key initiatives in the four South Monterey County cities of King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales. The funding comes...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host its first community workshop Tuesday evening as part of its Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP) stakeholder engagement efforts. The Nov. 16 virtual workshop, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is being held to “help the...

SCHOOL CARNIVAL SOLEDAD — Soledad Unified School District Education Foundation’s Carnival has been rescheduled for April 27-30. There will be rides, games, food and more by Butler Amusements at Frank Ledesma Elementary School, 973 Vista De Soledad. Families can contact their children’s school sites for...

KING CITY — King City resident and 2010 high school graduate Marc Flores has been hitting the covers off baseballs this season for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes professional baseball team of the LMB Zona Norte. The Rieleros (Railroaders), founded in 1975, play their games at...

KING CITY — An evening of emotional power and musical richness awaits South Monterey County residents as I Cantori di Carmel presents “Songs of Destiny,” a free community concert on Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City. Presented...

MONTEREY COUNTY — County of Monterey Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks is alerting residents and commuters of ongoing roadway improvement projects scheduled for 28 locations throughout the county within Carmel Valley, South County, North County and rural areas of Salinas. Work began Monday,...

TRUTH ACT SALINAS — Monterey County Board of Supervisors will hold a TRUTH Act presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 1:30 p.m. in its Chambers at 168 W. Alisal St. in Salinas. The presentation is required under California’s TRUTH Act when local law enforcement has...

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE EXTENDED MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Cattlemen’s and Cattlewomen’s scholarship deadline has been extended to April 15. These scholarships are available to graduating seniors in Monterey County who plan to continue their education in agriculture. Applications can be found online at montereycountycattlewomen.org and...

Two local state agencies are making the switch over to wind energy, Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility, which are working with Foundation Windpower to bring the green resource to the facilities just outside of Soledad.

KING CITY — King City Police Department will hold a DUI Checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 16, from 6 to 11 p.m. in the 600 block of Division Street in King City. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes....