News

Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital announced applications for the 2013 Hazel Hawkins Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Awards are now available.  

Seven suspects arrested in connection with a November raid at a local cockfighting event are due in court Tuesday.

The San Benito County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at 460 Fifth St. Action items on the agenda include:

A majority of Hollister council members have expressed support for the proposal before them Monday night to sanction a 2013 motorcycle rally and approve an event manager.

The public can expect a "packed house" Monday night for the Hollister council meeting where a decision is expected on a prospective motorcycle rally revival.

At the first meeting of 2013, San Benito County supervisors are expected to make a decision on the temporary appointment of a management budget analyst III after receiving a short notice vacancy on Dec. 28. The meeting will be Tuesday at 9 a.m., in the supervisors’ chamber on Fourth Street.

San Benito County supervisors Tuesday are scheduled to elect a chairman to serve for the next year.

Hollister police officers rescued three children from an apartment where authorities allege a mother left the juveniles unattended, according to a police statement.

The California Department of Transportation has plans for construction near San Juan Bautista that may affect traffic if weather permits. For those and other road closures in the Central Coast area, see the list below.