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April 10, 2026

New stamp upsets local tribe

When sightseers tour the centuries-old Spanish mission tucked off Highway 1 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, it’s likely they’ll admire the red-tiled roofs, the chapel’s aesthetic facade, the prominent dome bell tower, the exquisite gardens or the vast collection of liturgical art.

A taxi heard around the world

Imagine quitting your day job, rounding up some friends and taking a journey across the world, in a taxi.

Top 5 picks of things to do this weekend

The Morgan Hill Times presents its picks for the top five local things to do for this weekend. South County has it all: from the great outdoors to breathe in that fresh air, to a bluegrass music concert. Feel free to comment to let your fellow Morgan Hillians know what's up around town this weekend.

United Way holds breakfast to highlight community programs

United Way Silicon Valley held its annual South County United Breakfast on Thursday at the Morgan Hill Community Center. 

City of MH helps launch Nextdoor social site

The City of Morgan Hill will help facilitate a launch of the social networking site called Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com). 

World-record-breaking British taxi makes a stop in MH

For about a week, Morgan Hill had some foreign visitors, that after arriving in San Francisco, have traveled to a total of 42 countries, in a 19-year-old British taxi named “Hannah.” 

Timber!

Silent as the grave and hauntingly beautiful in the overcast hue of a rainy February afternoon, Mount Madonna County Park looks like a massive crime scene. Ribbons of yellow caution tape are strung everywhere, blocking entrances to various picnic areas and campsites.

Gav trustee remains in coma

Gavilan College trustee and Morgan Hill resident Mike Davenport remains hospitalized in a medically induced coma after he fell from the roof of his motor home earlier this week.

Gleeful! showing soon in Morgan Hill

A localized spinoff on the hit TV series "Glee" – a full-length, feature film called "Gleeful!" that was filmed in South County and stars actors from Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Hollister and San Francisco – is hitting the big screen.

Sobrato senior takes first in speech contest

For the second straight year, Chinedu Okafor, a senior at Sobrato High School, won the Morgan Hill Lions Club Student Speaker Contest and a prize of $75. The 75th annual contest was held in the at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural and Center Feb. 15. Runners up were Marcus Pereira, a senior at Sobrato and Ben Hagiperos, a Sobrato freshman, who each won $25. This year's topic was "What Could the America of Yesterday Teach the America of Tomorrow?" Chinedu will now go on to the Zone Contest to be held at 5 p.m. March 5 at the San Martin Lions Club.

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