County Offers Homeowner Tips As Hurricane Season Starts
June 1 marks the start of Hurricane Season and after Brandon-area residents experienced Hurricane Irma last year, experts at Hillsborough County and the National...
Hillsborough County Sandbag Sites Open through Thursday
Staff Release
Hillsborough County, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2016) – Starting at noon today, Hillsborough County is making sandbag materials available to the public at...
Hurricane Expo Helps Residents Stay Prepared For Storm Season Ahead
By Tamas Mondovics
“Partners In Preparedness” has been chosen as the theme of Hillsborough County’s 2017 Hurricane Expo, a free event organized by disaster response...
Weathering Hurricane Season Takes Good Planning And Preparation
Hurricanes are among nature's most powerful and destructive storms. On average, 12 tropical storms, six of which become hurricanes, form over the Atlantic Ocean,...
Area Residents Encouraged To Be Go-Bag Ready Year Round For Family...
By Tamas Mondovics
As each official hurricane season (June1-October 31) begins, Hillsborough County and Tampa Bay area residents are encouraged to be weather emergency ready...
Hillsborough County Cold Weather Shelters To Open Wednesday, Dec. 18
Hillsborough County, Fla. (Dec. 18, 2019) – Hillsborough County cold weather shelters will open tonight, Wednesday, December 18, for the homeless and for those...
All HCPS Schools/Offices Will Be Closed Friday October 7
Press Release
All Hillsborough County Public Schools and district offices will be closed on Friday, October 7.
Hillsborough County is expected to get tropical storm force...
Food For Florida Disaster Food Assistance Program Still Available October 5-10
Press Release
The Department of Children and Families (DCF), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will implement the Food for Florida Disaster...
Official 2016 Hurricane Season Leaves 14 Named Storms In Its Wake
After leaving 14 named storms including Hurricane Hermine and Matthew in its wake, the 2016 hurricane season gave clear testimony to the need to...
Hurricane Irma Disaster Recovery, Veteran’s Field Of Honor Ceremony & More…
Compiled by Michelle Colesanti, michelle@ospreyobserver.com
Annual Fall Festival At Alafia River State Park
The Friends of Alafia and Alafia River State Park will host the...
