Hillsborough County

Brandon Rotary Donates $70,000

Brandon’s first and original rotary club, which is simply called The Rotary Club of Brandon, was recently able to witness the fruit of its past year’s labor, giving away $70,000 to seven organizations

HCC SouthShore Develops Unique Programs

The new Hillsborough Community College Campus SouthShore has residents of the Ruskin area excited, but something they may not know is cause for even more enthusiasm. HCC SouthShore is one of the only campuses to offer bachelors and masters programs through partnering universities. The two universities that will be providing on-campus classrooms for their programs [...]

Volunteers Put Crime Under Control

Once a month, Stacie Leonard puts on her patrol uniform and heads off to her shift as a Citizen’s Patrol Officer in Apollo Beach.  Leonard was one of the original graduates of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Patrol program. The Citizen’s Patrol program, similar to others around the Tampa Bay area, recruits and trains [...]

Cougars Finish Strong ‘07-08 Season

Building on the momentum after finishing a strong first half, athletes at Durant High continued on in their athletic quest.

To start, Durant enjoyed some attention as it hosted the 12th Annual Cougars Wrestling Championship. It was a full house as the competition started off with a total of 30 schools participating from around [...]

Durant Athlete Pro-Baseball Bound

A four letter letterman at Durant High School and coached by Cougars’ Ron Fussell,  Durant graduate Taed Moses was recently selected to play in the Hillsborough County All Star Game in Tropicana Stadium and earned Honorable Mention in the prestigious Wade Boggs Athletic Achievement Award.  He is a proud member of Chet Lemon’s Juice who [...]

Lithia Pinecrest Improvement Standstill

F.I.S.H., A Factor In School’s Success

Migrant Academy Seeks Funds For Grant

Judge Ok’s Bid For New Hospital

HCC Readies Eco-Ready Campus

Making way for a July 2008 unveiling, SouthShore Hillsborough Community College is not only becoming eco-friendly in the fact that it has shortened students commutes but also through