Gonzales student’s heritage hog sells for $33K
Gonzales High School FFA Chapter President and Monterey Bay Sectional Reporter Samantha Santos, who was selected as the Monterey County Fair’s 2017 Heritage Scholarship winner, auctioned off two hogs Sept. 2 at the fair, one of which — the heritage hog — sold for more than $33,000.
King City hosts ‘cooling center’ this weekend
Due to excessive heat conditions predicted for the next two days, the City of King will be sponsoring a “cooling center” to provide relief for residents impacted by the hot weather.
Deniz named grand marshal
Local veteran Veronica Deniz has been named grand marshal of this year’s Fourth of July Parade in King City.
King City ag teacher earns national recognition
King City High School agriculture teacher Lauren Peterson has been named this year’s Region 1 winner of the National Association of Agricultural Educators’ Outstanding Young Member Award.
Food drive brings in 16K pounds to county food bank
It was a record year for local oil company Aera Energy’s annual food drive last week, with the equivalent of 16,101 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank for Monterey County.
‘The Kitchen’ is open
A new open air market called “The Kitchen” kicked off its seasonal run last Wednesday in the JV Automobiles parking lot at 815 Broadway St.
Latest report on South County wildfires
An ongoing record of wildfires in the South County area, courtesy of CAL FIRE.
