For local choir group, the show goes on
When music director Brant Ruggles was notified in January by Gavilan College that his choir program was being discontinued, he didn’t take it personally - and, in fact, he saw it as a golden opportunity.
Gilroy, San Juan Bautista featured in new historical railroad book
Gilroy is featured in “El Camino Real and the Route of the Daylight”, a book recently published by the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation about the history of California's first road and railroad systems.
Average county home sale prices continued to rise in July
Average home sale prices are "showing no signs of a mid-summer slowdown" in Santa Clara County and continued to rise in July, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors.
Teen drivers: Completing this class could help lower your insurance bill
The California Highway Patrol Gilroy-Hollister Area Office is offering Start Smart, a driver safety education class, to future and newly licensed drivers and their parents.
Seasoned executive joins Dispatch team as publisher
Your longtime community newspaper is moving forward in a new era with a fresh leader at the helm.
This month: Free adoptions for dogs, cats that are 4 months and older
Whether you’re looking for a new tail-wagging best friend or a purring pal to cozy up on the couch with, Santa Clara County Animal Care & Control’s Adoption Days can provide a four-legged companion to fit any individual’s needs – and there’s a special deal going on this month.
The little shop that could
Perched on the northern outskirts of Morgan Hill in unincorporated south San Jose is a converted fruit stand where anglers – beginners to professionals – have been stopping for more than three decades before casting off for their next fishing excursion.
Celebrating a sweet centenarian
In an excerpt from her poem, “My Philosophy,” 99-year-old Rena Lamontagne explains in 30 short and simple sentences the “rules” she has lived by throughout her long life.
Woman tests positive for West Nile Virus
A Santa Clara woman tested positive for West Nile virus in the first confirmed human case of the virus in the County this year. The woman became ill and was hospitalized briefly in mid-July according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. She is now recovering at home. The Health Department did not specify where in Santa Clara County the woman lives.
A new annual music festival for Gilroy?
Allyssa Marae, a 22-year-old who was raised in Morgan Hill and now lives in Hollister, has a dream to host a music festival at the amphitheater of Christmas Hill Park in the heart of Gilroy.






















