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The San Benito County Office of Education recently hosted its 20th annual Spelling Bee with the top two winners from two age categories (4th through 6th grade and 7th through 8th grade) advancing to the state competition. “It was a great event,” said Supt. Krystal...

San Benito High School students selected their Associated Student Body officers last week in a school-wide election, according to San Benito High School District staff. Winners were: President: Alanah Martinez VP: Ian Sills Commissioner of Clubs: Kaiya Dickens Commissioner of Social Activities: Sofia Lemos Rally Club President: Chelsey Cameron Commissioner of...

Two Navigator charter schools, Gilroy and Hollister Prep, are up for renewals of their charter school petitions by their host districts. All early indications point to new five-year pacts at both sites. Gilroy Prep, Navigator’s flagship school, opened in 2011 with authorization from Gilroy Unified...

As a steady rain came down on the Live Oak High School campus on March 14, hundreds of students gathered in the commons area to honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting. Live Oak students joined their peers at...

Students attending Gavilan College have a new course of study that can help pave the way into the California State University system with an Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies. The Transfer degree “is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer into the...

A man accused of sexually assaulting a victim in downtown Hollister last year was arrested in Santa Clara County earlier this month, according to authorities. The suspect, Cory Daugherty, was transported to the San Benito County Jail. He was arraigned March 6 at the courthouse...

San Benito County Sheriff’s deputies last week started using body-worn cameras both out in the field and in the county jail, according to authorities. The sheriff’s office is also in the process of installing a “new, comprehensive system for audio and video recording of our...

The long-anticipated wait for flying cars may soon be over, and Hollister may find its place as a modern-day Kitty Hawk in the annals of modern aviation as the birthplace of the first personal aviation craft. On Monday Google co-founder Larry Page began to...

After five years of work, electricity consumers in San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties this month began receiving lower cost, “cleaner” electric power. The Monterey Bay Community Power agency began delivering power to business and commercial customers March 1. Residential customers will be connected...

It took some time, but the Roberts Ranch Subdivision, a project that will include 192-single family homes and 14 multiple-unit family homes was approved on Feb. 21 by the Hollister City Council. After four years of developmental wrangling with the city, the final obstacle that...