Golden Valley High preparing for Hall of Fame dinner
Golden Valley High School is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the 2019-2020 school year.
To recognize this milestone, a group of alumni and staff have established the Golden Valley High School Alumni Foundation. The Foundation's goal is to extend the positive influence the school has had in the lives of its alumni and to…
Memorial ceremony honors homeless people who died in 2019
Every year on Dec. 21 — the first day of winter and the longest night of the year — family members, advocates, community leaders, service…
Series of town halls to set stage for new guard
If you are interested in what’s ahead for the City of Merced and what residents are most concerned about, a series of town hall meetings and the Mayor’s…
Merced Art Hop to end quarterly events downtown
The quarterly downtown Merced Art Hop unfortunately is ending at the height of its popularity. The next event — a winter edition that would have been held on Saturday, Jan. 18 — has been canceled.
The Art Hop brings together Main Street shops and local artists for a night to promote creativity and commerce. It just celebrated its 11th…
‘City on the Rise’ began to take shape in 2019
You could say Mayor Mike Murphy set the tone for Merced in 2019 during his State of the City speech at the start of the year.
Murphy called for a renewed,…
Chanukah 2019 to be held in downtown Merced
The Congregation Etz Chaim, co-sponsored with Congregation Beth Salom of Modesto, invites residents to "Celebrate the Light" during the darkest time of year.…
Valley tech hub announces plans to expand in Merced
Executives with Bitwise Industries — a valley tech hub based in Fresno — announced expansion plans for a technology campus in downtown Merced during a big reception at the Multicultural Arts Center on Tuesday night.
Construction will begin on a roughly 8,000-square-foot facility at 1635 M St. — at the corner of M and Main…
Merced wins bid for new summer concert series slated for…
By ELIZABETH ARAKELIAN
UC Merced External Relations
A collaboration among the City of Merced, community members and the University of…
Merced names Capt. Matt Williams acting police chief
Capt. Matt Williams, a 30-year veteran of the Merced Police Department, has been named the acting police chief. He fills the vacancy left by the retirement…
Merced leaders accept generous gift from public art advocates
Editor’s Note: This story updates a previous version published in the print version of the Merced County Times that incorrectly identified what the donation and matching city funds were going to be used for. While artist Monika Modest is working on a mosaic art project for the Merced Open Air Theater, the new funding is going toward…
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