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Resident Remembers When Gas Cost 28 Cents

Resident Remembers When Gas Cost 28 Cents

Ever wonder what it would be live to be 100 years old? How about 103? Just ask Bloomingdale resident Florence Geurink, who recently celebrated her 103rd birthday. Geurink has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, she has seen man walk on the moon, gone from horse and buggy to modern car and seen [...]

Small Business Of The Year Winners Announced

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2008 Small Business of the Year Awards. The annual recognition gala, featuring a red carpet theme, was held in October at The Palmetto Club at FishHawk Ranch. Fifteen area businesses were recognized as finalists at the Chamber’s annual event, sponsored by Bank of Tampa [...]

Melonie Hall, Brandon Regional Hospital, Committed to Community

By Derek Maul

Born: St Louis, Missouri, 1962 Raised: Freehold, New Jersey Moved to Florida: 1978 Lake Brantley High School, Seminole County: 1980 Florida State University: 1984 Moved to Brandon: 1988 Member: St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church

Brandon Regional Hospital’s Melonie Hall is a self-confessed overachiever. As director of marketing and public relations for Brandon’s [...]