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The City of Hollister Parks and Recreation Department will host a free St. Patrick’s Day celebration featuring a 1k Fun Run, music, food vendors, a photo booth and gaming truck. The events take place from 6:30-8:30pm March 15 in downtown Hollister.  Following an event kickoff...

Level 1 Security has started night patrols at each of the Hollister School District sites due to an increase in vandalism.  In recent weeks, playground construction projects have been interrupted and delayed due to nightly vandalism. In March, the district announced that $2.4 million would...

Not long after Hollister mayoral candidate Roxanne Stephens planted a campaign sign at the intersection of Union Road and Airline Highway (California State Route 25), the sign was found uprooted and discarded on the ground in a blatant display of disrespect.  Such poor sportsmanship cannot...

Espinoza makes dean’s list Hollister resident Emily Espinoza earned a place on the fall dean’s list in the College of Business Administration at California State University, Stanislaus. The prestigious honor is awarded to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance by maintaining a grade point...

About 100 people attended a ceremony Jan. 24 to commemorate the “topping out” of construction of Gavilan College’s new San Benito County campus, located on Fairview Road in Hollister. The ceremony included a traditional signing of a steel beam, the last one to be placed...

Registration now open for Summer Art Camp The San Benito County Arts Council is now enrolling students in Summer Art Camp.  Art Camps take place at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train depot in downtown Hollister.  The cost is $65...

The San Benito County Sheriff’s Office has launched Axon’s engagement platform, My90, as part of  an ongoing commitment to serving the public with “modern and compassionate policing,” says a press release from the sheriff’s office.  My90 is a tool used to engage the public, collect...

San Benito Stage Company will present a unique double feature holiday production this month, combining two one-act plays that explore the magic of Christmas from both historical and whimsical perspectives. “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” and “The Night Before Christmas” will run Dec....

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas this week announced millions of dollars in new Cal Fire grant funding for programs including the San Benito Fire Safe Council that plan and implement wildfire prevention efforts.  The San Benito Fire Safe Council and Community Foundation for San Benito...

A San Benito County Superior Court judge this week upheld the county office of education’s approval of a petition for a charter school submitted by Polytechnic Academy.  The San Benito County Office of Education announced the court decision this week. The San Benito High School...