Council gives bid preference to Hollister vendors, omits county
In an attempt to give Hollister vendors a leg up with city contracts, the council this week supported a 5 percent bidding advantage for those businesses. The preference, however, will not apply to county vendors.
Coates retiring after long career working with farmers
Behind a simple desk tucked in the corner of an office in the
Measure T: A Question of Sense, Trust and Hollister’s Future
The Measure T initiative to increase Hollister's sales tax from 7.25 percent to 8.25 percent is on the November ballot. With uncertainty about the voters' feel on this follow-up to Measure R, a similar tax hike that failed last year, The Free Lance examined both sides of the argument.
Downed tree shuts down Highway 152
All of Highway 152 will be closed until 4 p.m. today due to a
Hazel Hawkins welcomes first baby of 2024
The new year started off “extraordinarily quiet” in Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital’s Birthing Center—until the evening of Jan. 4, according to hospital staff. On that day, three babies were born in the span of 20 minutes and at 6:05pm, Natalia Elias Estrada won the...











