Tag: san benito county
Law could help local foster kids stay closer to home
About 25 percent of San Benito County’s foster children live outside county limits, but administrators hope a new law may help the county increase local resources so youth won’t have to leave the area to get the support they need.
City hopes to promote Pinnacles with monument sign
Hollister officials are ready to start promoting Pinnacles National Park to people entering and living in the city.
Excerpt: ‘Some Recollections’ of Hollister’s founding
The Free Lance reprinted this excerpt from the T.S. Hawkins book—"Some Recollections of a Busy Life"—with permission from the publisher, McSweeney's.
2015 in Review: Community faced adversity, tragedy
Here is a sampling of the biggest stories during the past year in San Benito County as reported by the Free Lance:
Updated: After attention drawn, Confederate flag coming down
The red, white and blue of the Confederate flag located on private property off Southside Road in rural Hollister will be coming down this evening, said its owner, Michael Zgragen.
Council OKs search for new biker rally promoter
Despite concerns over a prior promoter’s $90,000 deficit owed from the 2015 Hollister Freedom Rally, council members Monday agreed to prepare a request for proposal to solicit a new organizer of the city’s signature event.
Updated: Coroner IDs woman killed in wreck on Highway 129
A 19-year-old Watsonville woman was pronounced dead Monday afternoon at the scene of an accident on Highway 129 in San Benito County, according to a press release from California Highway Patrol and confirmation from the coroner.
Luna takes funded trips without council permission
Councilwoman Mickie Luna has traveled on the taxpayers’ dime during her first year in office without permission from her colleagues, according to records obtained by the Free Lance and interviews with officials.
Bestseller Eggers coming Wednesday for book release
Bestselling author Dave Eggers will be stopping in Hollister Wednesday to celebrate the life and writing of his great-great grandfather T.S. Hawkins, the founder of the local hospital.Â
Hollister schools superintendent to retire
Hollister School District Superintendent Gary McIntire will retire at the end of this school year, according to an email he sent to employees, friends and the Free Lance.
