A pair of immigrant information sessions are scheduled for Saturday in Greenfield and King City with officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services who will be available to answer general immigration questions from the community.

Gonzales High School FFA Chapter President and Monterey Bay Sectional Reporter Samantha Santos, who was selected as the Monterey County Fair’s 2017 Heritage Scholarship winner, auctioned off two hogs Sept. 2 at the fair, one of which — the heritage hog — sold for more than $33,000.

Recent Greenfield High School graduate Gissel Neri Corcoles was selected as one of four finalists for the National FFA Organization’s Vegetable Crop Production Proficiency award.

Two more arrests were made last week in connection with the Aug. 9 rape of a 14-year-old girl who was left unconscious on a sidewalk in Greenfield.

Pinnacles National Park proposes to increase entrance fees in 2018 in order to fund services and maintenance that will directly benefit park visitors.

California State Water Board staff set up a booth last Sunday at Patriot Park in Greenfield to sign up South County residents who qualify for free bottled drinking water if they have private domestic wells with high nitrate levels.

Greenfield Cultural Arts Center, in collaboration with the City of Greenfield, unveiled a new mural last week at the recently opened Greenfield Community Park on Apple Avenue.

South County residents lend a hand during Community Work Day on Aug. 14 to help with the maintenance of Mission San Antonio De Padua near Jolon.

The City of Greenfield is hosting a public “Listening Session” next Wednesday for residents to share their ideas and suggestions for the city’s new police chief.

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Carl Sedoryk discussed the future of MST transportation and facility location to Soledad Rotarians on Aug. 10.