Local residents and visitors of all ages enjoyed a light breeze and mild temperatures as they celebrated San Benito County’s 150th anniversary on July 27.
As announced in mid-June and early July, Caltrans will temporarily close a short section of Union Road for up to eight weeks, between San Juan Hollister Road and State Route 156, in Hollister. The closure is now expected to begin …
San Benito County voters will decide on the potential sale of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital this fall after the San Benito Health Care District unanimously voted to pose the question as a measure on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Gavilan College baseball star Louis Zulaica, a Morgan Hill resident, is on his way up. The Rams’ shortstop was recently named Coast Conference South Division MVP and First Team All-State after a breakout season.
A California appeals court last week reversed a ruling by a San Benito County Superior Court judge that had halted a lawsuit that claimed local officials did not follow the law in approving a new commercial development proposed at Betabel …
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The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is placing an advisory measure on the Nov. 5 ballot regarding the potential private sale of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. The non-binding measure would ask voters if they prefer to keep the Hollister …
SVCreates, a regional nonprofit devoted to promoting and improving access to the arts, will celebrate dozens of 2023 California Arts Council Artist Fellows at an Aug. 10 event in Gilroy.
Fans of fresh, ripe and local fruit will want to venture to Andy’s Orchard in east Morgan Hill before the short stone fruit harvest is complete in a few weeks.
San Benito County was formed on Feb. 12, 1874, from a section of Monterey County.
The Hollister School District once again operated a successful Extended School Year (ESY) program for a month of the summer, giving eligible students opportunities to prevent learning loss and keep structured schedules.
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Austin Curtis, who has worked at the San Benito County Free Library for about 18 months, was named this week as the library’s new librarian.
A 31-year-old Hollister resident died in a July 9 traffic accident on Highway 25, according to authorities.
Police are asking for help from the public to identify the suspect or suspects who “severely damaged” a Hollister apartment complex by setting off an illegal fireworks explosion on Independence Day, authorities said.
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face serious sentences for committing felony fraud, according to authorities.
The Hollister School District held a groundbreaking ceremony July 1 for three new CUUBE modular buildings at Sunnyslope, Ladd Lane and Calaveras Elementary Schools.
A major rule change involving usage of electronic devices in high school softball has been approved by the National Federation of High Schools’ Softball Rules Committee. The change will go into effect with the upcoming 2024-25 school year softball season, …
A South Bay man has been charged with sexually molesting teenage children during church trips at his house on a Morgan Hill lake, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
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