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Hundreds of passionate Mercedians and local dignitaries gathered for the 30th annual Unity March and Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in downtown Merced on Monday, Jan. 30. The event, led by NAACP President Allen Brooks, was full of joy, pride, and community spirit as participants marched along Martin Luther King Jr. Way from…

Local residents to gather for annual MLK Jr. Celebration Everyone in the community is welcome to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration…

Mercedians celebrated the Juneteenth national holiday with a parade across downtown Merced and a community celebration at McNamara Park. It was…

Hundreds of Merced residents made their way to downtown Merced to take part in the city's annual Christmas parade. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year's holiday event continued with a reverse parade format, with each float and entry for the parade lining Main Street, and residents driving past them in their vehicles.…

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and strict Public Health safety-related crackdowns, hundreds of Mercedians made there way through Main…

The Merced County Fairgrounds was busy with activity on Monday morning as hundreds of Mercedians made their way to the start of the 24th Annual…

On July 27, 2017, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters spoke the words “Reclaiming My Time” in response to an attempt to lessen her voice through running out the clock at a House of Representatives Financial Service Committee meeting. That statement created a cottage industry of men and women, but most particularly women demanding to…

Le Grand kicked off Memorial Day weekend this past Saturday, May 24, with their annual Community Day celebration. A parade started things off,…

For more than 100 years, the unincorporated town of Planada has been proudly celebrating its community with a festival called Planada Community Day. The…

The Merced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee is excited to announce that human rights activist Rev. Phil Lawson will be the keynote speaker for the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Merced on Sunday, Jan. 20, and Monday, Jan. 21. The theme this year is “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” Opportunities to be inspired…