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KING CITY — King City native Robert Machoian will premiere his new feature film, “The Killing of Two Lovers,” at Sacramento’s Tower Theatre this week. Machoian, who was born in King City and attended King City High School, is a former faculty member of Sacramento...

KING CITY — Fort Hunter Liggett recently conducted the June Quarterly Community Relations Executive Board (CREB) meeting at City Hall in King City. The June 21 meeting began with opening remarks from HHC Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Layton, greeting distinguished guests and audience members and...

California will once again require residents to wear masks in indoor public settings everywhere in the state, amid uncertainty surrounding the rapid spread of the omicron coronavirus variant and rising case rates as the holidays approach. The mandate will go into effect Wednesday and will...

SENIOR SOCIAL GONZALES — Adventure Seeking Seniors is planning a ’40s and ’50s party as part of the SOCOS Social with Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley on Thursday, June 16. Funded by Measure K, the event will be held from 11 a.m. to...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) continues to lead the way in the Army’s energy resilience as the first-ever military installation with a microgrid implementation using only renewable sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery storage. The Army Reserve-funded installation is very close to...

KING CITY — Crews have begun the installation of solar arrays at King City High School’s parking lot off Broadway Street, which is scheduled for completion in late April. South Monterey County Joint Union High School District’s energy service agreement with ForeFront Power includes the installation of solar arrays...

SALINAS VALLEY — All 613 animals sold at Salinas Valley Fair’s first-ever online Junior Livestock Auction last Saturday through Overland Stockyard, with final sales totaling $725,000. “I am so proud of the effort our community made in supporting 4-H and FFA members from Monterey County,...

JOLON — An annual fall meeting and dinner of the San Antonio Valley Historical Association (SAVHA) is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, at the historic Hacienda at Fort Hunter Liggett. The event, which is open to the public, will feature a presentation by Hanford Historian...

EVENTS POSTPONED KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the postponement of two upcoming events. King City’s “State of the City” program, which was originally supposed to take place Jan. 19, has been rescheduled for Feb. 16. The Chamber’s Annual...