Sacred Heart celebrates 125 years of close connections
About 125 years ago, W.L. Ludson developed the zipper, the first shipment of asparagus arrived in San Francisco, and a Catholic boarding school named Sacred Heart opened in rural San Benito County.
Hollister High seniors earn State Seal of BiliteracyÂ
Ninety-four seniors in the Hollister High School Class of 2023 have earned the California State Seal of Biliteracy, demonstrating that they attained proficiency in English and at least one other language: either Spanish, French or American Sign Language, according to school district staff.
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Hollister honors Cesar Chavez
Hollister on Aug. 20 celebrated the renaming of one of its city streets to Avenida Cesar Chavez, in honor of the California labor leader who devoted his life to fighting for civil rights farmworkers.
Dozens of people attended the ribbon cutting ceremony, which began with...
Fairview Corners inches along
Despite approving a school bond measure that was expected to bring a new Gavilan College campus to San Benito County 13 years ago, locals have yet to receive that campus.
While the Briggs Building in downtown Hollister is awash with fresh faces and open minds...
Gavilan College marks 100 years, looks to the future
1919 was a bittersweet year.
The deadliest war of the time had just ended the prior year, yet the world was fighting another battle on a different front. The Spanish flu was at its height, and by the time it ended in late 1920, an...
June 7 ballot features full slate of local candidates
San Benito County voters will have an abundance of choices for numerous local offices that will appear on the June 7 primary ballot.
The local ballot features the newly redrawn 18th U.S. Congressional District, three county supervisors seats, district attorney’s office, sheriff-coroner and more. The...
Community reacts to arrest of suspect in Sierra case
UPDATE: Murder suspect's arraignment moved to San Jose courthouse at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
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...
Sources: Petition gathers ample signatures for ballot
The proponents of a local initiative that would require voter approval before rural and agricultural property owners in San Benito County can rezone their land have gained enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot, according to sources.
The results are not official,...
