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The new Walgreens store in Hollister may have had a "soft opening" void of any big celebrations, but it didn't stop customers from visiting the business on its first day Friday.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the country's most respected institutions. While nearly everyone is familiar with its work, far fewer are aware of its long history.

This is the story of poor, neglected Thanksgiving. You remember Thanksgiving, right? It's the holiday that comes between Halloween and Christmas. There's turkey. And pumpkin pie. And your Aunt Helen sticking olives on all of her fingers even though she's a 107, if she's a day and far too old to be doing that. (Please don't get me wrong - when I'm 107, I'm so going to act like Aunt Helen, because she rocks.)

For anyone who hasn’t checked out the newspaper’s website recently, you might want to take a quick peek. It’s been revamped and redesigned, with an easier to use, drop-down navigation bar and a special “Helping out for the holidays” section, where you can find out what area organizations need for the upcoming holiday season.

GILROY — For three quarters, Gavilan was neck-in-neck with Hartnell — but the difference was that one quarter.

Right now San Benito County’s most desirable economic attribute is its location. Properly developed it can provide a great place to live within driving distance of the best job markets in California and with easy access to the tourist centers on the coast – and that is the way we should be promoting the area until we have a sufficient population for our economic health.

Local public health officials want to get the word out: Get vaccinated as early as possible, despite the lack of a flu outbreak this season.

As a long snapper, Michael Murphy realizes he’s got a thankless — yet vital — job.

American Legion Commander Joe Love, who served in Vietnam, oversaw the “Battlefield Cross” portion of the Veterans Day ceremony in downtown Hollister on Monday. It is a symbolic tradition replicated by soldiers on the battlefield where the rifle, helmet, boots and dog tags of a soldier killed in action are laid out, in the shape of a cross, on the spot where the soldier was killed. The tradition started during the Civll War and continues to this day.