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The Hollister School District Board of Trustees has selected the search firm in charge of finding its next superintendent. On a motion by Trustee Elsa Rodriguez, seconded by Trustee Robert Bernosky at an Aug. 21 special meeting, the five-member board unanimously approved the hiring of...

As a former admissions officer at two different colleges, Miguel Sahagun Jr. knows what it takes for a high school graduate to make the leap into higher education. However, the San Benito High School alumnus also realizes how valuable a technical education can be as...

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 18,  the San Benito County information technology office took county websites offline, following the detection of a virus in the system. Access to several databases, including elections and the assessor, were still shut down as of 4pm Thursday, Aug. 23. Emergency Services...

Already a three-time victor in elections for the San Benito High School District Board of Trustees dating back more than a decade, 66-year-old Steve Delay was setting up for his first trustee area race for the Nov. 6 election. However, with no challengers in Delay’s...

The 180 fourth- through eighth-grade students who arrived to the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 13 at Hollister School District’s Accelerated Achievement Academy brought their excitement and anticipation with them to the Buena Vista Drive campus. Different from the local district’s other nine...

A new bell schedule for students, a new grading system for teachers and a slew of upgraded facilities for everyone on campus have San Benito High School Principal Adrian Ramirez preparing for a seamless start to the 2018-19 school year. For the fourth-year principal going...

Hollister police arrested a man who tried to dispose of a loaded handgun while he ran from an officer, according to authorities. The suspect was ultimately booked on suspicion of multiple weapons and drug offenses. About 3:37am Aug. 1, Hollister Police Officer Juan Guevara was...

San Benito County stood up to cancer on Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4 during the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life—an opportunity to raise money for the American Cancer Society while celebrating loved ones who lost their battle to cancer. The 20-hour...

After months of delays, the $26 million, 80-unit Vista Del Oro apartment complex should be finished by October, providing subsidized housing for San Benito farmworkers. The apartments, ranging from one to three bedrooms, will be restricted to low-income farmworkers. The Pacific Companies, which also is...

The closure of Nash Road at San Benito High School is set to be completed this October. School and county officials had originally hoped the road could close to weekday traffic in August, providing a bypass around the school to divert traffic from the center...