Dec 27, 2011
Thompson teaches physical education at FishHawk Creek Elementary and runs competitively as a hobby.
Andrew Thompson, a physical education teacher at FishHawk Creek Elementary, teaches students everyday about the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle. Last year, Thompson was convinced to sign up for the FishHawk Road Race by some fellow teachers and he has [...]
Dec 27, 2011
Randall Middle School’s Resource Deputy LaRay Grooms warns parents of the dangers of the online community at a cyber safety presentation.
With the majority of middle school students using the Internet both in and out of school, it is essential that students and their parents receive information and training on how to be safe online. [...]
Dec 27, 2011
Alexa Vaughan, 18, gets some instruction from HCSO deputy Clint Leapley before she tests her breaking maneuvering skills during the recently held Teen Driving Challenge, a two-day defensive driving and vehicle control program designed for teenage drivers held at the Walter C. Heinrich Practical Training Site in Lithia.
Teens willing to put their driving skills [...]
Dec 27, 2011
Audrey Hill, who is in the fifth grade at Bevis Elementary in FishHawk was selected to be a reporter for TIME for Kids magazine.
By: Julienne Justis-Smith
Audrey Hill is a fifth grade student at Colleen Bevis Elementary; a fifth grade student who is one of only 12 kids in the country chosen [...]
Dec 27, 2011
Pierce Johnson with Waste Services empties some recyclables last month. With a 7-0 vote during its solid waste workshop, Hillsborough County BOCC made way for opening its current garbage hauling contracts to open bids.
The future of the county’s waste collection and garbage hauling, valued at $60 million in just the first year, is now [...]
Dec 23, 2011
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will open in Tampa on Wednesday, January 4 and run through Sunday, January 8.
In 2012, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will provide The Greatest Show on Earth with an interesting twist. In the Chinese calendar, 2012 is the year of the dragon. The circus will [...]
Dec 23, 2011
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay draws the best and most gifted singers including a group from the greater Brandon area. These local residents were among 60 singers from the Master Chorale who were honored to sing with Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli earlier this month at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.
The Master [...]
Dec 23, 2011
County officials and area residents join Hillsborough County Commissioners Mark Sharpe, District 7, during the ribbon cutting celebration of the County’s first electric car charging station located at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Avenue in Valrico.
With two Nissan Leafs and three Chevy Volts on hand, Hillsborough County Commissioners Mark Sharpe, District 7 [...]
Dec 14, 2011
Photo cutline: The so called “Seffner Bandit,” Andre King, 32, of Seffner is charged with at least eight counts of armed robbery. King is suspect in at least 21 serial armed robberies that have occurred in the Seffner area in the last two years.
After almost two years of robbing stores and businesses, in the [...]
Dec 14, 2011
Sprouts, an early learning activity center, located at 1219 Hummingbird Ln. in Brandon, provides structured play for children, and their parent or caregiver, ages 9 months to 6 years old. Children can play, dance and listen to stories and music. Sprouts provides them the opportunity to interact and develop social skills in a safe, loving [...]
