Local Scene: School Supply Brigade returns to Hollister
School Supply Brigade in Hollister
Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts will host its 2nd annual School Supply Brigade from 10am-12pm Aug. 12 at Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts, located at 817 Industrial Dr #F in Hollister.
Partnering with both The San Benito County Office of Education...
The Smithsonian comes to South Valley
The community room of the Gilroy Library transformed into a walk-through installation on Nov. 5, depicting the life of civil rights champion and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta, who coined the phrase, “Sí se puede” (Yes, we can).
Huerta briefly taught...
Hollister OKs biker rally return
The Hollister Independence Rally is set to return to town on Fourth of July weekend, for the first time since 2017.
The city council voted unanimously at the Jan. 7 meeting to approve and authorize the 2025 motorcycle rally in downtown Hollister. City Manager David...
Gavilan College breaks ground for new San Benito campus
Nearly two decades after Gavilan College purchased property for a new San Benito County campus, officials held a groundbreaking ceremony June 16 at the Fairview Road site.
Plans for the new local community college campus site, which is located at the intersection of Highway 25,...
South Valley district receives $8.6m in federal road safety grants
Two South Valley communities this week received federal funds for road safety improvements, says an announcement from Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s office.
A total of $8,634,928 was awarded to California’s 18th Congressional district from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)...
Local Scene: Pumpkin giveaway, housing element workshop, harvest festival
Pumpkin giveaway event set in Hollister
Gonzalez and Jones Law is hosting a community event on Oct. 7 to give away pumpkins to families in need in Hollister.
The event will be held at 905 San Benito St. in Hollister from 1-4pm.
All families who are in...
The Polar Express grand opening
The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce celebrated the ribbon cutting of The Polar Express, a mobile ice cream and treat truck available for party rentals.
Hazel Hawkins faces possible closure in 2023
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital employees received notices this week indicating the Hollister hospital could close as soon as February 2023, according to HHMH administrators.
The hospital’s issuing of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) to its employees follows a string of unfortunate financial announcements from...
