Criminal background checks on many caregivers for children, the elderly and disabled are being delayed because Florida isn't taking full advantage of electronic fingerprinting, state officials said Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2009

It may not be a matter of if, but when high school athletics in Hillsborough County will feel the effects of the country's economic crisis. ...more

March 21, 2009

Academy of the Holy Names recently hosted its annual community service day. ...more

December 10, 2008

At age 91, James Carter is ready for a new beginning at the county's latest senior center. ...more

June 25, 2008

Want to be an Everyday Hero? Local nonprofit agencies and other organizations offer opportunities to make a difference in your community. Here are some of the programs: ...more

June 9, 2008

When the first wave of state budget cuts came, the Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens looked for savings wherever it could. ...more

May 26, 2008

Construction of a long-awaited apartment complex for low-income seniors is set to begin soon, and the units should be ready for occupancy in about a year. ...more

May 24, 2008

Carmen Nunez was escorted to a dance at the Brandon Community Center recently by the same gentleman who was by her side at her 1947 high school prom - her husband of 60 years, Philip Nunez. ...more

May 23, 2008

A county senior center is under construction, and a Tampa Housing Authority community center could have its groundbreaking this month. ...more

May 21, 2008

The Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services offers seniors leisure activities, field trips, educational classes and lunch at senior centers in Brandon, Plant City, Ruskin, Lutz, Wimauma and two locations in Tampa, Riverside and West Shore. ...more

May 21, 2008