Brandon, FL|News|
YMCA, ECHO To Distribute 1,800 Backpacks Filled With School Supplies
The Help Kids Succeed in School event will take place Aug. 10 at YMCA Camp Cristina. Qualified families must preregister.

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The Help Kids Succeed in School event will take place Aug. 10 at YMCA Camp Cristina. Qualified families must preregister.

The Help Kids Succeed in School event will take place Aug. 10 at YMCA Camp Cristina. Qualified families must preregister.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Owners of pit bull terriers are invited to have their dogs spayed or neutered for only $20 during the month of August.
Hillsborough County has released 300 air potato leaf beetles at Alderman's Ford Park and the Rhodine Scrub Nature to battle the invasive air potato plant.