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SBSC Annual Members’ Choice Awards: The San Benito Stage Company will host its Annual Members’ Choice Awards Feb. 2, at 6:30 p.m., at the Granada Theater. Doors will open with refreshments served at 6 p.m. The annual event is an opportunity to thank volunteers, supporters and participants for their involvement throughout the year. Attendees are welcome to wear their finest attire or a favorite costume. The event is free and open to the public. Details: Call 636-0122 or visit www.sanbenitostage.org.

The countywide intergovernmental committee will hold its next meeting in a week.

Hollister teenager Jesaiah Baer has advanced to the Hollywood round of "American Idol."

Hollister police officers responded to an armed robbery Wednesday morning at Hollister Super Market, at 211 Third St., in Hollister.

In past years, the budget hearing process in San Benito County has taken up to six days, allowing for department heads, members of the public and supervisors to discuss the details of every budget unit in the county. But this year, supervisors are considering a different process.

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The Bureau of Land Management in is seeking public nominations for six open positions on its Central California District Resource Advisory Council, which advises the BLM on public land issues.

Toby is 2 years old, 6 pounds, neutered and current on all shots. He is blind. His owner is moving into a new place that doesn’t allow pets and Toby is in need of a good home. For information on Toby, please call Konni at (408) 310-2559.

Old City Hall isn’t looking quite so old these days due to first-floor renovations nearing completion, but top city officials have tabled the latest suggestion for the building – refurbishing the upper floor and making way for the engineering department to create a “one-stop shop” for development needs.

Volunteers from the American Red Cross provided blankets to the members of a Hollister family that lost their home in a fire Sunday morning. The fire, on Park Street, between Sally and Prune streets, did not result in injuries, but the residents lost many of their belongings.