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Longtime Hollister resident Marvin Jones, as outspoken in the local political scene as he is open about his worldly views as a regular picketer on the corner of Fourth Street downtown, is planning a move to Arizona in about a week.

Additional reporting by Michael Moore, Morgan Hill Times Editor San Benito County saw notable construction projects, destructive fires and other key events in 2020, but it was the Covid-19 pandemic that dominated the news headlines this year.  It all started back on March 16, when Gov....

Starting Nov. 2, the Hollister Post Office will be without two

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has awarded an $18,000 grant to the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival to create a transit-oriented scavenger hunt connecting the downtowns of Gilroy and Morgan Hill during the festival's eight-day run in April. The grant, part of VTA’s Transit-Oriented...

In a raucous three-hour debate before an overflow audience punctuated by tears, shouts and legalese, the Hollister City Council voted 3-1 on June 3 to allow a multi-purpose development plan in the center of downtown to move forward. The council vote upheld a planning commission...

By PETER SVENSSON

‘Tis the season for holiday greetings—and doorstep package theft—and Hollister Police are on the lookout for their first reported suspect this winter. On Nov. 27, an unidentified woman stole a package from the front doorstep of a residence on the 1100 block of Marne Drive,...

San Benito County officials said they have invited Salinas Valley Health to partner in an effort to find a long-term solution on the future operations of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital, which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy last month.  But the county also stopped short of...

Registration now open for Summer Art Camp The San Benito County Arts Council is now enrolling students in Summer Art Camp.  Art Camps take place at The Art Depot, 35 Fifth St., Suite D, located in the historic train depot in downtown Hollister.  The cost is $65...