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King City kicked off its annual Independence Day celebration a day early this year with the local Chamber’s fireworks show at the Salinas Valley Fair’s Stampede Arena, drawing nearly 700 spectators to the grandstand to view the display while thousands more watched from the surrounding area.

Medieval costumes, dungeons, Mary Queen of Scots, a King, village people and more took over San Lorenzo Park on May 5 for the annual Chalone Peaks Middle School Medieval Faire.

As King City prepares for the arrival of the 2018 Amgen Tour of California next Tuesday, local resident and cancer survivor Yolanda Maldonado has been selected to help kick off day three of the race considered to be America’s premier professional cycling event.

Mostafa Ghous has taken over as dean of South County education services at Hartnell College’s King City Education Center, replacing Renata Funke, who retired from the position.

American Red Cross volunteers helped 79 homes in King City and Chualar become safer last Saturday by installing 271 smoke alarms and educating more than 300 residents as part of the nonprofit organization’s nationwide “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” campaign.

The Nov. 6 General Election is rapidly approaching, and South Monterey County Joint Union High School District recently spoke to the community about its funding plans for ballot Measures Q and R if passed by voters next month.

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 233,000 visitors to Pinnacles National Park in 2017 spent $13.3 million in communities near the park, including the cities of South County.