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Margot Tankersley has been making homemade candy and serving frozen treats out of Margot’s  Ice Cream Parlor in San Juan Bautista for more than 30 years. With the help of a PG&E grant program aimed at small businesses, she plans to be able to...

The Latino Generations Scholarship Committee will celebrate its 10th anniversary Oct. 10 with an evening honoring the students, families, donors and volunteers of San Benito County who have supported the scholarship program since its founding. The “A Decade of Student Success” celebration will be held...

The San Benito High School District said on Sept. 10 it has placed Hollister High School football coach Thomas Sullivan on administrative leave while the district conducts an investigation related to the football program. Longtime former Hollister High football coach Chris Cameron has been named...

Hollister-based JMM Dance Co., a nonprofit that uses dance and movement to support mental health and social-emotional growth, was recently awarded a grant that will help bring a free series of community gatherings to South Valley.  JMM was awarded a $5,000 Connecting California grant from...

A Monterey County jury this week found a 21-year-old man guilty of first degree murder for killing Jonothan Maciel, 19, of Hollister in 2021, according to authorities.  Skyler Narcecio Barriga, of Salinas, was also convicted of robbery and the use of a gun, the Monterey...

Sixteen new homes are set to open in Hollister, providing permanent and transitional housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in San Benito County. The Southside Haven Community Housing Project will hold a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30am Sept. 8 at 3235 Southside...

The Superior Court of San Benito County has launched a new jury management system designed to make jury service more convenient for residents and improve the court’s ability to manage juror participation. The Enterprise Jury Management system gives jurors expanded self-service options through a secure...

Porches, yards and patios across San Juan Bautista became stages Aug. 29 as Play Music on the Porch SJB returned for its third year.  This year’s event—which featured more than a dozen intimate live performances by local musicians on a walking tour through town—drew its...

A day on the green goes hilariously wrong in “The Fox on the Fairway,” Ken Ludwig’s golf-course farce opening Aug. 28 at Pintello Comedy Theater. The play pits two rival country clubs against each other in a high-stakes tournament after one club’s leader poaches the...

Hollister Municipal Airport will receive more than $794,000 in Federal Aviation Administration funds to help design new taxiway pavement, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla announced earlier this month.  The funds are part of an allocation of $109 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants...