The Cougars this year went down in school history with Durant's best-ever record, 11-1. Their first loss in a perfect season ends their state title bid. It comes with a sting, but long remembered will be the team's "uniqueness" and f
The Armwood Hawks at Hillsborough High handed the Terriers a tough, close loss, Nov. 23, in the second round of FHSAA football playoffs.
The Newsome Wolves snapped Durant's streak, giving the Cougars their first loss of the season, in the second round of Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoffs, at Ron Frost Stadium on Nov. 23.
What local teams are playing in tonight's Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) playoff action? Here's a schedule to keep track.
You've heard it before, "the leftovers taste even better than the first time." Really? What are your plans for Thanksgiving Day meal leftovers?
The Amwood Hawks seek a rematch victory in their second post-season game, facing the Hillsborough Terriers in Tampa. The last time the perennial rivals faced off the Terriers shut out the Hawks in a 3-0 squeaker. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
The undefeated Durant Cougars vie for their second prep playoff win, facing the Newsome Wolves at home in Plant City at the Ron Frost Stadium. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) regional semifinal games kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
Who's waiting for Black Friday anymore? You'd have to be hiding under a rock not to know that retailers nationwide and back home in your neighborhoods are opening their doors early to holiday shoppers.
The 2012 FishHawk Turkey Trot was expected to draw some 2,000 runners from the Greater Brandon area and beyond. The annual event is held Thanksgiving Day morning and benefits Seeds of Hope, in partnership with Feeding America Tampa Bay.
Cooking is on the rise throughout the holiday season, which means we need to be more vigilant when it comes to best practices for using kitchen stoves, tanks and burners. Keep in mind these tips from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
The Westfield Brandon shopping mall will open Nov. 23 at midnight, the earliest ever Black Friday opening. Mall officials are working overtime to ensure that merchant deals are promoted online throughout the day. Here's a quick guide to get started
A memorial service for Andrea Bower was scheduled to take place 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Serenity Meadows Funeral Home in Riverview. The Giunta Middle School student died after a pedestrian traffic crash Nov. 16.
Be smart: Lock your doors, lock your trunk.
This time, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking for a female thief who on Nov. 14 stole a Canon camera valued at $1,104.79 from the Best Buy at Grand Regency Boulevard in Brandon. A Nikon camera theft occurred there Nov. 4.
At Las Brisas Drive and Bloomingdale Avenue in Riverview, a roadside memorial has been growing in tribute to the life of Andrea Bower, 13, who died from injuries sustained in a traffic crash there Nov. 16.
The Super Target in the Greater Brandon area of Riverview is set to join the Black Friday shopping craze with deals starting as early as 9 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. That would be Thursday, Nov. 22.
The Brandon '86 Rotary Club hosted its annual Denizens of the Deep family fish fry at Rotary's Camp Florida on Nov. 3. This report is filed by Rotarian Lillian LoBello.
The Copper Bell Cafe in Riverview, owned by Darren Dennington, the chair-elect of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, is joining the trivia pool with a Friday night offering featuring burger menu specialties.
The 2012 Tampa Bay Area U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Toy Run is scheduled to start in Tampa and end in Brandon on Nov. 25.
Be smart: Lock your doors, lock your trunk. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released yet another video, this one in time for the holiday season, essentially begging motorists to do the one thing they most easily can do to stop a thief.