Top 5: First San Benito Olive Festival set for Saturday
The inaugural San Benito Olive Festival is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Paicines Ranch. Admission is $20, and tickets are available at sanbenitoolivefestival.com.
Local aviator to be honored with renamed street near airport
A dedication ceremony for a new street sign to be named after local aviator Jim Laws will take place at Skylane Drive near the Hollister Municipal Airport on Sunday at noon.
Verizon to expand cell coverage at Olive Festival
Verizon Wireless plans to expand coverage and capacity for the San Benito Olive Festival this weekend, according to a statement from the company.
Board seeks help with mussels at San Justo Reservoir
The board of supervisors Tuesday voted to “mussel” up some support from congressional representatives for the Zebra Mussel Eradication Plan at San Justo Reservoir.
Five local students partake in LULAC leadership seminar
Five county students with the local League of United Latin American Citizens chapter had the chance to take part in an annual leadership seminar in the nation’s capital.
Students hope to reverse American flag T-shirt ruling
The infamous 2010 Cinco de Mayo case involving three former Live Oak High School students who were ordered by school administrators to remove their American T-shirts on the Mexican holiday will go before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today, Thursday.
School charters course for County approval
The Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Education is merely employing stalling tactics, according to some who say a 6-1 vote won’t stop Navigator Schools from opening a new charter school in fall 2014.
