2 Hollister teams win TOC titles
A pair of Hollister Little League teams won their respective District 9 Tournament of Champions playoffs on June 15 in Salinas. The Hollister A's won the Majors division with a 3-2 victory over Salinas National, while the Hollister Orioles won the Minors division with...
History comes alive
As San Juan Bautista embarks on a summer-long celebration of its 150th anniversary, visitors and residents stepped back to the town’s early days for the second time this month. After this June 1 Living History day, mountain men, Civil War soldiers, Victorian ladies, horse-drawn...
Man arrested for possession of guns
Hollister police arrested a Salinas man who they said had firearms and ammunition in his vehicle when he was stopped for a traffic violation.
About 7:20pm June 12, a Hollister police officer was on patrol in the area of Fourth Street and Westside Boulevard, when...
Courts: Trial delayed for teen’s alleged killer
The trial for a Hollister man accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Ariana Zendejas has been delayed again, as the suspect was ordered back to court June 27 for a hearing to set his trial date.
SJB hires new city manager
The San Juan Bautista City Council was set to approve an employment agreement for a new city manager, Don Reynolds.
Reynolds currently works as the assistant public works director in Salinas. Reynolds told the Free Lance he’s spent three decades in public service, working...
60 diplomas for Anzar Class of 2019
Sixty Anzar High School graduates received their diplomas at a June 13 commencement ceremony on the San Juan Bautista campus.
Anzar’s Class of 2019 valedictorian was Arely Campos Melendez, and the salutatorian was Samantha Vanderford. They both spoke at commencement, as did fellow graduates Reba...
SBHS earns honor roll designation
Staff report
San Benito High School was named to the 2018-2019 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll for its high achievement in student success for a second consecutive year.
The program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence, is part of a national effort to...
Student trains service dog on campus
After learning how a friend in Gilroy started a Guide Dogs for the Blind project, 16-year-old Alexandria Ramirez wanted to do the same thing in Hollister for her supervised agricultural experience.
She first needed to get clearance from San Benito High School, because the service...
