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GREENFIELD — Elementary and middle school students in Greenfield are about to finish their first quarter for 2020-21, and Greenfield Union School District intends to review information to adjust school offerings as it prepares to shift to the next quarter while under continued distance...

Four young women vied for the crown last Saturday in the 2019 Miss Salinas Valley Fair contest, and when the final judge’s sheet was tallied, Rose Escobar of Spreckles came out on top to represent the organization.

Greenfield City Council has pledged up to $10 million of support for a new courthouse if the Monterey County Superior Court continues its development of the South County Regional Courthouse Project located in Greenfield.

More than 450 Thanksgiving dinners were served at a community dinner held last Saturday at the Greenfield Lions hall.

On April 10, the Lockwood Fashion Revue sewed cancer heart pillows to uplift breast cancer patients as part of a community service.

More than 700 wines were featured in the 25th Annual Monterey International Wine Competition and judged by several tables of wine enthusiasts March 3 in the Orradre Building at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.

SOLEDAD — Foundation for Monterey County Free Libraries brought science to the forefront last Friday during the MythBusters Family Event at Soledad High School, where youth and their families could partake in STEM activities as well as meet former TV host and robotics expert Grant Imahara. Imahara,...

Oak Avenue Elementary School Principal Sonia Aramburo was awarded for her work in bringing an early literacy program that uniquely reaches pre-kindergarten-aged children to the Greenfield Union School District.

The joint Teacher Pathway Program at Hartnell College and California State University, Monterey Bay, on May 19 recognized South County students who are graduating from Hartnell and moving on to complete their preparation to become classroom teachers.

SALINAS VALLEY — Alliance on Aging hosted the fifth annual South County Trashion Show at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City last Thursday, which coincided with the organization’s 50th anniversary year. The theme for the Feb. 20 fundraiser was Mardi Gras, and dress designers were directed...