SanBenito.com | Hollister, San Juan Bautista, CA - Home of the Hollister Free Lance

Community

Police investigate fatal Hollister collision as homicide

March 30, 2026

Community

Letter: South Valley needs rep in Congress who will offer real solutions

March 30, 2026

Community

Letter: Local learning thrives as violence plagues other communities

March 27, 2026

Community

Letter: What it meant to serve as Hollister’s mayor

March 26, 2026

Community

Editorial: Your community, your paper, your support matters

March 26, 2026

QUICK LINKS

Letter: Local learning thrives as violence plagues other communities

Going to college is one high school goal but actually going to college turns a goal into actuality. I can imagine the gratitude of...

Letter: What it meant to serve as Hollister’s mayor

My two years as Mayor of Hollister were some of the best—and hardest—moments of my life. However, I don’t regret serving.Why did I get...

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...

San Juan Bautista schedules street closures for Street Festival

The Great San Juan Bautista Street Festival on March 28-29 will result in temporary street closures in the historic downtown. The city sent out...

Letter: Women’s history is also postal history

March is Women’s History Month, a time to recognize the achievements and lasting contributions of women who have shaped our nation and strengthened communities...

Hollister High named a Special Olympics Unified Champion School

Hollister High School has again been recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive campus where...

FEATURED

Mabie Skilled Nursing opens new Tranquility Rooms for patients

March 23, 2026

The Mabie Skilled Nursing Facilities at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital have unveiled two newly designed Tranquility Rooms—one at each location—offering a therapeutic environment dedicated to residents living with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive or mental health conditions, hospital officials announced this week. These innovative spaces are designed to provide...