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By Avery Ranieri Rodgers Middle Magnet School’s robotics team recently won first place in the Jr. Exhibition at the 2023 Robofest World Championship. Year-round hard...

Local District 4 County Commissioner Michael Owen has played a significant role in several Southeastern Hillsborough County initiatives since his election last November. These...

By Sophia Walck During each summer, the Osprey Observer offers local high school and college students a taste of writing for local news, providing interns...

Words can’t adequately describe the level of excellence that Dale Bateman has had in his running career. In 1975, Dale Bateman won the Naval...

By Superintendent Van Ayres As the summer comes to a close, I am excited to begin the 2023-24 school year as Hillsborough County Public Schools’ interim...

Madison DiSalvo is a fourth grader who lives in Valrico. “I really love playing the violin and taking care of animals,” DiSalvo said. “One of...

By Ella Shockley Mike Levy, Bill Nunally, Paul MacGregor and David Wolf are the four names collectively known as The FOG Band, a popular, local...

Fifteen years have gone by since Queena Phu was discharged from HealthSouth Rehabilitation. “I remember preparing Queena for the transition back home on Wednesday, November...

By Ella Shockley The journey of life swoops people of all walks of life in different, unique directions, bringing them on a journey that is...

Former Bloomingdale High School baseball player Brock Wilken has had the most memorable year of his life. He made it to the College World...