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GREENFIELD — Scheid Family Wines and RCT Land Co. are hosting a community meeting next Tuesday to obtain ideas from residents for a new community site that includes neighborhood retail, mixed-density housing and industrial and freeway commercial development. The Nov. 12 meeting will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m....

SOUTH COUNTY — An annual Halloween tradition dating back 34 years in south Monterey County could be in jeopardy this year unless donations start picking up. More than 2,000 residents attend the Harvest Night Festival each year at the South County YMCA in Soledad. The...

The Bradley Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be closing at its current location effective June 16. The branch will remain closed until a new facility is secured to operate the library.

City of Greenfield began its installation of security cameras March 13 in front of Vista Verde Middle School.

Cesar Chavez Elementary students celebrated Cesar Chavez and his birthday last Friday, March 29, with a special guest speaker and performances from the choir and mariachi band.

The 14th Annual Champions of the Arts Gala recently honored former King City resident Hector Dionicio Mendoza and longtime Greenfield volunteer Silka Saavedra, among others, for their contributions to the local arts community.

Voters in South County made their voices heard last Tuesday by choosing between various candidates for local city councils, school boards and other special district governing bodies in the area.

GREENFIELD — David Rivera was sworn in before the public as the newest officer in the Greenfield Police Department during the Jan. 14 city council meeting. Rivera was officially in his third week of duty, having completed the police academy on Dec. 20. “It’s a tough...

Coloring, cookie decorating, Easter photos and more took over the Greenfield Community Center as families and their children with special needs were treated to a fun-filled day.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department recently hosted its fifth annual Operation Blue Santa event, delivering hundreds of donated gifts to local senior citizens, children and families in need this holiday season. Donations from the community were sought over the past several weeks, and on Dec. 23, Greenfield officers were...