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The Bolado Park Rodeo is scheduled for June 26 at Bolado Park. The San Benito County Saddle Horse & Rodeo organization issued a press release stating that the one-day event starts at 8am, beginning with the Figure 8 Roping class. Other track events include Keyhole (15...

Family feels grief three years later

Hollister football coach Bryan Smith doesn’t remember the last time a wave of talented athletes have come through the program like it has the last couple of years. From Jayden Freidt to Tyler Pacheco to Derek Sandoval and others, the Haybalers have athleticism at...

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory yesterday, urging residents to drink plenty of fluids and try to stay as cool as possible. One way to stay cool for a group of kids was to visit Valley View Park in Hollister, which features a...

Garlic is back. For now, at least. Christopher Ranch in Gilroy announced that its garlic harvest season kicked off last week, and the 100 million pounds of its California-grown product will soon fill store shelves nationwide, providing relief for grocers and fans of the so-called...

Ritchie Valens is often hailed as the first Latino pop star,

San Benito County Public Health officials are reporting that the county set another record of new Covid-19 cases in a single day, which included another death in their latest newsletter. As of Dec. 31, the county reported a 29th death of the novel coronavirus in...

Selecting students for the Hollister Free Lance’s senior spotlights for Anzar High School’s Class of 2020 was no enviable task. That’s why we make the principal and school staff sort it out. These students have navigated the labyrinth of high school hurdles, and we...

The Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister has been named the 11th best elementary school in California, according to new rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.  AAA is part of the Hollister School District. The grade 4-8 school neighbors Calaveras School on Buena Vista...