2015 in Review: Community faced adversity, tragedy
Here is a sampling of the biggest stories during the past year in San Benito County as reported by the Free Lance:
New band teacher to start on positive note
At San Benito High School, the halls will be alive with the sounds of music from a new band teacher next school year.
School Board moves forward with layoffs
Special to the Free Lance
The Hollister School Board of Trustees voted to lay off an additional 26 employees on March 10.
Although the board met on March 3 and made the decision to lay off 33 staff members, Superintendent Erika Sanchez showed in her budget...
HHS students commemorate 9-11
On the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11, Hollister FFA students continued the tradition of placing flags on Senior Mound to represent the lives lost on September 11, 2001. The recognition was a lunchtime ceremony in the main campus quad in commemoration of Patriot Day,...
Court upholds Polytechnic charter petition
A San Benito County Superior Court judge this week upheld the county office of education’s approval of a petition for a charter school submitted by Polytechnic Academy.
The San Benito County Office of Education announced the court decision this week. The San Benito High School...
New laws: Phones smarter; plastic bags banned; licenses for all
Ringing in the New Year means a host of resolutions along with new laws such as those on fracking and social media. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the following into law for 2015:
