Local scene: Academic honors; Bach to Blues
Hartman named to President’s List
Hollister resident Jenna Hartman made the Schreiner University President’s List for the fall 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President's List, full-time students must earn at least a 4.0 grade point average for the term, passing all classes, and...
San Benito County orders all EMS, fire employees to get vaccinated
Coming off the heels of a Covid-19 outbreak within the Hollister Fire Department, interim San Benito County Public Health Officer Dr. David Ghilarducci issued a new vaccination order for public safety workers on Wednesday morning.
It states that all San Benito County, City of Hollister...
San Benito-Aptos showdown canceled after Balers report ‘close-contact protocols’
Friday’s much-anticipated game between the San Benito High and Aptos High football teams has been cancelled due to a number of San Benito High varsity football players being unavailable to play due to Covid protocols, a press release from the San Benito High School...
Local Scene: Hazel Hawkins public forum Jan. 23
Hazel Hawkins public forum
A public forum on Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has been rescheduled for 5:30-7pm Jan. 23, at Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito Street in Hollister. Hospital officials will make a presentation and answer questions from the audience.
Attendees are asked to submit...
Students present their STEAM skills
Hundreds of local students participated in the San Benito County Office of Education’s 2025 STEAM Expo on March 13 at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Hollister. The expo showcased 240 student projects in Math, Science, Art and Technology from throughout San Benito County.
This...
Delta Kappa Gamma holds annual conference
Delta Kappa Gamma, an international society of professional women educators, held its Area V Fall conference in early November. The conference in Seaside included Delta Kappa Gamma members from counties and cities throughout the Central Coast.
Delta Kappa Gamma is “a philanthropic force on the...
Police: Transient arrested for downtown robbery
Police arrested a suspect Oct. 15 for his involvement in a robbery that occurred in downtown Hollister, according to authorities.
County supes plead to governor for more Covid-19 vaccines
San Benito County is home to some of the most vulnerable residents when it comes to the health impact of Covid-19—specifically, Latinos and farmworkers—but has received fewer vaccine doses per capita than most other counties in California, according to a Feb. 11 letter from...
Hollister names Cortez new city manager
The Hollister City Council this week appointed Ana Cortez as the new city manager, following a three-month search for a new staff leader at City Hall.
Cortez will begin her new position in Hollister on Feb. 2, with an annual base salary of $265,000. She...
San Benito qualifies for FEMA aid
The San Benito County Office of Emergency Services has been verbally notified by federal authorities that the county is eligible for public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency due to recent winter storm damages.
The amount of FEMA funding available to the local office...


















