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It’s a Tuesday afternoon and business at Bill’s Bullpen is booming. Not five minutes has gone by without a phone call or customer walking into the tiny store to look through comic racks. Looking around the small store, one can see traces of old...

The Hollister Downtown Association has been supporting businesses and putting on community events in the heart of downtown for thirty years. In this interview, the Hollister Free Lance asks the group what stands out over the last three decades and what their vision is...

San Benito County agriculture had a good year in 2016. Total commodity values for the county’s largest industry increased by nearly $7 million in gross sales over the year before, according to the San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner’s crop report for 2016. The most...

County employees rallied outside the San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to demand accountability as contract negotiations continue. The workers, represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 521 are looking for wage increases, county health care contributions to offset increasing costs...

The San Benito County Board of Supervisors Tuesday further delayed a decision to repair the damaged Pacheco Creek levee system to an October meeting. Rainfall during last winter’s storms overwhelmed the levee system, which runs across multiple private properties, and created chaos across Lovers Lane,...

Horses were saddled up and kicking up dust Friday evening, as the grandstand at Bolado Park opened its gates for the San Benito County Fair Horse Show. An intimate crowd of spectators watched while close to forty entrants showed off their horse skills and...

County officials gathered Monday at the San Benito County jail to break ground on a new $20 million expansion expected to be complete in 2019. “The money to construct these buildings comes about every 20 years, so when it comes you better take it,” said...

As kids and adults prepare to dress up like ghouls and goblins on Halloween, one local Hollister resident is collecting donations to ensure every child has the opportunity to wear a costume. “I feel it would benefit those who simply cannot afford to buy such...

The San Juan Bautista City Council held a first reading of a planned temporary cannabis ban last Tuesday. “This is a stop gap measure,” said Jim West, the city’s vice mayor at the September 19 meeting. “We’re working on a comprehensive ordinance that could come...

Public health officials warn of an increase in hepatitis A cases throughout California. While San Benito County has no confirmed cases of the disease, county public health officials want residents to know how to prevent infection. Hepatitis A can spread through contaminated food or...