The San Jose Home Makers ministry from St. Stephen Catholic Church in Valrico collects and distributes donated furniture, household goods, sheets, blankets and other household furnishings for farmworker families and other residents in need.
Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee joins forces with other law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery. The task is daunting, the drive to succeed steadfast and formidable.
The Florida Department of Transportation re-issues and updates its traffic alerts and lane closures for July 15-18 as they pertain to the ongoing Interstate 4/Leroy Selmon Expressway Connector project.
Nativity Catholic is this year’s venue for the annual teen forum presented by the Brandon Junior Woman’s Club. Self-esteem, cooking, crafts, team activities and more on the agenda.
In costume and without, devotees of Harry Potter paid tribute to The Boy Who Lived as they waited in line at AMC The Regency 20 in Brandon for the midnight premier showings of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2."
Awards for the 2011 Greater Brandon Fourth of July Parade were handed out at the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon on July 13. So, too, checks for charities raised in the 2011 race for honorary mayor of Brandon.
Jake Liberator, 11, of Brentwood Hills came home with top-showings in acting and modeling competitions at the International Presenatation of Performers in Los Angeles.
A Seffner man and three minors are arrested after a chase in Apollo Beach. Reported found were items suspected to have been stolen in a spate of Harbor Island vehicle burglaries. None of the six vehicles were locked.
As a "Make a Splash" partner with the USA Swimming Foundation, the Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center has up to $5,000 to spend to teach 30 children how to swim. The program is for children whose families are on tight budgets and meet the income qualificatio
This is the first 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.
A road settling, the erection of bridge segments and other ongoing work for the Interstate 4 and Leroy Selmon Expressway Connector Project yields news you can use for motorists traveling east toward Brandon.
Tammy Holmberg, owner of the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Lake Brandon Village, is set to book for next year’s cruise at a pre-booking party July 19 at The Bridges in Riverview. The idea stemmed from her successful 2008 charity race for honorary mayor of Bra
Summer speeds along with the second session of the Hillsborough County Max Out Summer Camp program set to kick off July 18. It runs through Aug.19 at various recreation centers, including the Brandon Recreation Center on East Sadie Street.
Angelina’s beckoned motorists on Brandon’s main thoroughfare for years. Losing its lease, it is now reopened in the small strip center between Lithia Springs Elementary School and the River Hills community in Valrico.
The Community Roundtable on July 13, at the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association, will give awards to 12 winning entries, as adjudicated at the 2011 Greater Brandon Fourth of July Parade. (We list the winners, and ask for your votes as well.)
From the “Sorcerer’s Stone” to the “Deathly Hallows,” it’s been a great ride — and read — for spellbound Harry Potter fans. With the first midnight showings of the final film just hours away, it’s time for all of us to remember what we’ll never forget.
Florida's ban on "bath salts," a drug compound also known by such names as "Vanilla Sky" and "Bliss," is six months old. It helps in the fight against the so-called "fake cocaine," but parents need to be ever-vigilant, even with a new law in effect.
Mikki Strader, 34, died at University Community Hospital after he was stabbed outside his home in Seffner, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Cesar Rodriguez faces a charge of second-degree murder.
A teller at the Bank of America branch at 2105 West Brandon Blvd. refuses to turn over money to a would-be bank robber who soon after was charged with attempted strong-arm robbery.
Cesar Rodriguez of Seffner has been charged with second-degree murder after an argument in his kitchen led to the fatal stabbing outside his home, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
