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It starts with a parade through town. Slow-moving cars filled with exuberant teenagers wave to friends and family as they make their way along Hollister streets. School spirit is on full display. Then, the following day, is the big football game—the Homecoming matchup between...

Hollister theater-lovers, get ready to be shaken up this weekend. San Benito Stage Company’s teen musical, “All Shook Up,” opens Friday at the Granada Theatre in downtown Hollister. The musical, which was inspired by and features the songs of Elvis Presley, is based on William...

The San Benito County Probation Department led a multi-agency operation targeting sex offenders last week that resulted in the arrest of one individual and triggered the further investigation of nine others. On Oct. 18, local, regional, state and federal law enforcement conducted a pre-Halloween...

Hollister police officers arrested a 17-year old male on Saturday, October 21 on charges of driving under drug influence, possession of marijuana for sale and transportation of marijuana. On October 20 around 11:58 p.m., officers with the Hollister Police Department responded to a report of...

Youth Alliance is participating in the Dignity in Schools National Week of Action in partnership with San Benito High School. The Week of Action goes from October 23 to October 28 and provides students, administrators and the community with the opportunity to have a dialogue...

Caltrans continued a project Monday to grind and pave State Route 156 between San Juan Bautista and Hollister from Mission Vineyard Road to Union Road. Roadwork is expected to wrap up on Thursday October 26, weather permitting. The roadwork is necessary to improve the surface of...

Anyone lucky enough to meet Christi Turner will immediately be struck by her petite stature and soft-spoken demeanor. Her warm smile is even a match for her kind spirit. But don’t let her gentle persona fool you—the Cold Storage Crossfit owner can manage a heavy...

Between June 2016—when the Hollister City Council entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement to sell the 400 block of San Benito Street—and its vote a year later to sell the property, the price jumped by 77 percent. Council members may have been unaware that...

Flapjacks restaurant is a culinary gem in the historic town of Tres Pinos. Serving up American-style breakfast and lunch, the restaurant and owner, Hollister resident Naomi Ruiz, will be honored next week with a Community Spirit Award by Gavilan College. Presented annually, the commendations honor...

The San Benito Babe Ruth League had been looking forward to celebrating its 60th anniversary this fall until an arsonist lit up the group’s equipment at Veterans Memorial Park. “There was an arson fire set down at the field,” said Greg Lopez, president of the...