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Euthanasia Reduction Sought for Shelter Animals
"No-Kill" and "Save 90” movements for less euthanasia not lost on commissioners as they vote to study further best practices for Hillsborough County Animals Services.

"No-Kill" and "Save 90” movements for less euthanasia not lost on commissioners as they vote to study further best practices for Hillsborough County Animals Services.

Hillsborough County Commissioners present 2,600 calling cards for troops, thanks to used cell phones collected at 10 locations, including at the Brandon Regional Service Center on Pauls Drive.
A motorcycle rider on a Harley Davidson was involved in an early morning May 3 accident that left him in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office issued the advisement following an early-morning traffic crash May 3.
Advanced Diagnostic and Hearing Solutions of Brandon is set to present a talk with Cochlear Americas representatives and a Bloomingdale resident born with a hearing loss, who has a hearing dog from Canine Companions for Independence.
"Creme de la Creme" is the latest musical revue from Star Productions, directed and assistant by Al Cohen and Arlene Jacobs, respectively. The dinner show in Plant City is at the Brick House, May 4 and 5.
Brandon tradition continues with applications sought for the 2012 race for honorary mayor, a selection determined by the candidate who raises the most money for charity from June 1 up to the morning of the Fourth of July parade.
Brandon tradition continues with applications sought for the 2012 race for honorary mayor, a selection determined by the candidate who raises the most money for charity from June 1 up to the morning of the Fourth of July parade.
The memorial takes place tonight in downtown Tampa.
Brandon area soccer players and representatives from the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce will help welcome the VSI Tampa Flames to Brandon at its May 6 kickoff against the Ocala Stampede at the J.C. Handley Sports Complex.
Hillsborough County Aging Services announces activities for seniors to commemorate Older Americans Month. At the Brandon Recreation Center, the Star Struck Seniors' Prom. At the Brandon Senior Center, National Senior Health and Fitness Day activities.
Among the 15 deputies the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will remember May 3 are Sgt. Ronald Harrison, who was shot dead in Brandon, and Deputy David Abella, who died in a patrol car accident north of Causeway Boulevard.
An event hosted by the Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association and the Brandon High School Alumni Association at the First Baptist Church of Brandon had people with deep ties in Brandon talking about the town's history — and their own.
Lyle Flagg, a former principal of Brandon High and also the charter principal of Armwood, is the subject of an interview with his son, Howard, at the Greater Brandon Area Community Picnic and Brandon High School Grand Reunion.
The April 30 robbery of the Seffner branch of the Railroad & Industrial Credit Union on Kingsway Road in Brandon leaves an eyewitness, the only customer in the lobby, with a moment to remember.
Ted McLane shares memories with his prom date 67 years later, at the annual luncheon for the Greater Brandon Oldtimers Assocation, where he recounts five cool things to know about his father, E.F. McLane, Brandon’s longest-serving principal.
Fighting a rare disorder was far from the mind of spirited 3-year-old Lila Grace Ruiz, at her fundraiser at the Winthrop Pole Barn. Ruiz has undergone almost an operation per month to battle megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome.
The 28th Annual Arts Gala of Center Place at the T. Pepin Hospitality Centre features performances by "American Idol" contestant Jeremy Rosado. Awarded were the Patricia B. Odiorne Scholarship and the S.L. "Spud" Clements and First Annual C.A.R.E. awards.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is today, April 28, with four sites in the Tampa Bay area, including Sweetbay in Valrico. But what to do after the drive? Here's some tips for safely disposing medications.
Paul Bogart, 73, celebrates his 15th year as a Hillsborough County School District bus driver after five years in the lawn business and 30 years as a Tampa police officer. His attraction April 27 was to a monster school bus at Winthrop.