Author tells story of early Santa Clara County gunfighter-sheriff
Nineteenth century Santa Clara County Sheriff John Hicks Adams is the subject of a new book, “Badass Lawman: Gangs, Guns, and the Sheriff Who Tamed the Golden State.”
Author William Briggs, a former San Jose State University mass communications professor and Dean Emeritus at Cal...
Ceremony celebrates South Valley Middle School’s transformation
The past three years have been anything but routine for the students and staff at South Valley Middle School.
Not only did they have to contend with the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced students to learn from their homes, but they also navigated two years of...
‘Dig-out’ work to begin on First Street
Caltrans plans to begin dig-out paving on Highway 152/First Street from Santa Teresa Boulevard to the Highway 101 on-ramps on May 27.
The work will take place Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm and is anticipated to last two weeks.
Lane closures will be in...
Dispatch presents Class of 2019 Senior Spotlights
Each year, the Gilroy Dispatch profiles a few outstanding soon-to-be Gilroy Unified School District graduates. Selected from recommendations of staff at Christopher and Gilroy High Schools, these seniors represent some of the best Gilroy has to offer.
Their comments here are in response to a...
Local Scene: City offering business grants, social media challenge underway
City offering business grants
Businesses operating within the city limits of Gilroy may qualify for a one-time business relief grant using federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funding.
Grants are based on the number of full-time equivalent employees as of March 17 (when the...
Did you feel it? Another quake hits near San Juan Bautista
A mild earthquake may have awakened some light sleepers in a rural area between Aromas and San Juan Bautista early Monday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the 3.3-magnitude temblor at 2:58 am Jan. 13, less than two miles southeast of Aromas and about 3...
Quarry project adds trucks to Highway 25
A flood control project underway in South Santa Clara County has resulted in an increase in trucks along Highway 25, which are hauling dirt to Graniterock’s Southside Sand and Gravel quarry in Tres Pinos.
Graniterock spokesperson Keith Severson said the company is hauling dirt from...
