Point-Counterpoint: SBC’s GOP chair makes case for McCain
By Marvin Jones, in support of John McCain for president:
Fire talk heats up this week for city, county
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on whether to approve a contract with the City of Hollister to provide fire protection services for the county.
City considers chamber partnership on biker rally
The city is considering a deal with the local chamber of
Shooting, Waco affect police planning for rally
Police Chief David Westrick has a simple goal heading into the Hollister Freedom Rally, the first major motorcycle event since the deadly Waco, Texas shootings in May involving rival biker clubs.
Views vary widely on Confederate flag near local bakery
People on social media, the Free Lance website and outside a busy Hollister store resoundingly called a man’s posting of a Confederate flag on his private property off Southside Road in rural Hollister an act of free speech, while some labeled it racist and others said they were unaffected.
Historical buff tries to buy New Idria
New Idria Historical Preservation Project President Ray Iddings
Surveillance cameras going up in downtown Hollister
The city is in the process of installing an array of surveillance cameras in the downtown area, with about three-quarters of the machines mounted as of Monday, said Police Chief David Westrick.
