South County Reentry Resource Center celebrates fifth anniversary
The Gilroy Reentry Resource Center is celebrating five years of providing crucial services to residents of south Santa Clara County who are leaving jail and prison, according to county staff.
Since 2018, the center has partnered with some of the county’s most effective programs designed...
Gavilan College to host Poppy Jasper Film Fest opening ceremonies
The 2024 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival will take place April 10-17, with an opening night celebration set to take place at Gavilan College.
The festival’s April 10 opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 8pm, will feature local guests and dignitaries, including a land acknowledgment...
County: Stay home on Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Day
With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing and hospital ICUs reaching capacity, health officials and community leaders are imploring the public to stay home during the Lady of Guadalupe day of celebration on Dec. 12.
Case numbers in recent days have steadily broken records, with 1,700 recorded recently...
Gilroy’s ‘Mr. Garlic’ dies after long battle with Alzheimer’s
Gerald Foisy—largely known to Gilroy community members and garlic aficionados as Mr. Garlic—died on Jan. 7 after a battle with Alzheimer's. He was 83 years old.
For 29 years, Foisy volunteered as Mr. Garlic, the happy, healthy ambassador of the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival who...
DUI checkpoint set for May 19
The Hollister-Gilroy office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on May 19 within an unincorporated area of south Santa Clara County.
CHP officers who are trained in the detection of alcohol and drug impaired drivers will staff the sobriety...
Class of 2024: Moving forward
More than 600 members of the Class of 2024 graduated from Gilroy and Christopher high schools last week, as the schools and their families send the teens into adulthood.
Christopher High School’s graduation ceremony took place the evening of June 6 on the school’s Day...
Several hospital workers infected with Covid-19 as capacity is exceeded
Seven workers of St. Louise Regional Hospital’s emergency department recently tested positive for Covid-19 as the hospital and others throughout the county are operating beyond capacity.
According to Santa Clara County Health System spokesperson Joy Alexiou, more than 80 individuals work in the South County...
Audax women’s soccer team launches with eager anticipation
Soccer continues to boom nationwide at all levels and nowhere is that more apparent than in the Bay Area.
Long a haven for men’s amateur and semi-professional teams, the Audax Soccer Club knows there’s a huge market for women’s soccer teams of the same ilk....
Gavilan College football team looks to buck history
From a numbers standpoint, Covid was not kind to the Gavilan College football team. Rams coach John Lango said the team lost several players from March 2020 to now, putting Gavilan’s roster number at 44 through the end of July. However, Lango expects the...
Gilroy 10U All Stars are District 59 champions
Gilroy Little League 10U All Star Manager Merritt Billington said winning wasn’t as simple as writing a lineup card and sending the players out onto the field, but it was close.
“I’ve got 13 kids with tons of talent, tons of ability, and it’s not...
