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KING CITY — Alma Tierra LP recently announced that Rabecca Hand of King City has been awarded the Live Your Dream Award and appointed Monterey County Toys for Tots coordinator. According to Alma Tierra, the award recognizes Hand’s “determination, leadership and commitment to creating meaningful...

KING CITY — Monterey County Free Libraries has a new photo collection from King City available for viewing on the MCFL Local History Digital Archive. The King City Branch Historical Photo Collection includes 51 historical images from the 1890s to the 1950s, showing an array...

KING CITY — South Monterey County Joint Union High School District has announced that Jordan Mulder will serve as permanent superintendent for a three-year term, beginning Feb. 1. After conducting a search for a permanent superintendent, the district’s Board of Trustees met Jan. 26 and...

RUSTIC REMAKE KING CITY — Rustic Remake, an annual arts and craft show, returns for a fourth time to the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free event features Central Coast vendors, who will...

KING CITY — In April, a team of Rotarians and Interact Club members from California traveled to Uganda for a life-changing service mission. Led by Steve Adams of the King City Rotary Club, the group departed San Francisco on April 11 and returned April 22....

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 — Large historic photos of King City have been placed around town thanks to a grant from the Rita and Luis Echenique Charitable Foundation. The grant was received by the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture through the work of local historians...

KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the 2019 winners of the organization’s annual awards — The Garden House as Business of the Year; Dr. Timothy and Phoebe Cheney as Citizens of the Year; and Monterey County Dance Theatre...

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield Public Works is accepting applications to fill two committee member seats on the Traffic Safety Committee. Applications may be downloaded from the City website or a hard copy picked up at City Hall. The City’s new Traffic...

KING CITY — A Harvard-educated, patient-first ophthalmologist with 37 years of experience has joined the team of physicians at Mee Memorial Healthcare System. Now serving patients in South Monterey County, Dr. Victor Holmes, who served his residency at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia, is an...