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The fourth annual San Benito Olive Festival is set to take place Saturday, October 14 at the scenic Brigantino Park in Hollister. Attendees can get into the spirit of celebrating the local harvest, culinary delights, artisans and community at the event. Award-winning olive oils, artisanal...

Caltrans is set to close a southbound lane on U.S. Highway 101 Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The right lane of southbound Highway 101 will be closed at Dunbarton Road, one mile south of the San Juan Road interchange near Prunedale. The lane will be...

Here at Live Oak Adult day Services, we recently read aloud a page of fun facts about the various inventions of the 1900s. We were all amazed to learn that air conditioning was invented in 1902. I was not the only one here who...

Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Con Edison Development over the size and location of the Panoche Valley Solar Farm. The settlement agreement is between the Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Santa Clara Valley Audubon...

It’s often said that there is no love quite as fierce, pure or deep as a mother’s love for her child. On Feb. 16, Gina Agredano proved that her love for her son, Jose, has no limits. An incoming San Benito High junior, Jose...

Just weeks after the motorcycle rally took over downtown Hollister, the streets yet again were the stage for a parade of impressive machinery. On Saturday, the 31st annual Street Festival and Car Show flooded the district with more than two hundred show cars and...

Rough roads and crowded highways took center stage at a congenial lunch-and-learn community discussion session held by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce July 12. Chamber members met at the stylish, new Marriott Hotel at 390 Gateway Drive in Hollister to hear from city...

After receiving comments from residents during a public hearing, San Benito County supervisors on Tuesday delayed the approval of a cannabis business ordinance. The item, which deals with cannabis cultivation for medical use only, will be continued to the board’s August 22 meeting. On...

In between the mighty waves of the Central Coast and the majestic heights of Yosemite, is Casa de Fruta in the Pacheco Valley, a roadside oasis along Highway 152 that has been offering commuters and holidaymakers a chance to rest, fill-up and make merry...

County supervisors Tuesday awarded a $20 million jail expansion construction contract to Montana-based Sletten Construction. In May, San Benito County gave close to $1 million to construction management firm Vanir Construction. According to Vanir’s proposal, the project is expected to begin construction in late August....