Junior College Softball: Heen a hitting machine
After one semester at Hawaii Pacific University, Cassidy Heen came home to Hollister, heartbroken and devastated.
Gavilan Baseball: Burley can still swing it
Kevin Burley went six years without playing the game of baseball.
JUCO Roundup: April 20
After winning five straight games, Gavilan is sitting pretty at the top of the Coast Pacific Conference.
It’s time for wine
The Morgan Hill Downtown Association is busy gearing up for its annual Wine Week, a series of wine-related events occurring in the downtown area on evenings leading up to the Morgan Hill Wine Stroll on April 25. Since the main event began in 2009, the Wine Stroll has been an opportunity for local businesses to attract new visitors and for wine lovers to taste wines from local wineries, all in the downtown area of Morgan Hill.
County jobless figure continues downward trend
San Benito County's unemployment rate was 8.4 percent in March, down slightly from the February number and a big drop from the same period a year ago.
College Softball: Fabing racking up the hits at Pima
Taylor Fabing was so homesick during her freshman year at Pima Community College that she almost came back home to Hollister in October 2013.
Junior College Baseball: Granger comes up aces
Throughout his baseball career, Brandon Granger has always been in the background, looking for any opportunity to shine.
Local chief supports ‘Redskins’ ban, tribal recognition
One of the more influential Native American voices in the region told the Free Lance he supports a local assemblyman’s efforts to ban the use of “Redskins” as a mascot in California public schools.
Chamber adds new board members
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau has added new board members, one from Earthbound Farm and another from Brent Redmond Transportation.

















