The “Surprise Patrol” at Kingswood Elementary School on Jan. 6 announces to 34-year teaching veteran Sue Creekmore that she is one of five finalists for the 2012 Teacher of the Year Award in Hillsborough County, the nation’s eighth-largest school district
The First Lego League robotics tournament, set for Jan. 7 at HCC at The Regent in Riverview, will feature teams from Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties and one team from Orlando. The Food Factor Challenge is open for public viewing.
Photographers mourn news of the likely bankruptcy of Kodak after 131 years in business. A local photographer's views on Kodachrome, posted a little over a year ago, comes to mind as we consider a world without Kodak.
Rotarians presented checks Jan. 6 to the Brandon Outreach Clinic, Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO), Everyday Blessings, I Am Hope Cafe, LifeCare of Brandon, New Horizons Group Homes and Rotary’s Camp Florida.
Finalists for the Hillsborough County School District’s Teacher of the Year, Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year and the Instructional Support Employee of the Year will learn of their status at their respective schools today, Jan. 6.
Announced Jan. 6 were the 2011 finalists for the Hillsborough County School District's Teacher of the Year, Ida S. Baker Diversity Educator of the Year and Instructional Support Employee of the Year.
Five things to read about the birthday of Sherlock Holmes as locals gear up for a Jan. 6 dinner theater production of the “Penultimate Problem of Sherlock Holmes.” The Village Players' three-weekend run is at the James McCabe Theater in Valrico.
German restaurant owners Holger and Margitta Engel became aware of the Greater Brandon area, and its taste preferences, by watching the work of their son, Bo, who co-owns the Copper Bell Cafe, not far from the couple's newly opened Taste of Berlin.
Brandon principal Carl Green announced Jan. 4 that the town's oldest school earned its first "A" grade from the Florida Department of Education. Testing systems may have their faults, but "those are the bragging rights for the community," he said.
Volunteers at the Brandon Community Center on Sadie Street talk about their reasons for serving others at the cold-weather shelter Jan. 3, with temperatures dipping below freezing.
With its grand opening Jan. 8 in Brandon, Liberty Tax Service grows to 4,000 locations nationwide and in Canada, up from 1,000 locations in 2004. Founder and CEO John Hewitt plans to be in attendance.
It was a holiday for federal employees, and the post office and most county offices were closed, but the Hillsborough County School District was open for business Jan. 2. Problem is, only some 82.35 percent of the student body showed up.
For congregants of the Cornerstone Baptist Church on Parsons Avenue, giving is the reason for the Christmas season, and it came in the form of a simple, drive-through ministry.
The Hillsborough County School District is open for business Jan. 2. A spokesperson for the school district corrects an erroneous report to ensure that teachers and students are ready to go for the first school day of 2012.
Deadlines, dates, auditions, shows, classes, contests and more are noted in this ongoing list of community events. New to the list: Rolling Pin, Music Showcase, Gasparilla boat checks and poster contest, "So You Think You Can Paint," chair yoga and more.
A local listing of New Year's Eve sales and specials as shoppers get set to clamp down on year-end deals and steals. More to come, so check back. Extend the list with your finds in the comment box.
This reader’s report is about Tasting Tampa’s drive to organize food-truck rallies. The movement is coming to the Greater Brandon area, with a focus on bringing “heightened awareness to small businesses” making “a living selling really good food."
Plan ahead with this list of things to do and consider, including at Center Place, Brandon Elks Lodge, Brandon Regional Hospital, Hillsborough Extension Service, Brandon Family Support, James McCabe Theater and the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
Enrique Hernandez reportedly was walking against a signal when the accident occurred. The Plant City driver and his three occupants were not injured, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office recognizes Detective John Masson for putting his own safety in jeopardy to ensure that no one was inside a house on fire.
