What time is the next Brandon High School football game? Where will the team be playing at home, or away? Who's the next opponent? Check out the schedule here and see how the Brandon High Eagles fared Aug. 24 against the Blake Yellow Jackets.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports that a Dover man was detained after making seven false 911 calls over a three-day period.
Hillsborough County officials are making sandbags available for residents at the county’s three service centers. Sign up for emergency news alert texts and emails and where to call to report road problems or instances of flooding.
A September ribbon-cutting is planned for the client service center at the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. A room that once housed metal shelving for boxes of food is now a fashionable workspace for meeting the comprehensive needs of clients.
Shot in a Greater Brandon community during a recent season of bird migration, these photographs bring to mind a popular Alfred Hitchcock movie. Not hard to figure out which one, is it? For extra points, name the community.
Welcome back to a season of high school football, with games tonight showcasing how local teams are shaping up. But check before you go, rain-soaked fields have led to these varsity football game site changes.
Who has the best pest control service? Who makes the best burger? Here's your top picks in these and 23 other categories for the Greater Brandon area.
How are tropical storms named? What are the current 126 Atlantic basin names in rotation? Which year, and decade, had the highest number of retired names, such as Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Irene in 2011? Use this primer and charts to learn mo
How are tropical storms named? What are the current 126 Atlantic basin names in rotation? Which year, and decade, had the highest number of retired names, such as Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Irene in 2011? Use this primer and charts to learn mo
With the prospects of a Hurricane Isaac hitting the Tampa Bay area next week, it pays to remember for this Patch editor the lessons learned last year in Long Island, where Hurricane Irene made landfall on Aug. 28.
How are tropical storms named? What are the current 126 Atlantic basin names in rotation? Which year, and decade, had the highest number of retired names, such as Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Irene in 2011? Use this primer and charts to learn mo
Art Wood, chairman of the Hillsborough County Republican Party, headquartered in Brandon on Oakfield Drive, issues a call out to the party faithful to get involved in upcoming events and activities.
Guy Boucher, head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will be "Cooking for a Cause" at the Copper Bell Cafe in Riverview on Aug. 25. All proceeds and gratuities from the four dinner buffets will benefit Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure.
Taking the kids out to the mall? Taking the kids to get something to eat? Before you hit the Westfield Brandon shopping mall, consider these eight offers.
St. Stephen Catholic Church on Bell Shoals Road started as a mission of Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon. From its first storefront service with just under 300 worshippers, St. Stephen today has some 15,000 registered parishioners.
The Hillsborough County School District is broken down into eight areas, to help better manage the nation's eighth-largest school system. Each school falls under one of these areas. The area director is considered the "principal's principal."
Martin's Jeweler, in business for more than 58 years in Brandon, has signed on to be a sponsor of the 20th Annual Holiday Home Tour. The GFWC Brandon Service League is looking for additional sponsors, as well as for homes to feature on the tour.
School officials ask adults to heed these tips in helping to ensure student safety at school bus stops. Two of the rules are mandated by law. Once you know your rules, share another set of rules with your children.
The Hillsborough County School District opens for business for the 2012-13 school year on Aug. 21, which means commuters need to pay heed to the changing traffic patterns and commute times. Fill us in on your tips, concerns and issues.
On each of the random days the Brandon Patch has been reporting on the UVI Index for the Tampa Bay area, the alert has been for "extreme." That is not the cast today, Aug. 20. See what today's alert is and how Tampa fares against 57 cities nationwide.
