High School Varsity Football Touchdown Preview: Strawberry Crest
The Strawberry Crest Chargers are off to a great start under fourth-year head coach Phillip Prior. The Chargers routed King and Spoto to go...
Jack Owens Awarded 51st Annual Tony Saladino Memorial Baseball Award
Bloomingdale High School graduate Jack Owens was awarded the 2022 Tony Saladino Memorial Baseball Award on August 7 and became coach Kris Wilken’s first...
Peruvian Art Donation Finds Permanent Home At Center Place
Local, retired pediatrician and Valrico resident Dr. Fernando Velasquez has had an amazing medical career. He is originally from Peru but moved to the...
Local Boy Scout Builds Benches And Pergolas For Eagle Scout Project
By Sofia Celis Avellaneda
Dawson James Nathaniel Gomez is a member of Boy Scout Troop 83 in Riverview and recently achieved the highest advancement rank...
Girl Scout Troop Plants Butterfly Garden To Earn Take Action Badge
By Deven King
Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in 1912 and has since grown to over 1.7 million members, inspiring young girls to...
Elvis Impersonator Billy Lindsey Performs Music And Comedy
Billy ‘Elvis’ Lindsey grew up in a house filled with music. From a young age, he remembers putting on shows, playing 10 different instruments...
Realtors Host Summerfield Poker Night For Charity
Playing poker is fun, but when you’re playing poker for a cause, it’s even better. Susan Cioffi, a realtor with RE/MAX Realty Unlimited, has been...
Local Military Brat And College Student Writes Book For Military Teens
A local college student and military brat’s desire to help other children of active-duty military personnel cope with constant change associated with military life...
Fishhawk Youth Sports Association Alumni Pitches In Perfect Game National Showcase...
Mack Estrada, a 17-year-old Valrico native, pitched in with the Perfect Game National Showcase at Tropicana Field at the end of July. The right-hander...
HCC’s New Brandon Campus President Set For Today’s Challenges
The road from law to academia has been a seamless one for Deborah Kish Johansen, who in January started her job as president of...
