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San Benito County’s Health and Human Services Agency just got a face lift in the form of a new, easy-to-use website, according to a press release from the group.

County officials said they wanted to polish the local government’s image by hiring a communications consultant for $55,000, but this week’s move with public funds happened months before voters will decide on two crucial sales tax proposals affecting the county’s financial future.

I have always been truly amazed at the tenacity and patience of wildflowers. Seeds sit on hot bone-dry ground year after desiccating year, all the while remaining viable, waiting for the right moment. “No, not this spring,” says the seed. “I’ll never be able to sprout, create a flower, and most important, produce mature seeds on that paltry rainfall. I think I’ll wait.”

San Benito High School trustees heard a report from the Ivy League Project, which recruits students to some of the top private universities in the nation.

San Benito High School District trustees discussed whether to name buildings after living people as they took steps toward drafting the district’s first board policy on the issue last week.

San Benito High School District Superintendent John Perales has won a state award from the Future Farmers of America after winning a regional award.

The body of a missing 64-year-old man considered "at risk" was found in a local field, according to the Hollister Police Department.

San Benito County officials are considering whether to spend $55,000 to improve communications with the public and get active on social media.

Police arrested a 16-year-old San Benito High student accused of making “threats” against the school, according to the Hollister Police Department.

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