Mee Memorial Hospital celebrated the groundbreaking of its multi-million-dollar Greenfield Clinic expansion project last Wednesday, with construction now underway at the health center.

A new police survey was sent out to residents of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City on Aug. 21 as part of the Strengthening Law Enforcement and Community Relations grant.

The Vines at Greenfield commercial development project is coming along, with a new Starbucks location opening in a few weeks and construction starting on fast-food restaurant Carl’s Jr.

Labor Day weekend is coming and so are nearly 600 barrel racers from across the Western States, including a few from South County, who will be making their way to King City for the 2018 West Coast Barrel Racing Association (WCBRA) Finals presented by Nutrena Feeds.

Last Monday was the first day of classes for Vista Verde Middle School, with Principal Ulises Gonzalez overseeing the education of seventh- and eighth-grade students during his first year on campus.

Mee Memorial Hospital CEO Susan Childers, who last month announced her plans for retirement beginning March 1, recently shared an update on some of the projects happening at the King City facility as well as its upcoming expansion at the Greenfield Clinic.

Greenfield Union School District administration members gathered Aug. 9 for the ribbon cutting of the new Arroyo Seco Academy.

National Night Out returned to Greenfield Village on Aug. 7, bringing the Greenfield police, fire, ambulance, city and residents together to spend a few hours getting to know each other.

Two special guests joined the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated for its monthly meeting last week at Lawrence’s Restaurant in King City — high school graduates Veronica Gasca of Greenfield and Thomas Stephens of King City, who both earned scholarships from the nonprofit.

The Rev. Filemon Diaz concelebrated with the Rev. Carl Hansen last Sunday at the morning Eucharist of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in King City.