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San Juan Bautista residents were surprised this past week when they turned on the faucets and saw their bath water running brown. Several residents took to social media, posting photos of bathtubs and glasses filled with brown water or writing posts concerned about the water’s...

Following City Manager Bill Avera’s retirement one year into his three-year contract, the City of Hollister has begun the process of selecting a new city manager. Avera has said he will officially leave his position in November, which is how long he believes it will...

The Hollister Farmers Market returns Wednesday, May 1 to San Benito Street, beginning a 22-week season. The market is offering free booth space to any Hollister Downtown Association member business directly affected by the market footprint. To qualify, a business must be on San Benito...

Two cannabis dispensaries are preparing to open in Hollister, but the City Council is still reluctant to approve the sale of recreational cannabis. No council member made a motion on the issue at an April 22 meeting, preferring instead to schedule another public forum...

Hollister Police arrested a local man in relation to a 2014 murder after the suspect visited the police station Easter Sunday to make a statement about the crime, according to authorities.

The annual Gifted Games, which allows students with disabilities to participate in athletic events in a non-competitive atmosphere, will be held Friday, April 26 at Gilroy High School. The event started in 2005 with the Life Skills program at San Benito High School and later...

Hollister teachers can now take their students just about anywhere in the world without leaving their classrooms. That’s because of a new “virtual field trip pilot” program, facilitated through the Hollister School District’s technology department. “With a teacher guiding an expedition, students can be placed right...

San Benito High School senior Shelby O’Neil was one of nine Bay Area high school students awarded an academic scholarship by the Professional BusinessWomen of California, according to a district announcement. O’Neil and the other scholarship winners were selected from 108 applicants to receive funds...

Salinas-based Taylor Farms announced April 11 that it purchased organic grower Earthbound Farm of San Juan Bautista.. Privately held Earthbound Farm, billed as the largest producer of organic salads in the United States, has been owned by Paris, France-based Danone since 2017. The operation netted...

Students from the San Benito High School Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan) M.E.Ch.A. Club attended the 26th Annual M.E.Ch.A. National Conference hosted by University of California Los Angeles on March 29-31.The conference coincided with the 50th Anniversary of MEChA,...