Shop for a cause at the ECHO Charity Thrift Sale at the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. Help refresh food supplies and raise money for the center by shopping through overstocked clothes and small household items.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports additional details in the pedestrian traffic crash on Bloomingdale Avenue this morning, Nov. 16. Giunta Middle School student Andrea Bower, of Brandon, was transported to Tampa General Hospital.
A Giunta Middle School student was struck by a vehicle at Bloomingdale Avenue and La Brisas Drive in the Greater Brandon area of Riverview, between South Kings Avenue and Watson Road, near Winthrop, reports the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Heather Bates Hall, a mathematics teacher and cheerleading coach at Brandon High School, lost her battle against cancer. Her visitation, memorial and funeral is set for this weekend.
The Armwood Hawks face the Largo Packers in Largo for the opening game of the 2012 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) football playoffs. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
The undefeated Durant Cougars vie for their first prep playoff win, facing the Tampa Bay Tech Titans at home, in Plant City, at the Ron Frost Stadium. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) regional quarterfinal games kicks off at 7:30 p.m
Set to speak at this year’s Great American Teach-In, Brandon Kiwanian Karen Gerardi recounts why she decided to return for a second year. Her biggest thrill? What the Bank of Tampa service supervisor learned from the students at Frost Elementary.
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Way 2 Dance of Brandon is hosting its first Holiday Charity Ball at The Regent in Riverview to benefit Toys for Tots.
The Alafia Boat Parade at the International Showomen's Association in Riverview, presented by the FishHawk-Riverview Rotary Club, is set for Dec. 1.
Heather Bates Hall, a mathematics teacher and cheerleading coach at Brandon High School, lost her battle against cancer. Her short life left a large impact on the students, parents and colleagues whose lives she touched.
After years of praying, waiting and planning, Cynthia Pinckney opens her ministry storefront in the Greater Brandon community of Seffner, at 12008 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The Brandon chamber held a ribbon-cutting there Nov. 13.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 13 for Cynthia Pinckney Ministries in Seffner.
It's time to put crayon to paper and tell Santa Claus what you've done to help others this year and what you promise to leave him when he comes to your house to deliver those special gifts you hope he sends your way.
The Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon cannot run without the support of volunteers, says Dawn Galia, the center's executive director. Those volunteers were celebrated at a luncheon Nov. 13.
Stacey Efaw, executive director of the Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) in Brandon, makes a plea for community support in stocking the pantry shelves for people in need this holiday season.
Trevor Dooley is accused of shooting and killing his Twin Lakes of Brandon neighbor David James at a community playground in front of his then 8-year-old daughter. The trial in a Tampa courtroom continues for a second day today, Nov. 14.
The 43rd annual Novemberfest carnival at Nativity Catholic Church and school ends its five-day run with more than 100,000 visitors and volunteers thankful for great weather.
Music Showcase in Brandon through October raised money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year's total set a record and was given to Debbie Morey this month.
The holiday production of "Miracle on 34th Street" is coming to the James McCabe Theater in Valrico. The show is being staged by the Village Players under the direction of Gail Pierce, assisted by Josie Costa.
