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The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show Parade returned to downtown Hollister Saturday for the first time in more than three years. The parade—typically held as an annual preview to the San Benito County Rodeo—featured marching bands from area schools and communities, floats decorated and...

Local officials are warning residents that the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through Tuesday evening. Daytime temperatures on June 20 and 21 are forecast between 93 and 105 degrees throughout the inland Bay Area and San Benito County, according to the NWS...

Citing the impact of across-the-board rising prices and economic uncertainties, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors declined to ask the voters for a 1% sales tax in the November election. And despite their ongoing search for more local revenues to fund public services, the...

Brittany Moore, of San Juan Bautista, took home the title of Miss San Benito Rodeo 2022 last weekend at Bolado Park.  Moore, 20, is the daughter of Andy Moore and Cheryl Yetter. She is currently attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, majoring in Animal Science...

Etheric Networks, a provider of fiber and wireless internet service in the Bay Area, on June 13 announced that its newest project in San Juan Bautista is nearing completion. The expansion brings “significant new internet options to hundreds of businesses and homes in town,...

McAbee graduates from ‘Bama Ireland McAbee, of Hollister, received a bachelor’s of science degree in education from the University of Alabama. The university awarded 5,907 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies on May 6-8, according to a press release. Locals named to Dean’s List Hollister residents Claire...

San Benito County officials certified the citizens’ petition for an initiative that would require voter approval for certain land rezoning decisions, but are waiting for an impact report on the proposal before deciding whether to place the measure on the November ballot. The board of...

Anzar High School’s Class of 2022 graduated during a June 8 ceremony with family, friends and faculty at the school’s San Juan Bautista campus. A total of 58 graduating seniors collectively earned more than 4,000 hours of service learning and 313 graduation exhibitions, Anzar...

Josh Jensen—famed founder of Hollister’s Calera Wine, visionary leader in the American wine community and an iconic pioneer of luxury California Pinot Noir—died peacefully at his San Francisco home June 11. He was 78 years old.  In the world of fine wine, and to generations...

After a lengthy investigation, Hollister Animal Control officers cited a Santa Clara County resident for abandoning more than 20 dogs at the local shelter, according to police.  The investigation started in August 2020, when a then-unknown person left 20 “Terrier type” dogs at the Hollister...