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Sen. Laird announces funding for three local projects

September 30, 2026

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Hollister Elementary School District seeks applicants to fill vacant board seat

September 29, 2026

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Around Town: Celebrating the people who make San Benito County special

September 29, 2026

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Hollister golf club celebrates 30 years

September 28, 2026

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SVCT presents youth musical ‘The Lion King Jr.’

September 28, 2026

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Hollister golf club celebrates 30 years

San Juan Oaks Golf Club will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a week of special events in October, including a four-person golf scramble, dining...

San Benito County declares local state of emergency for El Nino

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 22 declared a local state of emergency following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide emergency declaration in...

Meet the candidates: Hollister School District, County Supervisor District 5

The Nov. 3 statewide general election ballot will feature dozens of local races, including numerous offices in the cities of Hollister and San Juan...

From the Publisher: Meta settlement money should make its way home

California could soon receive as much as $2.1 billion from Meta as part of a settlement over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed...

Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Hollister football has season canceled, girls volleyball update and preview of Week 5

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will recap a much tighter Week 4 of the prep and college football season, and...

Letter: AI should learn to let humanity grow

The Joe Heller cartoon of Sept. 18 (Opinion page) portrays an AI robot angered by dire warnings of disaster followed by a robotic smile...

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SVCT presents youth musical ‘The Lion King Jr.’

September 28, 2026

More than 75 young performers from across South County will step onstage Oct. 2 as South Valley Civic Theatre opens “Disney’s The Lion King Jr.” at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, to run for three weekends. Adapted for young performers from the Broadway musical and the 1994 animated Disney film,...