Jan 18, 2010
Elementary’s Charter Forges Expansion For Middle School Staff Report The Hillsborough County School Board unanimously approved the charter application for Kid’s Community College Middle School in Riverview.The Riverview expansion will see the construction of a 5,000-sq.-ft. campus in phase one, followed by planned growth in its second year. The educational leader currently employs 95 associates,(…)
Jan 11, 2010
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2010 UPDATE – Be Patient And Wait For Frozen Pipes To Thaw Hillsborough County Water Resource Services (WRS) has received more than 300 phone calls this morning from customers whose water pipes are frozen. The reports are coming from across the county, but appear to be most(…)
Jan 2, 2010
New Arbor Reserve Community Planned For Bloomingdale Avenue By Carisa Biesecker Residents who live near Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico have had some grievances in the past with the acreage that lies on Bloomingdale Ave., battling the onslaught of developers with hopes of big-box stores and apartment complexes, but they now have found equal ground, as(…)
Dec 28, 2009
Last Meeting To Voice Opinions On Lithia Pinecrest Parcel Announced By Michelle Caceres Months after residents learned that a 19-acre parcel of land near their Valrico homes was in the process of being rezoned, opponents of the plan are still fighting against the change.More than 100 residents showed up at a meeting to plea with(…)
Dec 1, 2009
Red Light Camera Installed At Bell Shoals And Bloomingdale By Tamas Mondovics Amidst some dispute over their effectiveness, motorists will now be under the watchful eye of red light cameras at a number of intersections throughout Hillsborough County.The county’s first red-light intersection became operational in late October, at Dale Mabry Hwy. and W. Waters Ave.(…)
Nov 18, 2009
By Jennifer Silverstein With Veterans Day still fresh in the minds of all Americans, including those in Hillsborough County and the greater Brandon area, the Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park and Museum and the museum committee recently held a ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of the master renovation plan.The current Veterans Memorial Park(…)
Nov 11, 2009
By Kelly Legg South Shore’s Big Give is an example of how a grass roots effort can change a community. Beth Howard, owner of South Shore Gallery in Apollo Beach, felt a calling to feed people in need on Thanksgiving Day 2008. Just by word-of-mouth, the community came together and served over 300 needy families. (…)
Nov 5, 2009
By Kathy Collins FishHawk Urgent Care/Urgent Care USA, located at 5464 Lithia Pinecrest Rd. in Lithia, is your hometown medical professional. Dr. Charles Ross, the Medical Director, was raised in Brandon and is pleased with his office’s consistent and reliable 9 a.m.-9 p.m. office hours to serve the local community.With the flu season upon us,(…)
Oct 29, 2009
By Kathy L. Collins “Behind every great woman are other women,” said Dr. Kathryn L. Kepes in her acceptance speech after being named the 2009 Pioneering Woman of the Year by the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) in October. The other nominees were Tammy Bracewell, with the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, and Arlene Waldron, with(…)
Oct 20, 2009
By Tamas Mondovics Members of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, joined by students from nearby Nelson and Pinecrest elementary schools, along with teachers and local residents, attended two consecutive ribbon cuttings for the recently completed Durant Rd. Bridge over Turkey Creek and C.R. 39 Bridge over the Alafia River this month. The county(…)
