Rountree project continues
The Rountree Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Facility project is almost complete. The project started in 2016 and county officials expect it to open in early 2018.
Legendary Mexican band to play fairgrounds
Popular Mexican music group Banda el Recodo will make a stop in Watsonville this weekend.
Man arrested for stabbing, attempted carjacking
A man was stabbed at a car wash on Main Street before 9 a.m. Monday morning in a failed carjacking attempt.
On the highway of life: Local musician releases new solo album
Keith Rayburn’s musical journey began when his older brother, Craig Rayburn, first picked up a guitar and learned to play.
Spelling out the drama
Watsonville High School's “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opens on April 17.
Linking students through their good deeds
The students at Mintie White Elementary School spent the past two weeks performing acts of kindness for their friends and family. They then wrote each of these acts upon a strip of paper, which became the link in a chain in their classrooms.
City shows off Pippin Orchards
When the Pippin Orchard Apartment complex at 56 Atkinson Lane was ready for occupancy in the fall, nearly 2,500 families applied, hoping to snag one of the 46 units.
Film Talk | Hollywood: out of ideas or playing it safe?
Last week my friend and I saw “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” at Watsonville’s Green Valley Cinema.
Watsonville named City of the Month by State Library
Watsonville, incorporated in 1868, was selected for its “historic nature” and its many historical societies and museums that celebrate “everything from the region’s rich agricultural heritage to its fire department,” according to the State Library’s website.
Students visit from Croatia
Four high school students from Croatia arrived July 2 in Watsonville from the Student Ambassador Exchange Program of the Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO).
They...