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The Hollister City Council on Monday selected Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine to take the city’s second, and last, medical cannabis dispensary slot. “It was an arduous application process, but we’re very happy we were chosen,” said Bob Blodgett in a phone call Tuesday. Blodgett...

Nearly 30 years after a massive earthquake destroyed a section of downtown Hollister, the future of the vacant 400 block of San Benito Street will be decided by the city’s electorate next November. On Monday, the Hollister City Council chose to put the issue...

Soccer is a major part of Refugio Sanchez’s life. “I played soccer most of my life and just really like the sport,” said Sanchez on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park as a team from the Hollister Tremors competitive soccer club practiced behind him. Sanchez,...

Despite approving a school bond measure that was expected to bring a new Gavilan College campus to San Benito County 13 years ago, locals have yet to receive that campus. While the Briggs Building in downtown Hollister is awash with fresh faces and open minds...

The Hollister Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public a chance in October to rid their homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Locals can bring pills for disposal to Target at 1790 Airline Highway on Saturday, October 28...

The City of Hollister and San Benito County recently passed resolutions in support of the immigration program referred to as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). “The immigration issue throughout the United States and locally in Hollister and San Benito County is no fault...

Celebrating local harvest and culinary delights, the Fourth Annual San Benito Olive Festival will take place on Saturday, October 14 at the San Benito County Historical Park, a once working ranch, located just eight miles south of Hollister. The one-day fresh culinary event will...

With the Calaveras fault running through Hollister and the San Andreas fault in San Benito County, it’s no surprise that every earthquake in the region creates aftershocks on social media. Over the last month, five earthquakes have occurred in the nearby region spanning from the...

Building on the momentum of a successful start to the new school year, Hollister School District announced another year of progress for local K–8 students. District students in 2016-17 exceeded the state’s assessment standards by 14 percent in English language arts and by 23 percent...

The new homeless services center is on track to open for operation on December 1. The shelter, meant to be a permanent replacement to the current Emergency Temporary Winter Shelter that operates from December to March, is now called the Homeless Opportunities Meals and Empowerment...