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UV Index Alert ‘Extreme’ for July 23
Be sun wise with sunscreen and avoid overexposure when the ultraviolet index hits 6 or higher. The UV Alert is "extreme" for the Tampa Bay area at "solar noon” July 23, with a UVI forecast of 12.

Be sun wise with sunscreen and avoid overexposure when the ultraviolet index hits 6 or higher. The UV Alert is "extreme" for the Tampa Bay area at "solar noon” July 23, with a UVI forecast of 12.

Part-time mentoring positions are available in the Hillsborough County School District. Application is followed by a screening. Training is held at Brandon’s Mann Middle School.
These photos, shot around noon July 22, are of a roadway project under way in Brandon. Guess where, and why, and post your answers in the comment box provided.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant, tied to a performance-pay, teacher “empowerment” initiative, is explained in this Day 8 report in the Back-To-School Countdown.
A four-day orientation and training session for teachers new to the Hillsborough County School District is scheduled for the last week of July. Public schools reopen for students a month later.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's SWAT teams surrounded a home in Country Villa Estates in Riverview yesterday to apprehend a homicide suspect.
The Florida Department of Transportation announces some good news for commuters with the reopening of a lane that had been closed due to settlement in the road.
The Hillsborough school district’s civility policy is noted in this sixth posting in a 41-day effort that gives you news you can use as you count down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year. Hillsborough public schools reopen Aug. 23.
Pictures from the scene of the incidents leading up to the July 19 arrest of a man wanted on second-degree murder charges.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene at Country Villa Estates in the Greater Brandon community of Riverview. Word on the street is that the standoff has ended.
Summer reading for grades 1-6 is the subject of this fifth posting in a 41-day effort that gives you news you can use as you count down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year. Hillsborough public school reopen August 23.
Tampa, Florida, state and national gas prices and trends included in this report on Greater Brandon prices in Hillsborough County.
Top school flicks is the subject of this fourth posting in a 41-day effort that gives you news you can use as you count down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year. Hillsborough public school reopen August 23.
This is the third posting in a 41-day effort that gives you news you can use as you count down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year. The first day of school in the Hillsborough County School District is August 23.
'Tis the season at Hillsborough County Animal Services in the Greater Brandon community of Tampa. The July 16 event runs through 3 p.m. Santa will there through 11:30 a.m. and opportunities abound to foster pets, adopt pets and learn more about h
From preschooler to incoming high school senior, students at the Way of Life Community Church service July 16 talked about their past accomplishments and their goals for the 2011-12 school year.
The midnight release of “Deathly Hallows, Part 2” marked the final “first” for a Harry Potter movie or book. For fans, it was time to pay tribute to The Boy Who Lived and his impact on their lives.
Rolando Rojas faces charges of drinking and driving in the death of Lilly Mills, 5, whose funeral at Serenity Meadows Memorial Park in Riverview was held 11 days after the July 1 crash that claimed her life, at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and U.S. 3
Be sun wise with sunscreen and avoid overexposure when the ultraviolet index hits 6 or higher. The UV Alert is "extreme" for the Tampa Bay area at "solar noon" July 16, with a UVI forecast of 11.
This is the second posting in a 41-day effort that gives you news you can use as you count down the days before the opening bell of the 2011-12 school year. The first day of school in the Hillsborough County School District is August 23.