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Wes Smith, Superintendent of the Morgan Hill Unified School District for 3.5 years, has accepted an offer to serve as the Executive Director of the Association of California School Administrators effective July 1.

The downward spiral of a former U.S. Coast Guard officer reached its nadir when a SWAT team ended a six-hour standoff between Daniel Wheatley and law enforcement personnel in the heart of Gilroy.

It started a couple of weeks ago with an innocent friend request on Instagram — a popular social media site for sharing photos — when a user under the name of “Sobrato Bops” sent an electronic invitation to Kim Valles, a junior at Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill.

It’s become nearly a daily experience for former San Benito High and Gavilan College standout Wade Jacobson. A trip to Gold’s Gym will be filled with the same thing each day – lots of sweat, some heavy lifting and a ton of handshakes.

Senior pitcher Brian Ransom said he’s been playing with senior catcher Ryan Fredricks since they were 9 years old.

The “Sharks” to whom entrepreneurs will pitch their business visions for downtown Gilroy during the “Shark Tank Gilroy” event in June have finally been announced.

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While zombies are a hot commodity in Hollywood, one Hollister native is hoping to jump on the bandwagon with a turn in “Zombieland: The series,” which premiered for free on Amazon Instant Video last weekend.