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Newly created Migrant Speech & Debate Team makes mark

April 2, 2026

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Acclaimed film fest brings weeklong celebration to South Valley

April 2, 2026

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Hollister’s Rudy Lopez Jr. wins league basketball MVP as freshman

April 1, 2026

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Construction begins on Union Road repaving project

April 1, 2026

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Gavilan College hosts free screening of film about influential director

March 31, 2026

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Construction begins on Union Road repaving project

San Benito County has begun much-needed improvements to a deteriorating, heavily traveled stretch of Union Road around the southwest side of Hollister. County officials this...

Gavilan College hosts free screening of film about influential director

Gavilan College will host a special one-night event May 1 featuring a free public screening of “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,” the...

Shooting reported on Meridian Street in Hollister

Police are investigating a March 30 shooting they think was gang-related on the 100 block of Meridian Street in Hollister, according to authorities. About 5:30am,...

Photos: Fun in the streets of San Juan Bautista

Local residents, visitors, families and friends enjoyed sunny skies and mild temperatures this past weekend as they ate, shopped, danced—and otherwise let loose—at the...

Editorial: Your community, your paper, your support matters

Once a week, something remarkable happens in homes and coffee shops across our city. People open the Hollister Free Lance and find something no...

Three men arrested after shots fired along Stallion Way

San Benito County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested three people March 26 after responding to reports that someone was firing a gun outside a Hollister...

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Gavilan College hosts free screening of film about influential director

March 31, 2026

Gavilan College will host a special one-night event May 1 featuring a free public screening of “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez,” the acclaimed documentary by David Alvarado about the life and legacy of playwright, director and activist Luis Valdez. Valdez will appear in person for the event at...