Gavilan College basketball team ready to take things up a notch in conference
Gavilan College men’s basketball coach Derek Jensen likes where his team is headed as the Rams (9-7) begin Coast Conference play on Wednesday against San Jose City College.
Gavilan has had some strong results so far in non-conference action and Jensen feels the team can...
Christopher boys golf team on verge of completing its Mission title
Jason Navarro has already received numerous phone calls and texts wishing him congratulations for the Christopher High boys golf team winning the Pacific Coast League Mission Division championship.
However, the first-year Cougars’ coach isn’t ready to celebrate just yet. Even though Christopher has built up...
Early results: Cline leads all Gilroy City Council candidates
Tom Cline, Carol Marques and Dion Bracco are the top three vote-getters for Gilroy City Council so far, early election results show.
As of 8pm, Cline led all candidates with nearly 22% of the vote. Marques was only 13 votes behind Cline, while Bracco garnered...
Gilroy Ostrich Farm, local businesses get into the Halloween spirit
If the socially distant trick-or-treat bags that are popping up in stores are any indication, Halloween is going to be different this year.
While the ongoing health emergency has hindered many of the traditional activities, families who want to celebrate the spooky season in 2020...
Police: Two arrested with illegal firearms
Two Gilroy residents were arrested on suspicion of illegal firearms charges after the Gilroy/Morgan Hill SWAT team raided their homes May 30, according to authorities.
Stay loyal: Organizations launch outreach campaign to support businesses
Lapels Dry Cleaning was one of the select businesses deemed “essential” during the early days of the shelter-in-place order, and with such a designation was not required to close its doors.
As owner Anita Bedoya points out, the business provides needed uniform services for police...
Garlic Festival victims fund surpasses $1M
The Gilroy Foundation Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting victims fund grew to nearly $1.2 million this week, as the foundation announced it had approved the first applications for funds.
As of Aug. 20 at noon, the fund totaled $1,167,431 in donations in the 22 days since...
South County celebrates Hanukkah
More than 300 people celebrated the beginning of Hanukkah Nov. 28 at an event organized by the Chabad South County Jewish Center. Attendees enjoyed live music and traditional Hanukkah foods while children played on bounce houses and made do-it-yourself menorah crafts. The crowd was...
Composting made simple
Cole Smith goes over the basics of composting hay during a “Manure Composting Made Easy” workshop in Gilroy on Jan. 11. The workshop, presented by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, taught attendees composting with food scraps, green waste and...
New shelter reaches milestone
A new animal shelter campus under construction in San Martin reached a major milestone Nov. 22, when crews placed the structure’s final steel beam.
Santa Clara County officials held a “topping off” ceremony to mark the occasion.
The new animal shelter campus is being constructed at...





















