Family and friends gathered July 17 at the home of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi in Colorado Springs, Colo., to console his widow, Kristine Kool, who is expecting the couple's second child in October. ...more

July 29, 2009

A 29-year-old soldier from Seffner has died in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was in the Konar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. ...more

July 17, 2009

Balloons, cake, speeches and the presentation of the American flag by the Armwood High School JROTC made Lilly Sewell's second birthday Jan. 15 all the more special. ...more

January 28, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG We know what the Rays did last season, and it was sensational, but the challenge now is to sustain that success. It's a tricky game that involves trying to fill a need before you actually need it. ...more

December 17, 2008

New American Field Service foreign exchange students arrived Aug. 16 in the South Shore and greater Brandon areas. ...more

September 10, 2008

New American Field Service foreign exchange students arrived Aug. 16 in the greater Brandon and South Shore areas. Vida Triamraktakul of Thailand is attending Bloomingdale High School while living at the home of Peter and Paula Lena. Japan's Sho Hattori is residing with Charles and Loretta Lieble while attending Brandon High School. Phonlawat "Nae" Wittayarungrote of Thailand is staying with Jane Gilblair and attending Riverview High School. ...more

September 10, 2008

The Armwood High School football team is going from the outhouse to the penthouse. ...more

July 30, 2008

The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce annual dinner was held Jan. 25 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. As guests arrived, the Bloomingdale High School Ambassadors show choir, under the direction of Beverly Sutherland, entertained with a song in the hotel lobby. ...more

February 7, 2008

An Armwood High School student, Jeremiah F. McCasland, 17, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that sent a Plant City High School student to a hospital this week. ...more

January 11, 2008

A new high school opening in Lutz in 2009 will bear the name of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to honor him. ...more

December 12, 2007