Family mourns fallen nurse, mother of four
Hollister native Rosa Miramon Azevedo, a nurse and mother of four boys who was known for her caring spirit, has been identified as the motorist who died in a Jan. 14 traffic collision on Highway 156. She was 37 years old.
Azevedo’s family recently established...
Color blast in Hollister
The streets of Hollister were alive with blooms of color Saturday, July 28, when more than 400 participants gathered for the first Hollister Wild Color Run.
The run, a spectacular 5K coordinated by the City of Hollister Recreation Department, was a lively event that began...
Audax women’s soccer team launches with eager anticipation
Soccer continues to boom nationwide at all levels and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Bay Area.
Long a haven for men’s amateur and semi-professional teams, the Audax Soccer Club knows there’s a huge market for women’s soccer teams of the same ilk....
Hollister’s Hernandez competes in CONCACAF soccer tournament
Hollister High junior Elyssa Hernandez is competing for El Salvador this week in the prestigious 2025 Concacaf U-17 Women’s Qualifiers. The tournament is part of a two-round qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
El Salvador’s four-team group in this first round, in...
Weekly market offers fresh, local produce
Every Saturday, scores of people make the drive to Pinnacle Farms market in San Juan Bautista to buy fresh, organically grown produce.
Owners Phil and Katherine Foster began farming in San Benito County in 1968. Today they grow certified organic fruit and vegetables on 295...
County confirms three new virus deaths, 01/25
San Benito County Public Health officials report the number of new Covid-19 cases are starting to decrease but their latest newsletter still included three new deaths.
On Jan. 25, the county reported its 49th, 50th and 51st death of the novel coronavirus in San Benito...
Holiday cheer begins at Bourdet’s
The scent of fresh pine drifted across Bourdet’s Tree Farm in Hollister as dozens of families wandered between long rows of Christmas trees, debating, measuring and finally cutting down the tree that would anchor their holiday celebrations.
Families can make it an outing at Bourdet’s,...
County prepares for Phase 3
San Benito County is preparing to move into Phase 3 of the state’s roadmap to reopening business and other public activities.Â
Industries that could reopen, in county’s with a local variance, include nail salons, tattoo shops, gyms and fitness centers, libraries, indoor and children’s museums,...
Local Scene: Traffic calming, book sale, downtown Hollister car show
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...
Gilroy officials object to South Valley mining proposal
The Gilroy City Council voted unanimously Aug. 15 to voice its opposition to the proposed quarry in southern Santa Clara County, but noted that while such a resolution makes a strong statement, the county is ultimately in charge of the project’s fate.
The recent vote...


















