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Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital will install a new roof thanks to a $2 million low-interest loan from the California State Treasurer’s Office. The loan will help the hospital replace its 50,000-square-foot roof, a portion of which failed in recent years resulting in disruptions of service...

It took Juan Tapia and Elvira Rodriguez nearly half of a year to get Vivi’s Sweet Tomato Pizza up and running. But ever since they opened at the beginning of July, the response from the community and the Google reviews have been overwhelming for the...

Traffic calming meeting set for Sally Street The City of Hollister will hold a second virtual meeting to discuss traffic calming on Sally Street. The meeting will be held July 15 from 6:30-8pm on Zoom. The traffic calming project is inspired by a consensus that speeding and...

Thank you to Hollister Library I must put pen to paper and express my sincere gratitude to the Hollister Library for making the last year and a half so much better during the pandemic!! They made it possible for me to get every book I...

A twin-engine propellor airplane crashed into a private housing community Tuesday morning in Monterey. Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Thornburg said the Golden Eagle Cessna crashed near the Monterey Airport in the Monterra community just south of the Monterey Airport around 10:40am. At least...

There was no special ribbon cutting ceremony or confetti falling from the sky, but beer connoisseurs lined up on July 2 for the grand opening of Mad Pursuit Brewing Company in Hollister. Daniel Villalon was hanging out in the front patio area with family members...

Since graduating from San Benito High in 2016—where she helped lead the Haybalers to a Central Coast Section championship—Suzy Brookshire has gone on to play at three Division I programs, breaking records at each stop.  Despite those lofty accomplishments, they will pale in comparison to...

Valerie Silva had always dreamed about writing a children’s book, and for most of her life, that’s exactly what it was—a dream.  However, that dream became reality earlier this year when Silva and her friend Hillary Craig collaborated on the self-published ABC Life in the...

California, like much of the West, is facing a year of extreme drought which is causing some issues for residential water wells across the state. Water wells are a reliable, affordable, and safe source of water for over a million California residents and when...

The Amazon delivery center is beginning to come into shape as construction crews continue to work at the corner of San Felipe and Flynn roads in Hollister. The 25.5-acre property will feature a 129,540-square-foot, 44-foot-tall facility. According to plans submitted to the city, the 24/7 facility,...