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Activities, meetings and events happening in the South County area, including King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales.

Regular registration period for the Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour was originally scheduled to end May 5 but has been extended to May 31.

Fort Hunter Liggett’s 16th annual Youth Fishing Derby opened on a sunny morning April 14 at Del Venturi Pond, drawing more than 200 local children age 15 and younger to compete for prizes.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield City Council members introduced and revised a ballot item to continue a sales tax meant to fund city services, which passed with a unanimous 5-0 vote during their July 14 meeting. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-city-council-prepares-to-pitch-tax-ballot-measure-to-voters/

Hartnell College has welcomed its newest Teacher Pathway Program cohort to campus. While it is the third cohort to participate in the program, it is the first to be held at the college’s main campus in Salinas.

GREENFIELD — Local youth will soon have a chance to work on their basketball skills with the Greenfield Recreation Department, which will host a four-week basketball camp starting Dec. 5. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/greenfield-recreation-department-offers-basketball-camp-for-area-youth/

GREENFIELD — About 100 second graders from Oak Avenue Elementary School in Greenfield visited University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) campus Oct. 18 to take a campus tour and learn about college opportunities available to them.  “This is a great way to introduce college possibilities...

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.

Hot summer days are upon the residents of South Monterey County, and one way to stay cool during those warm days is jumping into one of the pools in King City, Greenfield, Soledad and Gonzales.

SALINAS — The California Rodeo executive board has voted to postpone the 110th California Rodeo Salinas, which will now take place Oct. 8 to 11, preceded by the Professional Bull Riding event on Oct. 7. The shift in timing came after a recommendation from the...