Schools

Gavilan College has announced winners of this year's Community Spirit Awards, including those from San Benito County.

San Benito County supervisors approved a resolution at this week’s board meeting to extend Friday hours of operation at the San Benito County Free Library by four hours.

The San Benito County Free Library recently launched a new Tech Tutorial program that offers brief, one-on-one training sessions in multiple areas of technology.

About 2,000 students have a backpack and school supplies thanks to dozens of local volunteers who took part in this year’s Stuff the Bus fundraiser. The United Way-led effort culminated last Saturday with a backpack giveaway in the parking lot of Hollister’s Target store. “What we...

The organization that runs charter schools in Gilroy and Hollister has a new chief executive officer.

The Hollister School District is likely the first to be Google certified, with teachers trained on incorporation of the company's technology into their classrooms.

The Hazel Hawkins Hospitals Auxiliary raised $20,000 in scholarships for 17 recipients, according to an announcement.

David Kaplansky was on a recruiting trip when he walked into the Humboldt State University gymnasium in the summer of 1996. The only person there was a man dripping with sweat wearing board shorts and beat-up sneakers. Of course, it was Gene Cotter.

Three seats on the Gavilan College Board of Trustees are up for grabs in the November election, and interested candidates can start submitting nomination paperwork July 18. The deadline to qualify for a spot on the ballot is Aug. 12.

There aren’t too many places left in the nation where a student can ride a horse to school, but San Benito County is one of them.