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King City earned a 3 out of 5 bloom rating and was specially recognized for its heritage preservation at the 2017 America in Bloom National Awards Program, the results of which were announced over the weekend at the annual awards banquet in Holliston, Mass., on Oct. 7.

King City hosted the first Freedom Gala with Fort Hunter Liggett last Saturday to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday and raise money for military families and the city’s Comprehensive Plan to End Youth Violence.

The Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF), an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, has granted $20,000 to nonprofit organizations providing a variety of community-based services aimed at improving the quality of life for South County residents.

The Salinas Annual Veterans Day Parade brought many local veterans as well as high school groups, such as Soledad High School NJROTC and Gonzales Marching Band, to honor veterans on Nov. 11 at Downtown Main Street.

Earlier this month Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Kotowski announced her retirement effective January 2019, which was followed by Deputy Superintendent Deneen Newman Guss declaring her candidacy for the position.

More than 200 residents from Monterey County participated in the annual Gang Prevention Summit last Saturday. Among those in attendance were parents, teenagers and middle school students from the South County area.

The Siembra Latinos Fund (SLF) of the Community Foundation for Monterey County recently gathered more than 100 supporters and leaders at the Taylor Farms Building in Salinas to launch the new Latino-focused philanthropic initiative.

Through a partnership with Fort Hunter Liggett, King City will host the inaugural Freedom Gala this Saturday, June 17, to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday while raising money for military families and a local program to end youth violence.